Article Review

The article review will be due Tuesday March 27 not Thursday March 22. We will meet in B03 on Thursday to continue to review the Smart Board.

Assignment

Assignment: Due March 23
Read the article
Write a paragraph or two summarizing the article
Write a paragraphing giving your opinion of the article.
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Technology in the Classroom

SMART Board/Active Board Lesson

Due: Thursday March 29, 20012

The purpose of the SMART Board/Active Board lesson is to demonstrate that you are able to use the tools in the context of a lesson. Your written lesson plan should include, but is not limited to the following topics.
Lesson Components:
1. Grade Level: what is the grade level for the lesson. (ex. grade 3)
2. Subject: what is the subject of the lesson. (ex. math, science, art, etc.)
     a. Content: (ex. fractions, verbs, Krebs Cycle, etc.)
3. Objectives: what are the students going to learn. (ex. The students will be able to identify words that have soft c sounds.)
4. Materials: what things do you need in order to teach lesson. (ex. SMART Board/Active Board, markers)
5. Activity: what interactive thing will the students be doing on the SMART Board/Active Board. (ex. fraction game)
6. Evaluation/Assessment; how will you know the students have learned the concepts. (ex. quiz, worksheet)

You will also model your lesson or the class.

	Exceeds Expectation 10 points	Meets Expectation 8 points	Average 6 points	Struggling 4 points
Written Lesson Plan	The lesson has all the prescribed components plus additional items which enhance the content. The components are clearly identified with clear and concise descriptions including additional items.	The lesson has all the prescribed components plus an additional item which enhances the content The components are clearly identified with clear and concise descriptions.	The lesson is missing one of the prescribed components The majority of the components are clearly identified with clear and concise descriptions.	The lesson is missing more than one prescribed components. The components are not clearly identified with clear and concise descriptions.
Presentation	The presentation was well organized, grade level appropriate and interactive. All the students are engaged and participate in the activity.	The presentation was well organized, grade level appropriate and interactive. Some of the students are engaged and participate in the activity.	The presentation was organized, and somewhat interactive. Some the students are engaged and participate in the activity.	The presentation was unorganized, not grade level appropriate and partially interactive. There was a low level of student engagement.
SMART Board/Active Board Usage	A minimum of 5 tools were used in the presentation. The presenter seamlessly used the tools. All students had a chance to use the SMART Board. The SMART Board was used to engage the students.	A minimum of 3 tools were used in the presentation. The presenter seamlessly used the tools. Majority of the students had a chance to use the SMART Board.	A minimum of 2 tools were used in the presentation. The presenter seamlessly used the tools. Some of the students had a chance to use the SMART Board.	A minimum of 1 tool was used in the presentation. The presenter struggled with the tool.. None of the students had a chance to use the SMART Board.

Are You Creative

Have you ever wanted to design your own comic but you don't know where to start. Here is a cool site that will help you get started. Make a comic strip using the comic maker site. Don't forget to add it to your log. Comic Maker

Tuesday's Class

I hope you all remember that your midterm assignment is due today by the start of class for full credit. Today in class we are going to make calendars in Publisher. First we will try an example then venture out on your own to make a personalized calendar.

Midterm is on Thursday, the study guide is in the blog. If you need a hard copy let me know.

Thursday's Class

Today is the final work day for your midterm project. If you are done bring something to work on during the class. If you do not bring anything to work on I will find you a project.

If you have not presented your family tree you need to do so in class today.

Midterm Thursday March 8 - Study Guide

Midterm Quiz Study Guide

As you are all well aware next week is midterms. You have a midterm assignment which will make up the greatest percentage of your midterm grade. We will also have a midterm quiz on Thursday March 8 which will cover the five chapters in your book. Here is the study guide for the quiz

Study Guide

Terminology:

1.     Acceptable Use Policy

2.     Folder

3.     Copyright

4.     Function

5.     Formula

6.     Formatting

7.     Ribbon

8.     Slide

9.     Taskbar

10.  Home

11.  Table

12.  Chart

13.  Hyperlink

14.  Design Template

15.  Office Button

16.  Right Click

17.  Cell

18.  Row

19.  Column

20.  Dragging

21.  Template

22.  Header

23.  Footer

24.  Font

25.  Text box

Programs:

1.     Word Documents

o   Tables

o   Organizational charts

2.     Power Point

o   Create slides and change layout

3.     Excel Database

o   Set up simple database and use a function and insert a chart

Format:

Matching: 20 definitions from the above list of terms.

Open Microsoft Office programs in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and perform a list of tasks which are identified above.