Wessel,+Gretchen

Teacher: Ms. Wessel Activity Title: Let's Go Surfing! Grade Level: 5th Location: Technology Lab Materials: Projector & copy of the directions and rubric

Procedures:

· Ms. Wessel's Blog projected on screen: [|www.inthemusicroom.blogspot.com] · Brief discussion of my lesson plan for the period: 1. Explore a few of Ms. Wessel's favorite musical websites for kids 2. Visit at least two activities on each site. 3. Leave a comment on Ms. Wessel's blog about what you learned or liked. (I'll explain a blog later) · Read through directions (projected). · Share blog definition: 1. <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A blog (short for Web Log) is a Website of your own where you enter information ordered by date. <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Dotum; msobidifontfamily: Dotum; msolist: Ignore;">2. <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">It can also be called an online diary or online journal that is shared <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">with others online. <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Dotum; msobidifontfamily: Dotum; msolist: Ignore;">3. <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Blogs can be set up and maintained by almost anyone with an <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Internet connection <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">. <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Source: http://www.internetfamilyfun.com/knowabout/kidsblogs.htm <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Explain Rubric (projected) <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students log on, then go to explorer. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students are instructed to go to my blog: <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students click on either of the two sites and explore for 25 minutes. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Students prepare their comments on my blog (comment section projected) last 20 minutes. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Dotum','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Log off