valentines.2011

Title: Valentine’s Week Objective(s):  o Students will create a cinquain poem and upload it to their WIkiSpace  o Students will practice downloading a program (Pivot) onto a PC   o Students will create an animation using Pivot  o Students will create a Valentine’s Day card for a friend or family member Materials  o http://bridgeproject.wikispaces.com/  o http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/Pivot_Stickfigure_Animator/ stickfigure.html (** you only need this website if the computers DO NOT already have Pivot on them **)  o white board/chart paper  o 1/2 sheets of construction paper (pink, red, white)  o Scissors  o Glue Bridge Technology Standards

 o 1.1.1  o 1.1.3  o 2.2.2  o 3.1  o 3.2  o 4.1 <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> o 4.2

MONDAY BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION GUIDED PRACTICE > Line 1: Write a ** noun (a person, place, or thing) ** > Line 2: Write ** 2 adjectives ** describing the noun on Line 1 ** (describing words- colors, numbers, attitude) ** > Line 3: Write ** 3 words ending with -ing ** (action words) that describe what the noun on Line 1 might do > Line 4: Write ** a phrase describing the noun ** on Line 1 ** (a phrase is more like a sentence- don’t make it just 1-2 words) ** > Line 5: Write a ** synonym ** of the word on Line 1 ** (something that means the same) ** Example: "My Wonderful Valentine" Mother (noun) kind, helpful (2 adjectives) caring, loving, sharing (3 –ing words) a special person in my life (a phrase) friend (synonym for the 1st noun) > __Line 2: two adjectives__ describing the noun on Line 1 (adjectives are describing words, such as red, strong, caring, helpful) > __Line 3:__ __3 words ending with -ing__ (action words) that describe what the noun on Line 1 might do (pretty simple…just make sure that the words describe something that the noun on line 1 would do, not some random action words. Examples may be cooking, hugging, playing, helping etc.) > __Line 4: a phrase__ describing the noun on Line 1 (not just 1-2 words, but more of a sentence) > __Line 5:__ __a synonym__ of the word on Line 1 (synonym is a word that means the same or close to the same for example friend and buddy or brother and sibling) MODELING CLARIFY INDEPENDENT WORK TUESDAY BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION MODELING <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-list: l2 level3 lfo4; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; tab-stops: list 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;"> i. move parts of the person’s body slightly and click “** new frame **” every time you change <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-list: l2 level3 lfo4; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; tab-stops: list 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;"> ii. at the top click “** play **” and show the students how you can play back your animation <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-list: l2 level3 lfo4; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; tab-stops: list 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;"> iii. remind the students that they have to click “** new frame **” every time after they make movements CLARIFY WEDNESDAY BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION MODELING CLARIFY INDEPENDENT WORK THURSDAY BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION BRAINSTORM MODELING CLARIFY INDEPENDENT WORK
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open http://www.freetypinggame.net/
 * 1)  today is ** LESSON #10 **
 * 4:05/5:05 take attendance and other housekeeping items
 * 4:15/5:15 gather students on the carpet and remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)
 * 1)  explain that they are going to write a ** cinquain ** (pronounces SIN-KAIN) Valentine’s Day poem about something or someone special and put it on their ** WIkiSpace **
 * 4:20/5:20 first, write a cinquain poem together on the white board or chart paper to help students understand what it is
 * 1)  the rules for a cinquain poem are as follows:
 * 1)  **on another piece of chart paper, or another section of the white board write the rules for a cinquain so that the students can refer to them while they are working**
 * 2)  as you write each step, discuss it with the students and have 1-2 students give examples (you only have to write what is __ underlined __ below to make life easier J )
 * 3) __ Line 1: __ __a noun__ (person, place, or thing)
 * 1)  4;30/5:30 gather students around 1-2 computers
 * 2)  model how to type http://bridgeproject.wikispaces.com/ into the web address
 * 3)  show the students how to click your ** site ** on the left
 * 4)  tell students to click whichever ** picture ** is theirs
 * 5)  next, click “** edit this page **” at the top
 * 6)  scroll down to the bottom to ** blank space **
 * 7)  show the students how to insert a table by clicking on the ** table icon ** at the top
 * 8)  enter in ** 7 rows ** and ** 1 column **
 * 9)  in the first row, create a title for your cinquain poem (you can have the students help you with this)
 * 10)  in the second through sixth row, have the students help you create a cinquain poem
 * 11)  finally, model how to find a picture in flick that matches the poem
 * 12)  open a new web browser and go to http://flickr.com/
 * 13)  in the search box enter something has to do with their poem, for example friend
 * 14)  scroll to a picture and click on it
 * 15)  **when you click on the picture, if there isn’t a caption under the picture title that says “all sizes” then the picture will not download** make sure to point out this icon to the students so they can successfully download and save a picture!!!!!
 * 16)  if the picture comes up and has the “** all sizes **” icon, ** right click ** and select “** save picture as **”
 * 17)  model how to select “** desktop **” on the left hand side, and save the picture as whatever it is (for example, if it is a picture of a friend, save it as “friend” or if it is a picture of a mother, save it as “mother”)
 * 18)  make sure the pictures are saved to the ** desktop ** so they are easy to locate!!!!
 * 19)  first, click on the little ** icon of the tree ** right next to the tv icon at the top
 * 20)  ignore everything in the box that pops up except the “** browse **” button
 * 21)  click on “** browse **” and then the “** desktop **” icon on the left
 * 22)  select the name of the picture by clicking on it, then click “open”
 * 23)  click “** upload **” and then double click on the picture in the display at the top
 * 24)  if the picture does not appear in the table, model how to click and drag it in the last row of their Valentine’s cinquain poem table
 * 25)  tell the students that they need to ** save ** their poem and picture by clicking “** save **” at the bottom, (but DO NOT save your example poem and picture on another student’s page)
 * 4:40/5:40 ask students to explain how to create their cinquain poem on the Wikispace
 * 1)  review all the steps
 * 2)  ask for questions
 * 1)  have students move to a computer
 * 2)  assist/monitor while students work
 * 3)  make sure the students are spelling their words correctly
 * 4)  help the students ** save ** their work before exiting WIkispace
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open http://www.freetypinggame.net/
 * 1)  today is ** TEST #10 **
 * 4:05/5:05 take attendance and other housekeeping items
 * 4:15/5:15 gather students on the carpet and remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)
 * 1)  explain that today the students are going to practice animation with a stick figure
 * 2)  tell the students that they are going to use an animation program called Pivot
 * 3)  the students will be able to make an animation of a person doing a dance, running, waving, etc.
 * 4:20/5:20 gather students around 1-2 computers
 * 1)  if you **  do not  ** have Pivot on the computers already, follow steps a-k
 * 2)  if you **  do  ** have Pivot, skip to #10 J
 * 3)  explain that first they are going to have to download the program onto the computers
 * 4)  tell the students that you are going to show them how to do it first, then they are going to do it as a class
 * 5)  first, go to http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/Pivot_Stickfigure_Animator/ stickfigure.html
 * 6)  next to the picture of the stick figure, click “__download__”
 * 7)  a __yellow box__ will blink at the top of the screen
 * 8)  show students how to click on it and select “__download__ __file__”
 * 9)  when the next box pops up, click “__run__”
 * 10)  a folder should pop up that as a setup icon
 * 11)  double click on it and select “__run__”
 * 12)  click “__next__” then “__next__” again, and then “__install__”
 * 13)  click “__finish__”
 * 14)  the Pivot program should be on the desktop, so show students where to find it
 * 15)  open the Pivot program and show the students the different tools and options
 * 16)  for example,
 * 17)  click “** add figure **” and show the students how to create two people (you have to drag the second person off the first)
 * 18)  select a person and show the students how to click “** colour **” and choose a color for each person
 * 19)  show the students how to ** move the body parts **
 * 20)  explain that you have to make ** small ** ** movements ** for the animation or else it will look funny
 * 21)  make an animation with 7-8 frames
 * 1)  explain that today the students are going to get to play with the Pivot animation and tomorrow they are going to make a cartoon to share with the class
 * 4:30/5:30 ask students to review their task for the day (play with Pivot animation)
 * 1)  **if you have to download Pivot remind students that they need to follow the steps ** a-k ** AS A CLASS**
 * 2)  if you do not have to download Pivot, assist/monitor while students open Pivot on the desktop
 * 3)  monitor the students and make sure the students are all installing it correctly
 * 4)  once it is installed, allow the students 20+ minutes to play and explore the Pivot program
 * 5)  assist/monitor while students create their animations
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open http://www.freetypinggame.net/
 * 1)  today is ** GAME: OUTTERSPACE FLEET COMMANDERS **
 * 4:05/5:05 take attendance and other housekeeping items
 * 4:15/5:15 gather students on the carpet and remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)
 * 1)  tell the students that today they are going to create a ** VALENTINE”S ** animation with the Pivot program
 * 4:20/5:20 as a refresher, gather students around 1-2 computers and make a short 8-10 frame animation
 * 1)  for fun, have the students think up a story for your stick figure and make him/her move according to the story
 * 2)  for example, the stick figure could be picking flowers for their Valentine, playing at the park with their Valentine, dancing with their Valentine etc.
 * 3)  remind the students to make small movements and to click “** new frame **” after each adjustment
 * 4)  tell them they can change the color, size, shape etc. of their stick figure
 * 5)  explain that they are going to have ** 20 minutes ** to make an animation, then they are going to share it with the class
 * 4:30/5:30 have the students review the task for today (create a Valentines day Pivot cartoon)
 * 1)  ask the following questions to make sure the students understand Pivot
 * 2)  how to move the stick figure’s arms and legs
 * 3)  how to change the size and color
 * 4)  how to make a new frame
 * 5)  how to play their cartoon
 * 6)  how to edit the cartoon
 * 7)  ask for questions
 * 4:35/5:35 have the students move to a computer
 * 1)  assist/monitor while students create their animation
 * 2)  after 20 minutes, get the groups’ attention and have each student share their animation J
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open http://www.freetypinggame.net/
 * 1)  today is ** TEST #10 **
 * 4:05/5:05 take attendance and other housekeeping items
 * 4:15/5:15 gather students on the carpet and remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)
 * 1)  explain that they are going to make some Valentine’s Day cards for their family and friends
 * 4:20/5:20 brainstorm some things that they might want to say in their cards and list them on the white board/chart paper
 * 1)  Ex. “I love you,” “Happy Valentine’s Day!” “Will you be my Valentine?” “You are sweet,” “Hugs and Kisses,” “You are cute!”
 * 4:30/5:30 show an example of a finished card
 * 1)  show the ** blank card pattern ** and the ** blank heart pattern ** and tell the students they are going to put together their own card
 * 2)  gather students around 1-2 computers
 * 3)  show the students how to type the web address at the top __ www.makingfriends.com/card_popup_heart.htm __
 * 4)  write the website on the board so the students can see it and refer to it during the lesson
 * 5)  model how to click on “** card pattern **”
 * 6)  when the card pattern appears, model how to click the ** printer icon ** at the top right of the page
 * 7)  make sure to tell the students which printer should be selected
 * 8)  model how to click the ** back arrow ** button that takes you to the home site again
 * 9)  next, show the students how to click on “** heart pattern **”
 * 10)  click on the ** printer icon ** at the top right, make sure the correct printer is selected, and print it
 * 11)  model how to ** cut out ** the heart pattern and the card
 * 12)  show the students how to put it together
 * 13)  choose 1-2 students to pick a phrase from the white board/chart paper
 * 14)  write the phrase(s) on the card
 * 15)  explain that the students can have ** two half sheets ** of construction paper for decorating their cards (ex. ½ sheet red and ½ sheet white)
 * 4:40/5:40 have students review the directions for printing and creating their cards
 * 1)  read over all the Valentine’s phrases on the white board/chart paper
 * 2)  ask for questions
 * 4:45/5:45 have students move to a computer and log onto __ www.makingfriends.com/card_popup_heart.htm __
 * 1)  assist/monitor while students ** print one heart pattern ** and ** one card pattern **
 * 2)  monitor the students while they put together their card. **The younger kids may need some help during this step.**
 * 3)  the students can take the cards home or leave them to hang up in the lab