resolutions

= Jan. 7th-8th  =

Title: New Year Resolutions Objective(s): o  Students will learn about resolutions o  Students will create six resolutions o  Students will upload pictures using flickr o  Students will create a table to put their resolutions and pictures on the WikiSpace Materials o  White board/chart paper o  3 different colored markers to write with o  Word o  Internet  o  http://bridgeproject.wikispaces.com/ o  http://flickr.com/ WEDNESDAY Procedure PERONSAL: eat less junk food, play outside each day, keep your room tidy FAMILY/FRIENS: be nicer to your little brother or sister, help mom with the dishes, make a new friend SCHOOL: get better grades, study math, read a book each night THURSDAY Procedure  1. gather students on the carpet and review expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)  2. ask the students what they worked on yesterday (new year’s resolutions)  3. ask the students what a resolution is (a promise)  4. have 4-5 students share some of the resolutions they typed onto their WikiSpace  5. explain that today the students are going to find pictures to match their resolutions and put them in the chart with their resolutions  6. gather students around 1-2 computer to model how to get pictures from flickr  7. model how to go to the wiki space  8. model how to log on. Use mbriggs4 and bridge2008  9. model how to click on a student’s site and go to their personal page  10. click “edit this page” at the top  11. open a new web browser and go to http://flickr.com/ (have a tech team member write this website where kids can refer to it)  12. use key words from the resolution to enter in the search box (for example, if the first resolution is “eat less junk food” then find a picture of healthy foods like veggies, fruit, etc.)  13. scroll to a picture and click on it  14. **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!!!!!  15. 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';"> 16. 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 an apple, save it as “apple” or if it is a picture of a carrot, save it as “carrot”) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 17. 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';"> 18. model how to search for another picture to match a PERSONAL resolution and save it to the desktop <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 19. once you have two pictures saved to the desktop, model how to insert them into the wiki space <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 20. 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';"> 21. 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';"> 22. 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';"> 23. 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';"> 24. 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';"> 25. if the picture does not appear in the table, model how to click and drag it into the correct box in the table next to a resolution <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 26. repeat steps 18-23 for the other pictures <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 27. make sure to model how to click “save” at the bottom of the WikiSpace after all the pictures have been uploaded <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 28. after they have saved, the kids can check their page by clicking on your site’s tab on the left hand side and then their picture and it should bring up their personal page <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 29. ask for questions <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 30. **make sure to tell students when they are finished working to click “sign out” at the top** <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 31. have students move to a computer <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 32. assist/monitor as students work
 * 1)  gather students on the carpet. Remind them of the expectations (sit criss-cross and hands folded in lap)
 * 2) many of the kids will need strong reminders (and warnings) about behavior since they have been out of Bridge for a while
 * 3) many of them will be eager to share things they did on Winter break or presents they got, but that is next week’s activity!
 * 4) tell the students that they are going to talk about new year resolutions this week and next week they will have plenty of time to share what they did on their Winter break <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
 * 5) ask the class what a new year’s resolution is
 * 6) explain that resolution is just a fancy word for promise
 * 7) resolutions are promises that people make for themselves
 * 8) explain that the students are going to create three different kinds of resolutions
 * 9) the three types are PERSONAL, FAMILY/FRIENDS, and SCHOOL
 * 10) give some examples of each to help the students understand the difference:
 * 1) as a class, brainstorm some resolutions or promises
 * 2) begin with some ideas for PERSONAL resolutions
 * 3) choose one color of marker and write PERSONAL on white board or chart paper then write the students’ ideas in neat handwriting
 * 4)  next, choose a different colored marker and brainstorm some resolutions for FRIENDS/FAMILY; write FRIENDS/FAMILY and the students’ ideas on the white board or chart paper in neat handwriting
 * 5) finally, choose another colored marker and brainstorm some ideas for SCHOOL resolutions; write SCHOOL and the students’ ideas on the white board or chart paper in neat handwriting
 * 6)  after you have at least 4-5 resolutions for each category, explain to the students that they are going to create a chart and put their resolutions/promises on WIkiSpace
 * 7) gather students around 1-2 computers to model how to put their resolutions on WikiSpace
 * 8)  first go to http://bridgeproject.wikispaces.com/
 * 9)  show the kids how to click on their site
 * 10) next, show the kids how to click on their picture
 * 11) show the students the “log on” button
 * 12) use mbriggs4 for the user name and bridge2008 (have another tech team member write these in a place where the students can refer to)
 * 13) click “edit this page” at the top
 * 14)  show the students how to scroll down to the very bottom of their page where it is clear (there isn’t any writing or media)
 * 15) point out the table icon at the top (it is next to the tv icon
 * 16) **make sure each student sees where the table icon is!!!!**
 * 17)  click the table icon
 * 18) choose 1 column and 3 rows then click “insert table”
 * 19) in the first row write PERSONAL
 * 20) in the second row write FRIENDS/FAMILY
 * 21) in the last row write SCHOOL
 * 22) call on 2 students for each category to share a resolution/promise from the white board/chart paper or one of their own
 * 23) write 2 resolutions in each category
 * 24) at the bottom of the page, show the students how to click “save”
 * 25) explain that the students are going to create their own table with 6 resolutions
 * 26) they may use ones from the board or ones they come with on their own
 * 27) **make sure to tell students when they are finished working to click “sign out” at the top**
 * 28) ask for questions
 * 29) dismiss students to a computer
 * 30) assist/monitor as students work