tumblebooks3.2011

Title: Tumblebooks

Objective(s): o Students will read 2-4 online books o Students will play educational games that correspond to the book they read o Students will present a summary of one book they read to the class using PowerPoint

Bridge Technology Standards o 1.1.1 o 1.1.3 o 2.2.2 o 3.1 o 3.2 o 4.1 o 4.2

Materials o www.tumblebooklibrary.com o headphones (1 per computer) o chart paper/whiteboard o flash drive

MONDAY BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION MODELING 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 this week they will be using a new website that has lots of online books
 * 2) tell the students that there are games to go along with each story
 * 3) the goals for this week are to read at least one book every day and play at least two games that go along with the book
 * 4) on Thursday they are going to create a PowerPoint about a book they choose from the Tumblebooks
 * 5) **set your expectations for headphones (where they are to be kept, how they are put away etc.)
 * 4:20/5:20 gather students around 1-2 computers
 * 1)  model how to go to __ www.tumblebooklibrary.com __
 * 2) show the students where the login box is in the upper right hand corner
 * 3) username: **bridge_kids2011**
 * 4) password: **trial**
 * 5)  click ** submit **
 * 6)  show the students how to click on the ** red bubble ** that says ** story books **
 * 7) model how to click on a range (ex. H-H or O-P) for more titles
 * 8) have the class help you choose a title
 * 9)  click the ** green ** button that says ** view online **
 * 10) you do not have to listen to the whole story, but show the kids how they can plug in their headphones and listen to the story
 * 11) read 2-3 pages with the kids
 * 12)  after you have read a few pages, click out of the story ( ** red X ** on the top right)
 * 13)  show the kids the ** orange ** puzzle piece button on the right that says ** games **
 * 14)  click on ** games **
 * 15) show the students the different games for each story
 * 16) explain that today they need to
 * 17)  read at least ** one book **
 * 18)  play at least ** two games ** that go along with that book
 * 4:30/5:30 have students move to a computer
 * 1) pass out headphones to each student and make sure they are plugged in correctly
 * 2)  write __ www.tumblebooklibrary.com __ on the white board or chart paper
 * 3) assist/monitor while students login and choose a book
 * 4) ** circulate the room to make sure the kids are not just clicking through the pages without listening and following along **
 * 5) students may have free time when they have completed the tasks for the day (see #24 above)

TUESDAY BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION MODELING INDEPENDENT WORK
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open http://www.freetypinggame.net/
 * 1) today is **LESSON #11**
 * 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)  review the activity for this week (reading online stories from __ www.tumblebooklibrary.com __ )
 * 2) ask a few volunteers what books they read yesterday and what games they played
 * 4:20/5:20 gather students around 1-2 computers
 * 1)  model how to go to __ www.tumblebooklibrary.com __
 * 2) show the students where the login boxes are in the upper right hand corner
 * 3) username: bridge_kids2011
 * 4) password: trial
 * 5)  click ** submit **
 * 6)  you can have the students tell you steps 11-20, since they learned it yesterday
 * 7)  click on the ** red bubble ** that says ** story books **
 * 8) click on a range (ex. F-H or R-S) for more titles
 * 9) choose a title
 * 10)  click the ** green ** button that says ** view online **
 * 11) you do not have to listen to the whole story, but show the kids how they can plug in their headphones and listen to the story
 * 12) read 2-3 pages with the kids
 * 13)  after you have read a few pages, click out of the story ( ** red X ** on the top right)
 * 14)  click on the ** orange ** puzzle piece button on the right that says ** games **
 * 15) show the students the different games for each story
 * 16) explain that today they need to
 * 17)  read at least ** one book **
 * 18)  play at least ** two games ** that go along with that book
 * 4:30/5:30 have students move to a computer
 * 1) pass out headphones to each student and make sure they are plugged in correctly
 * 2)  write __ www.tumblebooklibrary.com __ on the white board or chart paper
 * 3) assist/monitor while students login and choose a book
 * 4) ** circulate the room to make sure the kids are not just clicking through the pages without listening and following along **
 * 5) students may have free time when they have completed the tasks for the day (see #21 above)

WEDNESDAY BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION GUIDED PRACTICE INDEPENDENT WORK > username: bridge_kids2011 password: trial
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open http://www.freetypinggame.net/
 * 1) today is **GAME: FROGS OFF THEIR DIETS**
 * 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)  review the activity for this week (reading online stories from __ www.tumblebooklibrary.com __ )
 * 2) explain to the students that today they need to think about a book they want to do a PowerPoint on
 * 4:20/5:20 gather students around 1-2 computers
 * 1)  go to __ www.tumblebooklibrary.com __
 * 2) show the students where the login boxes are in the upper right hand corner
 * 3) username: bridge_kids2011
 * 4) password: trial
 * 5)  click ** submit **
 * 6) have the class help you choose a book
 * 7) explain that you are going to help them create a PowerPoint telling about the book they are going to read
 * 8) read/listen to the book
 * 9) during and after the story make sure to ask these questions:
 * 10)  who are the ** characters ** ?
 * 11)  where does the story take place (what is the ** setting ** )?
 * 12)  what happened in the ** beginning ** ?
 * 13)  what happened in the ** middle ** ?
 * 14)  what happened at the ** end ** ?
 * 15) DO NOT CLICK OUT OF TUMBLEBOOKS!!!!
 * 16) show the students how to create a PowerPoint summary of the book
 * 17) Open PowerPoint
 * 18)  In the title box, type ** the title of the book **
 * 19)  In the subtitle box type ** BY __your name__ **
 * 20)  Show the students where to find the ** new slide ** button and ** click it **.
 * 21)  In the ** title box **, type ** Characters **
 * 22)  In the ** text box **, write the ** characters (can be animals, names, etc.) **
 * 23)  Click ** new slide ** again
 * 24)  In the ** title box **, type ** Setting **
 * 25) In the text box, write another statement, like “is I can wear short sleeves.”
 * 26)  Click ** new slide ** again
 * 27)  In the ** title box **, type ** Beginning **
 * 28)  In the ** text box **, write a sentence about what happened in the beginning
 * 29)  Click ** new slide ** again
 * 30)  In the ** title box **, type ** Middle **
 * 31)  In the ** text box **, write a sentence about what happened in the middle of the story (or what the problem was)
 * 32)  Click ** new slide ** again
 * 33)  In the ** title box **, type ** End **
 * 34)  In the ** text box **, write a sentence about what happened at the end (or how the problem was solved)
 * 35)  Model how to use ** Google Images ** to find pictures to match the summary
 * 36) (see example)
 * 37)  **SAVE YOUR POWER POINT EXAMPLE FOR TOMORROW!!!**
 * 38) explain to the students that they need to find a story they want to create a PowerPoint about
 * 4:35/5:35 have students move to a computer
 * 1)  on chart paper or the white board write
 * 1)  have them log onto __ www.tumblebooklibrary.com __
 * 2) explain to the students that they need to find a book they are interested in to create a PowerPoint about
 * 3) ** walk around the room and jot down the student’s name and the book they chose (use the attached sheet) **
 * 4) assist/monitor while students read a book and play the games

THURSDAY BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION GUIDED PRACTICE INDEPENDENT WORK PRESENTATIONS
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open http://www.freetypinggame.net/
 * 1) today is **LESSON #11**
 * 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 use PowerPoint to create a summary of the story they read yesterday
 * 2) review the components they need to include in the PowerPoint
 * 3) (write the **bold words** below on the white board or chart paper)
 * 4)  who are the ** characters ** ?
 * 5)  where does the story take place (what is the ** setting ** )?
 * 6)  what happened in the ** beginning ** ?
 * 7)  what happened in the ** middle ** ?
 * 8)  what happened at the ** end ** ?
 * 4:25/5:25 gather students around 1-2 computers
 * 1)  review how to log onto __ www.tumblebooklibrary.com __
 * 2) username: bridge_kids2011
 * 3) password: trial
 * 4) explain that they need to read the SAME story they chose yesterday one time today and then create their PowerPoint
 * 5) use the list from yesterday to remind the students which book they are going to read today
 * 6)  tell the students that they are going to share their PowerPoint with the class when they are finished J
 * 7) ask for questions
 * 4:35/5:35 assist the students while they log onto __ www.tumblebooklibrary.com __
 * 1) help the students find the correct book they need to read
 * 2) assist/monitor while the students read their book and create their PowerPoint
 * 4:50/5:50 call on volunteers who are finished with their PowerPoints to share with the class