Multi-media Project

Here's a lesson plan that can be adapted for 1st-4th grade based on Eve Bunting and Jan Brett's book Valentine Bears. The lesson spans across a 5 day period and incorporates Smart Board, video, Word documents, sending an e-card, and posting on a blog.

Title: Valentine’s Week Technology Lesson Plan

Subject: Computers, internet, writing

Grade Level: 1st-4^th

Standards Addressed:

Use appropriate technology to communicate with others

Use word documents

Sending E cards

Communicate on author’s blog

Use spell check

Recognize traditions of others as a way to celebrate this holiday

Write their own poem

Use clip art

Materials Needed for the week:

Computer Lab Access, Internet Access, Smart Board

Scissors, paper, glue, crayons

The Valentine’s Bear by Bunting and Brett

e-mail address for recipient of card

DAY 1 Goal: The students will have a better understanding of the authors and their classmates’ values and customs surrounding this holiday.

• Teacher will read the whole book to the entire class.
• We will have a turn-n-talk about how they each celebrate Valentine’s Day at home.
• Share out loud many of the ideas presented.
• Teacher may pose the question, how do you think the author celebrates this holiday?

Day 2 Goal: The students get to know the author better and get introduced to how a Blog works.

• Teacher will show the author video to the whole class

www.mefeedia.com/watch/26502205

• Show Jan Brett’s Blog site to show how a Blog site works

http://janbrettsblog.com/

• Students get into groups and compose as question to post on Jan’s Blog Site
• The teacher will go step by step in teaching the students how to post.

Day 3 Goal: Students will be able to use create a WORD document and add clip art to that document and use spell check to proofread their work.

• In the lab teacher will show the students how to create a document in WORD
• The students will write out their poem at this time
• Teacher will show students how to access Google Images to add an image to their document
• Students will print this document to make a Valentine’s Card

Day 4 Goal: Students will complete a Valentine’s Day card for a special person.

• Students will use construction paper, scissors, glue and their word document to create their own card.

Day 5 Goal: Students will learn how to send an electronic card.

• In the lab teacher will show class how to make and send an e-card
• Students will make and send this card to designated e-mail

http://www.Hallmark.com

• Teacher and students will follow up on Jan Brett’s Blog to see if she has answered and of the questions that we posted earlier.

Assessments:

Hand made card:

Were students able to copy and paste clip art?

Did they create and print a word document after using spell check?

Was the project completed?

E-Card:

Was there a successful send of the E-Card? The teacher will ask that the recipient of each card e-mail a response when card is received.

Group problem solving was used to construct and post a question to Jan Brett’s Blog.

Did students participate in group discussion on Valentine traditions?

Because all material is new to the students there will be no achievement grades given. All marks are based on participation