Susan Chrobak Susan Chrobak Technology Teacher Technology Teacher Swansea Elementary Swansea Elementary
Dec 12, 2014
Susan ChrobakSusan Chrobak
Technology TeacherTechnology Teacher
Swansea ElementarySwansea Elementary
Fourth Grade Colorado Fourth Grade Colorado HistoryHistory
A yearlong project done in A yearlong project done in collaboration with the fourth grade collaboration with the fourth grade
students and teachers.students and teachers.
Initial Meeting with 4th Grade Teachers
• Discuss overall unit• They showed me a packet they wanted
the students to complete• We decided we needed to work with
the kids on vocabulary and how to do research
• The end result would be a powerpoint
Determining What’s Important
• Review 5 Ws to find the important pieces of an article
• Create a graphic organizer on Kidspiration
What Is A Good Website?• I found a couple different checklists to
help the students understand the qualities of a good website.
• Then, I created my own checklist• We began looking at several websites
to see if they met the criteria for a quality website
Requirements for a Quality Website Website Name___________________
Visual 1. the page loads quickly _____ 2. author’s name/email address is posted _____ 3. date of last revision is posted _____ 4. pages are labeled with a heading _____ 5. type styles/backgrounds make page clear and readable _____ 6. links are easily identified/grouped _____ Content 1. information is thorough _____ 2. purpose of page is obvious _____ 3. other links are available and relevant to the subject _____ 4. the page is informational and not an advertisement _____ Miscellaneous 1. the page has it’s own search engine _____ 2. each supporting page has a link to the home page _____ 3. the site engages the visitor to spend time there _____ 4. the site is easy to use _____ Rating _____/__14__
What is a Search Engine? ILT lesson 5.8 is a worksheet that
students fill out to learn about keywords and search engines.
• I modified the worksheet to include Colorado History words.
• We used google, ask, nettrecher and yahoo.
Beginning Research• Students learned how to do 2 column
notes.
• ILT lesson 4.2- find two facts about Colorado history.
Vocabulary Project• I met with the 4th grade teachers in the
hallway and we agreed upon 10 words related to mining in Colorado
• ILT lesson 5.3 was used to learn the new vocabulary words. (making a table in word, inserting images into the table)
• This lesson took 4-5 class periods
Vocabulary Project con’t• The classroom teachers helped me to
conference with each student individually about their vocabulary project.
• We explained to them how they got the scores they did based on the rubric
Alexis Santos 12-01-08 Sanchez Vocabulary Word
Definition Picture
1. lode mining
Hard rock mining.
2. vein Crystals
on the walls in the rock.
Vocabulary Rubric Uses Technology Effectively
4 Table created correctly Columns labeled Vocabulary words filled in correctly Images placed in table correctly Definitions completed
Rubric con’t Produces Quality Work
4 Assignment completedDefinitions correctImages match words and definitionsComplete paper heading included
Rubric con’tEffort
4 Perfect attendance
No refocuses
Always on task
Bibliography 101• ILT lesson 4.3 was used to practice
creating a bibliography with the internet websites
• 2 class times were used for this lesson
Learning Powerpoint• The 4th graders also needed to
complete an author study as part of their curriculum
• We used the author study to practice research and review the powerpoint program they learned last year.
Final Steps• Students will do 5 more vocabulary
words pertaining to Colorado history
• Students will create their powerpoint about Colorado history
• I will upload their powerpoint into slideshare.net
Reflections• This project may not have taken the
entire year if students were learning about and doing some research in the library.
• Unfortunately, our school does not have a librarian so collaboration of this sort is not possible.