Activities

=Activities= (Preparation)

Teacher will incorporate technology into the classroom prior to the beginning of the project.
//- This will include the following events: // - Teacher will send out parent survey about student technology use and skills during the first week of school. (This will help guide teacher in lesson planning.) - Lesson plans will be planned according to Delaware’s computer skills growth chart and feed back from parent survey. - Teacher will introduce students to technology available in the classroom. - Teacher will set up parameters regarding technology use and appropriate uses (rules and procedures). - Students will read and understand classroom AUP (with guidance of teacher and parents.) - Students and parents will sign and return classroom AUP. - Each day teacher will incorporate a component of technology into lessons in preparation for postcard project. These events are taught in such a way that has scaffolded student knowledge so they may work independently or with minimal teacher guidance and input.

//__Technology integration that will have been taught prior to project implementation – __//Email and Internet – · Follow a link · Use the browser navigation tools (back, forward, refresh, stop) and scroll in windows. · Use bookmarks to reach teacher-selected sites. Network and computer skills – · Use a mouse or touchpad. Start up and shut down a computer properly. Launch a program from an icon. · Handle CDs, disks and other media appropriately. · Log on to the network using a student name according to local policy. Minimize, maximize and restore windows. Print from within a program. Word Processing – · Key in letters to form words. · Understand cursor placement. Key in phrases or sentences with proper spacing. · Edit by inserting and deleting. Key in a paragraph with word wrap, capital letters, and punctuation Graphics and Presentation – · Draw or stamp pictures using computer programs. · Take pictures using a digital camera. · Insert and position clipart or a graphic into a document. Reorder slides in an existing presentation.