Lesson
3 – Review and Focus: (Two Sessions)
Objectives:
To have
students review what they have learned about animal life in the ocean.
To have
students reflect on their experience in doing research using different media and
at different resource sites.
To have
students select specific area of study.
To have
students reflect on their experience in using the computer and the Internet.
To have
students start compiling their project study portfolio.
Materials:
·
A word
processing software.
·
A digital
camera.
·
Computer(s).
·
A projector
(to project computer screen images for enhancement of computer software
mini-lessons.)
Procedures:
·
Discuss and
share what students have learned about sea-life/ocean animals.
·
Discuss and
share students’ experience in doing research using different media.
·
Discuss and
share students’ experience in using the computer and the Internet.
·
Conduct a
mini-lesson of a computer word processing program (Student Writing Center,
AppleWorks, or Microsoft Word, etc.).
·
Let students
take turns transcribing their journal entries regarding their learning
experience thus far using the word processing program and save them onto a
disk/folder.
(Reflections
and discussions can be conducted in small group settings and students will take
turns using the computer and doing their journal entries throughout the two
sessions.)
Competency/Evaluation:
·
Students
will have a clear picture of what they have learned about sea-life.
·
Students
will be able to reflect on their experience in doing research and using
computers and other technology tools.
·
Students
will be able to articulate verbally as well as in writing what they have learned
so far and how they feel about doing research and using technology tools.
·
Students
will be able to use word-processing software and transcribe their hand written
journals and/or notes onto the computer.
·
Students
will have started a research portfolio.
