Lesson+Plans

**Here is an ongoing collection of Lesson Plans to use for the Tech Club and for future reference! Martin Rohleder: martyindiana@comcast.net martinrohledereex4763.wikispaces.com

Gracejoy Hauser: happygj@knights.ucf.edu http://happygj.wikispaces.com/

Ms. Setright: sharon.setright@ocps.net Mr. Quarles: theodore.quarlesiii@ocps.net

Lesson #1 (Setright 9/17 and Quarles 9/22) ** **Get to know the students and their computer abilities. Introduce students to basic computer functions such as Microsoft Windows, the World Wide Web, and other basic programs and ideas. Discuss the various uses for computers and how technology can help schoolwork. Let the children figure out that the Tech Club will give them the opportunity to discover more about technology and how they can use it to their advantage in their future education. Knowing how to research and understand programs and applications will give way for a more enriching education.**

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/02/lp285-04.shtml

Introduce students to the functions and uses of PowerPoint incorporating more computer skills such as working with images and using search engines on the internet. Students will start out by searching through a couple of "clean" trash bags/bins (pre-set by the teacher). The students will sort out the contents and categorize them by the material used to make each item (eg. paper, plastic, tin cans, food waste, etc.). The students will then be paired up with a partner to work on a computer where they will go onto the internet and use AskKids.com to search for images of the types of trash they discovered in their trash bags. Once they have found a few pictures the students will save a few into a specified folder on the computer and then will use the "copy and paste" technique to post the remaining unsaved photos on the slideshow. Students will open Microsoft PowerPoint and start a new presentation that will include a title slide (Unit name, students' names, grade level), 4 or 5 slides with at least 1 picture on each and text explaining what is in the picture, and final slide with recycling tips.**
 * Lesson #2 (Setright 9/24 and Quarles 10/01 [with US Government topic]) Use PowerPoint while researching the recycling system.

http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/tabid/2024/Default.aspx


 * Lesson #3 (Setright 10/01 and Quarles 10/08 + 10/15 [with US Government]) Continue using PowerPoint with the topic of recycling.**
 * Start with the PowerPoint presentations the students made during the last lesson. Guide the students towards enhancing their presentations with sounds, transitions, new slide formats, and other additions. Allow the student to see what PowerPoint offers in terms of visual appeal. Show student the local landfill on the internet:** http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=orlando+32825+landfill&fb=1&gl=us&hq=landfill&hnear=orlando+32825&ei=ecDDSsnrK5LV8Abjv4TgCQ&sa=X&oi=local_group&ct=image&resnum=1

Show students video about Waste Management's plans to "go green."** **Explain to students the implications of "copy and pasting" and also how a video is embedded on a website. Show students how to use the Print Screen function on the computer to take a photo off of the video and add it to their presentation. Have students add recycling tips or some sort of information about how to incorporate their recycling knowledge into their own lives. Review the presentations within the groups and then share the presentations with the other group while providing an opportunity to reflect on the differences and similarities of the two presentations. Then we will introduce the next lesson dealing with the topic of sunken treasure and the activities we will complete to support the students' understanding of the subject. Talk to the students about what activities they might like to do with this topic, such as a brochure made for a treaure exhibit in a museum, a PowerPoint presentation, etc.**
 * Lesson #4 (Setright 10/08) ****Finish up PowerPoint Presentations.

Group 1: Group 2:
 * Ms. Setright's Class Recycling Presentations:

Mr. Quarles' Class Government Presntation: **

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**Lesson #5 (Setright 10/15)** **Introduce students to the concept of creating a brochure on the computer.**=====

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 * Show students how templates on Microsoft Word can be used for making a brochure just like the templates for slides were used in the PowerPoint lessons. Have students explain what they have learned about so far in their lesson about the Atochia and sunken treasure. Start brainstorming ideas as to what and where to put things on the brochure, which will act as a sample for a museum for Mel Fisher's discovery.**=====

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 * Lesson #6 (Setright 10/22) Continue or attempt to finish brochure.**=====




**Veterans Day Lesson (Mr. Quarles 11/12)**
 * In honor of Veterans Day on November 11th, Mr. Quarles asked us to work with the class as a whole group to create a PowerPoint Presentation that would address some of the topics and material discussed on Veterans Day in his class. We will use the computer and the projector to project the computer onto the front board so that all of the students can help contribute to creating a presentation that focuses on honoring our Veterans. The computer with the projector does not have internet access, so the students will be divided into small groups to go on the classroom computers and search for images that would be appropriate to add to the presentation. Once the images are found, we will compile the images onto the main computer via flash drive and then complete the presentation as previously instructed in prior lessons.

Here is the final class-collaborated presentation: **  Take time to divide the class for a photo-taking and picture-scanning session where half of the class will work on taking pictures of the students' work with a digital camera while the other half of the class works on the computer scanning other student work onto the computer. Within these two groups the students will help decide how the images should be adjusted (cropped, colored, etc.) before being added onto the brochure document. Once the images have been uploaded and adjusted on various computers, the instructor will compile all of the images onto the projected computer to show the class how the images can be transferred via flash drive to another computer. Once the images have been added to the brochure, take time to allow the students again to make decisions about the layout and to basically review and edit their completed work.**
 * Final Lessons (Setright 10/22-11/19)**
 * Continue working on brochure. Using the projector, the instructor will project the image of the computer screen on the board so that all students can view the work. As a class the students will make decisions both rationally and creatively to complete the layout of the brochure.
 * After the instructor has discussed possible changes or has completed the proposed adjustments from the students, the brochure should be printed to give the students a final hard copy of their effort. Printing the brochures also shows students how the images and almost abstract concepts projected on the computer can become tangible and real.**


 * Here is the final version of the brochure completed by Ms. Setright's class:** [[file:Mel Fisher's Brochure.doc]]