| Activity
1 |
Unit
Introduction |
Timeframe:
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1 class
period |
Materials
Needed:
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Famous
Oklahoman Project Overview- Download .pdf
Download pdf Viewer
plugin
Example of a completed
project (optional)
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Technology
Needed:
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computer w/PowerPoint
software or PowerPoint Viewer
projection device
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Procedures:
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Pass out the Famous
Oklahoman Project Overview handout and discuss the project requirements
with the students.
Pass out the list of
Famous
Oklahomans. Each student will choose a different person to research.
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| Activity
2 (optional) |
Guided
Practice in Learning Internet Search Strategies |
Timeframe:
|
1-2 class
periods |
Materials
Needed:
|
Seven
Steps Toward Better Searching: My plump starfish quickly lowered
Lincoln's tiehandout - Download .pdf |
Technology
Needed:
|
Computer Lab
Projection Device
|
Procedures:
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Teach each of the seven
steps toward better searching with time for students to find the number
of matches in each query. This activity could be done with a partner.
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| Activity
3 (optional) |
Introduction
to Presentation Software: (PowerPoint or HyperStudio) |
Timeframe:
|
2-5 class
periods |
Materials
Needed:
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Presentation
software handout
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Technology
Needed:
|
Computer Lab
Presentation Software
Projection Equipment
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Procedures:
|
Teach PowerPoint or
HyperStudio (Include the following objectives):
select custom template
or create original background
select appropriate slide
layout
insert and adjust the
appearance of text
edit bullets or buttons
insert and edit graphics
add transitions
animate slides
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