heros

Title: My Hero Objective(s): o Students will read or listen to a story about heroes o Students will choose a hero and research them o Students will write a minimum of 2 facts about their hero o Students will find a minimum of 2 pictures of their hero 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 Hero book o White board/chart paper o WikiSpace o http://usa-hero.com/index.html o Google Images MONDAY Procedure BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION GUIDED PRACTICE > **just make sure they can explain WHY that person is a hero to them** MODELING > ** http://usa-hero.com/index.html ** for more information or ideas on heroes INDEPENDENT WORK TUESDAY Procedure BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msospacerun: yes;"> ** http://usa-hero.com/index.html ** MODELING > **as you are completing the steps, talk the students through the process** INDEPENDENT WORK > **1 fact** WEDNESDAY Procedure BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION MODELING > **see steps 9-15 on Tuesday** INDEPENDENT WORK THURSDAY Procedure BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION MODELING INDEPENDENT WORK
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open Mavis Beacon
 * 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 are going to work on a project about their hero
 * 2) before reading the book, lead a quick discussion about heroes. ask the following questions (you do not need to write their responses):
 * 3) What makes a hero?
 * 4) Who are some heroes of yours?
 * 5) What do heroes do?
 * 6)  read the hero book
 * 4:35/5:35 lead students in a brainstorm session of some heroes of theirs (can be famous person such as Martin Luther King Jr., Michael Jordan or a family member)
 * 1) list the students’ ideas on the white board or chart paper
 * 2) explain to students that they are going to put their hero project on WikiSpace
 * 4:45/5:45 show the students how to go to
 * 1) model how to scroll down to the headings and click on a person
 * 2) show the students how to click on a picture for more information (the students can find their facts here!)
 * 4:50/5:50 allow the students to explore the website for a few minutes and to search for some heroes they may want to learn more about
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open Mavis Beacon
 * 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) lead a brief review of the topic this week (heroes)
 * 2) call on students to share their ideas they had about who they considered a hero from yesterday
 * 3) explain that today they are going to find **1-2 facts** about their hero
 * 4)  if their hero is a **family member** or **friend**, they do not need to use Google to search them
 * 5) if their hero is a **famous person** or someone outside their family/friends they will need to search them on Google OR use
 * 4:25/5:25 gather students around 1-2 computers
 * 1) model how to search for a hero on **Google**
 * 2) for example, say that you are going to pick Martin Luther King Jr. because he worked hard for everyone to have equal rights, no matter their skin color
 * 3) open internet explorer and go to Google.com
 * 4) in the search box enter Martin Luther King Jr.
 * 1) find a website that says the name of the person and a couple important facts about him/her (Wikipedia is good <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: 'Century Gothic'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: 'Century Gothic'; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">J )
 * 2) tell the students that there is another site that they can use to find a hero
 * 3) go to ** http://usa-hero.com/index.html ** and model how to find heroes on that website (see Monday’s directions #10-12)
 * 4) explain to the students that they are going to put their hero information onto the WikiSpace
 * 5) open the WikiSpace
 * 6) model how to click on **your site**
 * 7) model how to click on a student’s image
 * 8) tell the students they will create a table
 * 9) show them how to click on the **table** image
 * 10) enter **1 column** and **4 rows**
 * 11) in the **top** row, type a hero’s **name** (ex. Martin Luther King Jr.)
 * 12) in the **second** row, type **1 fact** about MLK (use info from the Google search or http://usa-hero.com/index.html)
 * 13) tell the students they MUST click **save** before the exit WikiSpace
 * 14) the students will continue working on their hero project tomorrow
 * 15) ask for questions
 * 1) have students move to a computer
 * 2) assist/monitor while they create their table with the **hero’s name** and
 * ** Martin Luther King Jr. ** ||
 * ** In 1964, King received the [|Nobel Peace Prize] . ** ||
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open Mavis Beacon
 * 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 lesson for the week (heroes); call on 4-5 students to tell who they chose as their hero
 * 2) explain that today they are going to find **1 more fact** about their hero to write in the **third** row of their table on WikiSpace
 * 4:25/5:25 gather students around 1-2 computers
 * 1) review how to find facts about their hero on Google.com OR http://usa-hero.com/index.html
 * 1) (you can use MLK again)
 * 2) model how to go to WikiSpace
 * 3) model how to click on your site
 * 4) model how to click on a student’s image or the T.T. model page
 * 5) type **1 fact** about MLK in the **third** row of the table on WikiSpace
 * 6) the fourth row will be completed tomorrow
 * 7) make sure you tell the students to click **save**!!!
 * 4:35/5:35 have students move to a computer
 * 1) assist/monitor while they write **1 fact** in the **third row** of their hero table on their WikiSpace
 * Martin Luther King Jr. ||
 * In 1964, King received the [|Nobel Peace Prize] . ||
 * ** He was ** ** an important civil rights activist. ** ||
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open Mavis Beacon
 * 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 lesson for the week (heroes) and call on a few volunteers to tell the class who their hero is and one fact about them
 * 2) explain that today the students are going to find 2-3 pictures of their hero to put in the bottom row of their table on WikiSpace
 * 4:20/5:20 go to the WikiSpace page
 * 1) click on **your site**
 * 2) click on a student’s page or the T.T. model page
 * 3) click **edit this page** at the top
 * 4) click in the bottom row of the table
 * 5) minimize the WikiSpace
 * 6) model how to go to Google Images and search for their hero (if it is a family member, they can search for a picture that looks similar)
 * 7) go to Google.com and click on **images** at the top left
 * 8) in the search box, type in MLK Jr.
 * 9) find an appropriate picture of the hero
 * 10) model how to **right click** on the image
 * 11) select **copy**
 * 12) go back to the WikiSpace and **right click**
 * 13) select **paste**
 * 14) repeat steps 13-20 one to two more times (the students need to have at least 2 pictures of their hero)
 * 15) make sure to tell the students to click **save** and wait until it saves before clicking out of their WikiSpace
 * 4:30/5:30 have students move to a computer
 * 1) assist/monitor while students add 2-3 pictures of their hero to the last row of their WikiSpace
 * Martin Luther King Jr. ||
 * In 1964, King received the [|Nobel Peace Prize] . ||
 * He was an important civil rights activist. ||