FIFTH

AUP - DAY 1 

UNIT - 1 - MY FAVORITE BOOK

Essential Questions: What is a database? Why is it important to cite our sources?

The students will review how to use the library's database to search for information and how to properly cite sources.  In addition the students will review basic word processing skills and how to properly use search engines to find information from the Internet.

MATERIALS NEEDED :

ASSIGNMENT 1.A. - Proper book citation -Ethics Today, we will review how to cite books using an electronic citation maker. The goal will be to create a Works Cited list.

**Step 1:**
Walk to the book cart, get 3 books, and return back to your seats.

**Step 2:**
Click on the **Citation Maker** link on the left side menu.

**Step 3:**
**​**Cite the 3 books and print out the works cited list.

ASSIGNMENT 1.B.

Today, we will review how to cite websites using an electronic citation maker. The goal will be to create a works cited list of your online sources.

**Step 1:**
Open 3 tabs and go to 3 of your favorite websites.


 * Step 2:**

Click on the **Citation Maker** link on the left side menu.

**Step 3:**
Cite the 3 websites.

**Step 4:**
Open a new tab and look for a nice picture.

**Step 5:**
Return to the Citation Maker's tab, select the "Image" Source.

Enter the following information: a. the name of the photographer if you can find it, b. the title of the picture, c. the date when the picture was taken (if you can find it), d. the name of the website where the picture is located, e. the URL where the picture is located, and f. the date when you retrieved the picture.

**Step 7:**
Print out the works cited list.

ASSIGNMENT 1.C.

Newest version
 * S** **tep 1**: Download the following document to your computer and open it with Microsoft Office or Pages.

(Older Version) (Revised version)

ASSIGNMENT 1.D. - Proper website citation - Ethics


 * S** **tep 2**: Download the following document to your computer and open it with Microsoft Office or Pages.



ASSIGNMENT 1.E. - Search Engines & Research Skills - The students will find information about the author of their favorite book using the library's database. The students will use keyboarding and organizational skills to take notes and organize their findings.


 * S** **tep 3**: Download the following document to your computer and open it with Microsoft Office or Pages.



**Rubric**: Click here

UNIT - 2 - FRIENDLY LETTER (My Favorite Book Unit Cont.) - Research, Ethics, and Word Processing Skills

The students will use their findings about their favorite author to develop and create a friendly letter. The students will use keyboarding skills to produce their letters.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">MATERIALS NEEDED <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">: <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Step 1**: Watch the following presentation about the different parts of a friendly letter and how to write a friendly letter.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Writing a Friendly letter -

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> **Step 2**: Use the following stationary to write a draft of your letter. (**PRINT IT OUT**). Make sure that you include the information that you have found about the author of your favorite book in one of the paragraphs. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> -

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> **Step 3**: Download the directions below and **PRINT THEM OUT**. - <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> -

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> **Step 4**: Look at the sample letter:

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> **Step 5**: Look at the rubric:

<span style="background-color: #ff0000; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">UNIT - 3 - EXPLORERS - Research, Ethics, and Presentational Skills

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">The students will research one explorer and will record their findings in an organizer. They will use their findings to create a Keynote presentation.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Learning Target**: Can I access the school's online encyclopedias to find information about an assigned explorer and cite the articles used to gather my information?

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">MATERIALS NEEDED <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">:

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Step 1**: Download the following graphic organizer to your computers and open it. Use it to record your findings. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> **Step 2**: You will use 2 of the school's databases to conduct your research. The names of the databases or reference works are:

1. Worldbook Online 2. Encyclopedia Britannica Online

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Step 3**: Please, click on the link below to access the Library's web page. Then, follow the instructions below:

School's LIbrary Link

1. On the left menu, click on the **Databases** link located on the left 2. Find WorldBook online and click it. 3. Return to the Library's Tab, scroll down and click on the Elementary School Edition link of Britannica Online. 4. Use both tabs on the top to switch from one database to the other. 5. Type the name of your Explorer in the search box. 6. On the list of results, choose the first article, which should have the name of your Explorer. 6. Start reading the information regarding your explorer and try to answer the questions in the handout provided.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Step 4**: Additional Resources:

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: left;">@http://destiny.lincnet.org/cataloging/servlet/presentwpesearchform.do?l2m=WebPath%20Express

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: left;">http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/pages.html

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: left;">@http://www.allaboutexplorers.com/explorers/ (**Careful with this website. It has incorrect facts to test your reading comprehension skills!!!!).**

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: left;">@http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/indexa.shtml

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: left;">@http://www.win.tue.nl/%7Eengels/discovery/alpha.html

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: left;">@http://www.factmonster.com/biography/explorers.html

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Step 3**: Create a PowerPoint following the hard copy template provided in class. Just click the orange <span style="color: #ff6a00; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 169%;">P <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> located in the dock (or access it by going into the Applications and opening the Microsoft Office 2004 folder) and get started. To insert a new slide that matches the layout in the hard copy template, click on **View** -->, and choose the layout with the picture and the text box. It doesn't matter if you choose the slide with the picture on the left or the one with the picture on the right (look at the picture below). <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> The following template can be downloaded and used to help you too. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Step 4**: Rubric:

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Step 5 <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">: Download this handout and fill it out during the presentations:

<span style="background-color: #ff0000; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">UNIT - 4 - THE ORIGIN OF THE NAME VIDEO PRODUCTION - Research, Ethics, and Word Processing Skills Essential Questions: What is a WebQuest? How can I use a Search Engine efficiently to find information?

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">The students will be introduced to the concept of a WebQuest. The students will research the origin of their names and will record their findings in a storyboard script. They will use the storyboard script in the library to create a video production.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">MATERIALS NEEDED <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">:

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Step 1**: Click on the link below, which will take you to the origin of your name's WebQuest, and **start reading the Introduction**. -

What is the origin of your name?

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Step 2**: Download the following graphic organizer to your computers and open it. Use it to record your findings.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> **Step 3**: Write a draft of your script.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Use the following template:



<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Step 4**: Type your storyboard script in a new Word document. Follow the format on the template.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Step 5:** Name Script Rubric (keyboarding requirements): <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Step 5:** WebQuest Rubric: <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">

<span style="background-color: #ff0000; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">UNIT - 5 - THE WORLD WIDE WEB - Communication, ethics, and Internet Safety

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> The students will learn everything that pertains to the World Wide Web. This online WebQuest is divided into 5 modules. The first module is dedicated to the Internet, the second module covers online Guestbooks and forms, and Internet Safety. Module 3 goes over everything that pertains to Web Browsers. Module 4 covers Search Engines. The final module indicates what to do with the information found on the Internet (copy, print, save, and use the find tool).

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">MATERIALS NEEDED <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">:

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Step 1**: Go to Welcome to the Web. Click on the Module called The Internet, print out the Worksheets, and click START to begin. At the end of each module you will take the Quiz. Only if you get all the answers right, you will get the Secret Code.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> **Step 2**: As you finish each module, move on to the next one.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Step 3**: Take the Test

<span style="background-color: #ff0000; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">UNIT - 6 - MY VIDEO METAPHOR - Research, Ethics, Communication, and Presentational Skills

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">MATERIALS NEEDED <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">:

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">The students will be introduced to the concept of a VoiceThread and will review biography and metaphor. The students will research various topics and will record their findings in a script. They will use the storyboard script in the library to create a VoiceThread. The project involves collecting pictures and reviewing proper citation.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> **Step 1**: Download the following graphic organizer to your computers and open it. Use it to record your findings. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> **Step 2**: Use WorldBook or WebPath Express in Destiny to do your Research. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Other useful websites are:

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Flowers <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Trees <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Gems <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Insects & Animals

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> **Step 3**: Use the following storyboard diagram to plan your VoiceThread. Download it and open it using **PAGES**. Do not use Word to open it! <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Step 4:** Instructions for Voicethread. Download them.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Step 5:** Rubric


 * UNIT - 7 - ENDANGERED SPECIES **

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> The students will create a Glog about an endangered animal using a Web 2.0 technology called Glogster.