IT 573 - Dinosaurs NTeQ Unit Day 7

So much was accomplished today! Yeh!

Before class began, I made sure to have the hotlist open and the template open for students to easily access.

Wednesday is a long day for class. Students are in class until 2:45. I worked with students until almost noon, so we did more than one lesson today!

First we began class with a "Did you Know?" fact. We discussed the goals for the day. These goals included typing information into a Works document, adding an image of the dinosaur, and saving the document.

Second, as a group we created a checklist used to assess the final slide project. Students cooperatively decided on the following criteria: a picture of the dinosaur, a title, a picture of the student, his or her name, 3 to 5 facts about the dinosaur, correct spelling, and complete sentences. This checklist was printed off and students used it to evaluate their own slides.

Third, I used the random group generator to place students into groups of three. Centers were arranged similar to yesterday with two different centers in the other classroom. Students in that classroom did the following activities: squiggle and flashcards. Students at the computer centers typed information into the Works document. Students at the Smart Board participated in online center activities.

The center activities went very well today! Students were much more organized and knew exactly where to go.

After each group visited each center once, I met with pairs of students to complete their slides on the Smart Board. I saved each Works document to a flash drive to easily access each file. I copied the information directly to the Smart Board. Students changed the font, added color to the background, and arranged the images and text the way they wanted. Each student (with my assistance) went through the checklist to make sure all criteria was completed.

Tomorrow students will show the class their slides, finish the L section of the KWL, and complete a final reflection.