Telecommunications Lesson Plans
Lesson Plan - 3rd Grade developed by Nicole Belanger
Object- to become familiar with the internet. Software-
Netscape Communicator
Proceedure- Students will be taken to the computer lab during their
normal science period. The teacher will give step by step instructions
to all the students on how to access the internet. Once the teacher
is done giving instructions to access the internet, the children will be
told to think of an animal they like. They will be shown how to search
for information on the animal of their choice. The children will
be asked to find 4 internet sites about the animal that they have chosen.
Once the children have found these sites they will be asked to
print them out. The children will then be asked to read the information
that they have found and write a summary.
Lesson Plan 1:
Title: Research Paper developed by Michael Brooks
Objective: To write a research paper using at least 5 outside
resources.
Procedure: The students will write research paper utilizing at a minimum5
outside resources and documenting using the MLA guidelines for documentation.
The students will go to the library and use the computer resources to research
topic searches. They can use any library that they choose; school, town,
or university. The students can use the Norton Textra tutorial program
to learn
about MLA documentation. The teacher will assist the students in narrowing
down the search parameters using the subject search thesaurus. The teacher
may also need to guide the students in appropriate directions for their
research.The paper must be word processed and printed according to the
MLA guidelines standards.
Lesson Plan 2:
Title: Mystery On The E-Mail
Objective: To develop the students logical reasoning and critical thinking
skills, and to familarize the students with the E-Mail system.
Procedure: The students will have to independently check their E-Mail
accounts to check for clues in an on going mystery. The teacher will leave
two clues weekly randomly. By randomly leaving the clues the students should
be compelled to check the E-Mail messages regularly. The students may work
independently,
but should be encouraged to work in pairs on solving the message. The
mystery can be criminal type case (who done it), or a riddle of sorts where
the student will be forced to use their research skills to determine what
the clues mean.Incentives and relevance is up to the teacher as they know
their students best. However it is recommended that the teacher utilize
both incentives and
relevance as the students will have to do much of the work independently.