AUGUST
Monday, August 9 - Internet Safety (return to top)
Pass out Internet Safety Plans. Spend 15 minutes going over class rules, safety issues, and copyright/plagiarism issues. Answer any questions. Explain the forms are due by Thursday, September 2, our first lab day. |
SEPTEMBER
Thursday, September 2 - Dreamweaver Introduction/Internet Safety/Ethics (return to top)
Objective 1A. Students will turn in their Internet Safety Plans if they have not already done so. Students will be given 10 minutes to complete an Ethics Quiz demonstrating knowledge of Internet safety and plagiarism. Dreamweaver Introduction. The remaining 35-40 minutes of class will be spent introducing students to Dreamweaver. I will call parents who have not signed ISPs tonight to inquire why.
Friday, September 3 Dreamweaver Lab
Dreamweaver Lab. We will be in the school computer lab where students will participate in a guided, hands-on introduction to Dreamweaver. If the lab is not available, students will go on September 10, and regular curriculum instruction will continue.
Friday, September 10 Dreamweaver Lab
Dreamweaver Lab. Alternate date for the lab. If this is the first time in the lab, students will participate in a guided, hands-on introduction to Dreamweaver. If this is the second time in the lab, students will begin independently exploring Dreamweaver and creating their own Sample Pages/Objective 1B as I walk around to assist and answer questions.
Friday, September 17 - Dreamweaver Lab
Dreamweaver Lab. If needed, this will be a lab day for students to complete their Sample Pages/Objective 1B, which is due at the end of class time today. Students will work independently and answer each other's questions as I walk around to assist. If Objective 1B was already completed by all students regular curriculum instruction will occupy this space.
Friday, September 24 - Introduction to Web Project (return to top)
Introduce Web Project. Will spend 25 minutes presenting the basics of the Web project and answering any questions. 10 minutes will be spent in a question-answer period where I will prompt students to generate a list of good teamwork skills and some basic class rules for the project. Objective 2. Students will spend the remaining 15 minutes of class in groups of 4-5 students making a teamwork poster.
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OCTOBER
Friday, October 1 - Outlining Lesson (return to top)
Outlining Lesson. Will spend 30 minutes of class time going over some different forms of outlines. Roman numeral (I.A.i.a) form, thought bubbles, Venn diagrams, and summary paragraphs will be covered. Objective 3. Students will spend the last 20 minutes of class outlining their children's book in groups of 2-3 or individually.
Thursday, October 7 - Dreamweaver Lab
Dreamweaver Lab. Students will have lab time to work on independent ideas for class Web page templates, and to reinforce skills already learned.
Friday, October 22 - News Lesson/Guest Speaker (return to top)
Date dependant on class speaker. Normal curriculum will continue on other days. Guest speaker Marc Boswell, from W-RUF AM 850. 35 minutes. Marc will introduce the class to the basic components of a good news story, including who, what, when, where, why and how. Marc will also go over some of the things that make news writing unique and use personal examples from working at W-RUF. Objective 4. The class will use the remaining 10-15 minutes to split into groups of 4-5 and analyze one of their articles based on Marc's talk.
Friday, October 29 - Current Events Lesson (return to top)
Current Events Lesson. Students will volunteer to summarize their articles aloud. I will provide several sensational news articles for comparison. We will then discuss the difference between the two types of stories. Objective 5. I will ask questions to prompt the class to generate a class list of acceptable current events. |
NOVEMBER
Friday, November 5 - Biography Lesson (return to top)
Biography Lesson. Students will begin by reading their biography samples aloud for about 10 minutes. Prompting them with questions, we will decide what good information each biography possessed for about 5 minutes. Objective 6. I will then ask for suggestions and we will generate a class question list with at least 10 questions for 10-15 minutes.
Friday, November 12 - Book Review Lesson (return to top)
Book Review Lesson. Students will read aloud several of the reviews they brought for about 10 minutes. We will discuss the difference between review and summary for 10-15 minutes. Objective 7. For the remaining 25-30 minutes students will independently write reviews of their children's books.
Friday, November 19 - Business Letter Lesson (return to top)
Business Letter Lesson. I will spend 15 minutes going over the elements of a good letter, including date, salutation, introduction, body paragraph, conclusion. Emphasis will be placed on tailoring letters to an appropriate audience. Objective 8A. Students will spend 20 minutes generating responses to their letters to the editor. With remaining class time, I will go over proofreading marks we have been using this year and checklists for proofreading. Objective 8B. Students will trade letters and proofread them using the checklist and marks.
Wednesday, November 24 - Dreamweaver Lab
Dreamweaver Lab. Students will have lab time to work on independent ideas for class Web page templates, and to reinforce skills already learned. |
DECEMBER
Thursday, December 2 - Group Assignments/Introduce Template Assignment (return to top)
Group Assignments. I will divide the class into their official Web Groups and give them their first rotation job. I will spend about 5 minutes of class time going over the template assignment, in which they will have 2 lab days to collectively create a template for their assigned area of the page.
Friday, December 3 - Template Lab
Template Lab. Students will work in their groups of 4-5 to create a template for the Web project.
Thursday, December 9 - Template Lab
Template Lab. Students will work in their groups of 4-5 to create a template for the Web project.
Friday, December 10 - Template Lab
Template Lab. If the majority of students still need template time, this is an optional lab date. Objective 9. Students will have their templates emailed to me by the end of school today.
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JANUARY
Wednesday, January 5 - Web Kickoff Day (return to top)
Web Kickoff Day. Will reintroduce the Web project, pass out hardcopies of the information to students, remind them about their groups, go over weekly schedules. Will then answer any questions. RULES/JOBS. With remaining class time, students will create a list of 10 group rules and turn in a list of group jobs for me.
January 6-7
If time permits, students will be given 5-10 minutes at the end of class to get started on their stories, particularly groups who must update on Monday.
January 10-14 - Web Week
WEB WEEK. Students will be given 10 minutes at the end of class to meet with their groups, following the weekly schedule sheet for the assigned day.
January 18-21
EVALUATIONS. For homework, students will do written evaluations of the past week's rotation and each group member's performance. If time permits students will be given 5-10 minutes to meet in groups and discuss next week's Web Week. Evaluations due Friday.
January 24-27 - Web Week
WEB WEEK. Students will be given 10 minutes at the end of class to meet with their groups, following the weekly schedule sheet for the assigned day. |
FEBRUARY
Tuesday, February 1 - Rotation 2
ROTATION 2. Groups will rotate jobs and we will spend about 5 minutes discussing any problems with last month's rotation. RULES/JOBS. Members will spend 5-10 minutes rotating positions within their groups and turn in a list of group jobs as well as any rule changes they feel necessary.
February 2-4
If time permits, students will be given 5-10 minutes at the end of class to get started on their stories, particularly groups who must update on Monday.
February 7-10 - Web Week
WEB WEEK. Students will be given 10 minutes at the end of class to meet with their groups, following the weekly schedule sheet for the assigned day.
February 14-18 - Web Week
WEB WEEK. Students will be given 10 minutes at the end of class to meet with their groups, following the weekly schedule sheet for the assigned day.
February 23-25
EVALUATIONS. For homework, students will do written evaluations of the past week's rotation and each group member's performance. If time permits students will be given 5-10 minutes to meet in groups and discuss next week's Web Week. Evaluations due Friday.
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MARCH
Tuesday, March 1 - Rotation 3
ROTATION 3. Groups will rotate jobs and we will spend about 5 minutes discussing any problems with last month's rotation. RULES/JOBS. Members will spend 5-10 minutes rotating positions within their groups and turn in a list of group jobs as well as any rule changes they feel necessary.
February 2-3
If time permits, students will be given 5-10 minutes at the end of class to get started on their stories, particularly groups who must update on Friday.
Friday, March 4-March 10 - Web Week
Web Week begins early to allow for a 4-day week. WEB WEEK. Students will be given 10 minutes at the end of class to meet with their groups, following the weekly schedule sheet for the assigned day.
March 21-24
EVALUATIONS. For homework, students will do written evaluations of the past week's rotation and each group member's performance. If time permits students will be given 5-10 minutes to meet in groups and discuss next week's Web Week. Evaluations due Thursday.
March 28-April 1 - Web Week
WEB WEEK. Students will be given 10 minutes at the end of class to meet with their groups, following the weekly schedule sheet for the assigned day. |
APRIL
Monday, April 4 - Rotation 4
ROTATION 4. Groups will rotate jobs and we will spend about 5 minutes discussing any problems with last month's rotation. RULES/JOBS. Members will spend 5-10 minutes rotating positions within their groups and turn in a list of group jobs as well as any rule changes they feel necessary.
April 5-8
If time permits, students will be given 5-10 minutes at the end of class to get started on their stories, particularly groups who must update on Monday.
April 11-15 - Web Week
WEB WEEK. Students will be given 10 minutes at the end of class to meet with their groups, following the weekly schedule sheet for the assigned day.
April 18-22
EVALUATIONS. For homework, students will do written evaluations of the past week's rotation and each group member's performance. If time permits students will be given 5-10 minutes to meet in groups and discuss next week's Web Week. Evaluations due Friday.
April 25-29 - Web Week
WEB WEEK. Students will be given 10 minutes at the end of class to meet with their groups, following the weekly schedule sheet for the assigned day. |
MAY
Monday, May 2 - Rotation 5
ROTATION 5. Groups will rotate jobs for the last time and we will spend about 5 minutes discussing any problems with last month's rotation. RULES/JOBS. Members will spend 5-10 minutes rotating positions within their groups and turn in a list of group jobs as well as any rule changes they feel necessary.
May 3-5
If time permits, students will be given 5-10 minutes at the end of class to get started on their stories, particularly groups who must update on Friday. Since this is the last update, I will try to allow time every day.
Friday, May 6-12 - Web Week
Last WEB WEEK. Students will be given 10 minutes at the end of class to meet with their groups, following the weekly schedule sheet for the assigned day.
May 16-18
If time permits, students will be given the chance to make last-minute updates or respond to any emails.
Thursday, May 19 Final Written Evaluations
WRITTEN EVALUATIONS. Students will be given the class period to respond to short answer questions evaluating the Web project experience.
Friday, May 20 Final Oral Evaluations/Party
ORAL EVALUATIONS. We will spend at least half the class period discussing the Web project and evaluating as a class the pros and cons of the project and overall impressions. I will ask questions to get the discussion going. Perhaps a class party will accompany the discussion to celebrate a successful project.
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