valentines+week

=February 9-12= 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 o  white board/chart paper o  1/2 sheets of construction paper (pink, red, white) o  Scissors o  Glue MONDAY Procedure  1. gather students on the carpet and remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)  2. explain that they are going to write a cinquain Valentine’s Day poem about something or someone special and put it on their WIkiSpace  3. first, write a cinquain poem together on the white board or chart paper to help students understand what it is  4. the rules for a cinquain poem are as follows: Line 1: Write a noun Line 2: Write two adjectives describing the noun on Line 1 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 Line 5: Write a synonym of the word on Line 1 Example: "My Wonderful Valentine" Mother kind, helpful caring, loving, sharing a special person in my life friend  5. 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  6. as you write each step, discuss it with the students and have 1-2 students give examples (you only have to write what is underlines to make life easier  J )  7. __ Line 1: __ __a noun__ (person, place, or thing) __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 __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)  8. gather students around 1-2 computers  9. model how to type http://bridgeproject.wikispaces.com/ into the web address  10. model how to click “log on” using mbriggs4 and bridge2009  11. show the students how to click your site on the left  12. tell students to click whichever picture is theirs  13. next, click “edit this page” at the top <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 14. scroll down to the bottom to blank space <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 15. show the students how to insert a table by clicking on the table icon at the top <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 16. enter in 7 rows and 1 column <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 17. in the first row, create a title for your cinquain poem (you can have the students help you with this) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 18. in the second through sixth row, have the students help you create a cinquain poem <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 19. finally, model how to find a picture in flick that matches the poem <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 20. open a new web browser and go to http://flickr.com/ <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 21. in the search box enter something has to do with their poem, for example friend <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 22. scroll to a picture and click on it <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 23. **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!!!!! <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 24. if the picture comes up and has the “all sizes” icon, right click and select “save picture as” <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 25. 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”) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 26. make sure the pictures are saved to the desktop so they are easy to locate!!!! <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 27. first, click on the little icon of the tree right next to the tv icon at the top <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 28. ignore everything in the box that pops up except the “browse” button <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 29. click on “browse” and then the “desktop” icon on the left <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 30. select the name of the picture by clicking on it, then click “open” <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 31. click “upload” and then double click on the picture in the display at the top <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 32. 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 <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 33. 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 <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 34. ask for questions <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 35. have students move to a computer <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 36. assist/monitor while students work TUESDAY Procedure: <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> i.   move parts of the person’s body slightly and click “new frame” every time you change <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> ii. at the top click “play” and show the students how you can play back your animation <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> iii. remind the students that they have to click “new frame” every time after they make movements WEDNESDAY procedure THURSDAY Procedure
 * 1) gather students on the carpet and remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)
 * 2) explain that today the students are going to practice animation with a stick figure
 * 3) tell the students that they are going to use an animation program called Pivot
 * 4) the students will be able to make an animation of a person doing a dance, running, waving, etc.
 * 5) gather students around 1-2 computers
 * 6) explain that first they are going to have to download the program onto the computers
 * 7) 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
 * 8) first, go to http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/Pivot_Stickfigure_Animator/ stickfigure.html
 * 9) next to the picture of the stick figure, click “download”
 * 10) a yellow box will blink at the top of the screen
 * 11) show students how to click on it and select “download file”
 * 12) when the next box pops up, click “run”
 * 13) a folder should pop up that as a setup icon
 * 14) double click on it and select “run”
 * 15) click “next” then “next” again, and then “install”
 * 16) click “finish”
 * 17) the Pivot program should be on the desktop, so show students where to find it
 * 18) open the Pivot program and show the students the different tools and options
 * 19) for example,
 * 20) click “add figure” and show the students how to create two people (you have to drag the second person off the first)
 * 21) select a person and show the students how to click “colour” and choose a color for each person
 * 22) show the students how to move the body parts
 * 23) explain that you have to make small movements for the animation or else it will look funny
 * 24) 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
 * 2) have students move to a computer
 * 3) AS A CLASS, follow steps 8-16 to install the Pivot program
 * 4) walk around and make sure the students are all installing it correctly
 * 5) once it is installed, allow the students 20 minutes to play and explore the Pivot program
 * 1) gather students on the carpet and remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)
 * 2) remind the students that today they are going to create an animation with the Pivot program
 * 3) as a refresher, gather students around 1-2 computers and make a short 8-10 frame animation
 * 4) for fun, have the students think up a story for your stick figure and make him/her move according to the story
 * 5) for example, the stick figure could be playing basketball, walking to the store, dancing etc.
 * 6)  remind the students to make small movements and to click “new frame” after each adjustment
 * 7) tell them they can change the color, size, shape etc. of their stick figure
 * 8) explain that they are going to have 20 minutes to make an animation, then they are going to share it with the class
 * 9) ask for questions
 * 10)  have the students move to a computer
 * 11) assist/monitor while students create their animation
 * 12) after 20 minutes, get the groups’ attention and have each student share their animation <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"> J
 * 1)  gather students on the carpet and remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)
 * 2) explain that they are going to make some Valentine’s Day cards for their family and friends
 * 3) brainstorm some things that they might want to say in their cards and list them on the white board/chart paper
 * 4) Ex. “I love you,” “Happy Valentine’s Day!” “Will you be my Valentine?” “You are sweet,” “Hugs and Kisses,” “You are cute!”
 * 5) show an example of a finished card
 * 6) show the blank card pattern and the blank heart pattern and tell the students they are going to put together their own card
 * 7) gather students around 1-2 computers
 * 8) show the students how to type the web address at the top __ www.makingfriends.com/card_popup_heart.htm __
 * 9) write the website on the board so the students can see it and refer to it during the lesson
 * 10) model how to click on “card pattern”
 * 11) when the card pattern appears, model how to click the printer icon at the top right of the page
 * 12) make sure to tell the students which printer should be selected
 * 13) model how to click the back arrow button that takes you to the home site again
 * 14) next, show the students how to click on “heart pattern”
 * 15) click on the printer icon at the top right, make sure the correct printer is selected, and print it
 * 16) model how to cut out the heart pattern and the card
 * 17) show the students how to put it together
 * 18) choose 1-2 students to pick a phrase from the white board/chart paper
 * 19) write the phrase(s) on the card
 * 20) explain that the students can have two half sheets of construction paper for decorating their cards (ex. ½ sheet red and ½ sheet white)
 * 21) ask for questions
 * 22) have students move to a computer and log onto __ www.makingfriends.com/card_popup_heart.htm __
 * 23) assist/monitor while students print one heart pattern and one card pattern
 * 24) monitor the students while they put together their card. The younger kids may need some help during this step.
 * 25) the students can take the cards home or leave them to hang up in the lab