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Ahoy all you Brilliant Teachers out
FOCUS: Fifth grade
Here
is a crafty
way
to
get
your
students
in
to
using
technology
in
the
classroom.
Also
there
are
other
subjects
like
Language
Arts
and
Information
Skills
that
can
be
focused
on
as
well.
Competencies listed at the bottom of the page.
TASK 
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*For this activity each student (or group) will be asked to locate an object in a container or box and write a short news piece or article about the device and its uses.
However, creativity comes into play here in that the uses of the objects must be something different than what each is normally used for.
After each group has brainstormed
a list of ideas for their object, the students will create a web page by
writing news pieces on their object and
including images captured
with a digital camera.
These news stories will then
be posted on the Internet as web pages.
ITEMS
Needed:
*Digital Camera
(if these are unavailable take a picture with a regular camera and
scan it)
*Computers for
each group or individual
*Ordinary objects
that the students will hopefully have no idea what their original usage
is
*Disks to save
the created projects on (zip disks recommended)
*EXCITEMENT and
IMAGINATION
Prepare:
1. Show
the class how to use the digital camera.
2. Demonstrate
to the class how to use the computers (Netscape Navigator, etc.).
3. Divide
the class into groups and have each group pick an object from a pile of
objects that you have provided.
4. Have
the groups brainstorm possible uses for their object. Have the students
keep in mind that the use that they pick for their object has to be something
different than what it is really used for.
VENTURE
1. Use the digital
camera and have the students take a picture the object in use. Tell them
to take at least two or three so that there are plenty to choose from.
2. Have each group write out their news story. Have them state what the object is, who can use it, and what it is used for. Suggest that they pretend to interview the inventor of the object, put the history of similar objects in it, or interview potential buyers of the object.
3. Have each group
create a web page that includes the picture that they took with the digital
camera and the article that they wrote describing the device.
4. Post the finished
web pages on the Internet with a class description of what and how this
project was done.
5. Have a discussion
with the class in which you talk about things that they learned etc. from
this project.
NOTE: Group Work and Sharing Computers
If the class that you
are teaching has more students than computers some good advice is to make
the students pair up and work on the project together in bigger groups
of no more than four people. Advise the students to share the computers
and switch jobs working on the computer. Also when taking pictures with
the digital camera, make sure all the students get a chance to use it.
Below
are
the
skills
that
your
students
should get
acquainted
to
by
the...
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Incendios/Incendios.htm
NORTH
CAROLINA COURSE
OF STUDY
FIFTH
GRADE
Language
Arts
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/Curriculum/languagearts/gradefive.htm
Competency Goal 1: The learner will apply enabling strategies and skills to read and write (1.03).
Competency Goal 2: The learner will apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed (2.01, 2.06).
Competency Goal 3: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written and visual texts (4.03, 4.05, 4.08, 4.10).
Competency Goal 5: The learner will apply grammar and language conventions to communicate effectively (5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.06, 5.07, 5.08).
Computer/Technology Skills
Curriculum
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/Curriculum/computer.skills/5.html
Competency Goal 2: The learner will demonstrate knowledge and skills in the use of computer and other technologies (2.1, 2.4)
Information Skills Curriculum
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/Information/gradefive.htm
Competency Goal 1: The learner will explore sources and formats for reading, listening, and viewing purposes (1.04, 1.07, 1.08, 1.09, 1.10).
Competency Goal 4: The learner will explore and use research processes to meet information needs (4.04, 4.06, 4.09).
Competency
Goal 5: The learner will communicate reading, listening, and viewing
experiences (5.02).
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