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Name of Project: HOW DO YOU FIND IT? Duration: 10 days

Subject/Course: Tech Apps Grade Level: 7/8
Teacher(s):
TA TEKS: 126.15. ( c) (3A-D)(4A, C, D)(5A-D)

Project Idea Students will work in collaborative groups of 3-4 to formulate research questions and find the answers to their questions using the
(summary of the problem or internet and other sources. Students will create a presentation to share with the class. Your presentation should include the following:
challenge, investigation, text, images, presentation software, and references.
Scenario, problem, or issue)
KNOW: Students will understand how to research effectively, cite their sources, and behave appropriately online.

UNDERSTAND: Students will know how to use search engines, understand research and questioning strategies, know how to validate sources,
understand cyber etiquette, and understand copyright and source citations.

DO: Students will inform their peers on proper research techniques and netiquette. Students will create a reference page.

*Remember to talk about computer hardware as it relates to the TEKS-identify and use hardware systems, trouble shooting and restarting, power issues, resolving
software compatibility, verifying network connectivity, connecting to remote resources, and modifying display properties.

Project Flow Day 1 Introduce the driving question and show the Google Scavenger Hunt PowerPoint. (Seat individuals in proximity of team
members.)

Days 2 Each individual formulates essential questions and responses about the best search strategies, netiquette, and citation creation
sites.

*Which is the best search engine to use?

What are the key search terms?
When should you use a search operator?

Day 3 State Farm Internet Commercial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_CgPsGY5Mw Website validation lesson.

Days 4 Students will complete a mini citation creation lesson using an online generator. Practice citing the MISD webpage, a Google
image (not the thumbnail), and a video (TeacherTube or SchoolTube, Vimeo, etc.).

Days 5 Students will watch a Prezi on netiquette and Einstein on Technology slideshow. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w2ybsnTK1Q

Days 6-9 The team creates a Search It presentation explaining their top six research strategies and 3 pages/slides on netiquette with a
correctly formatted reference page to share with the class. (May work individually or collaborate in teams.)

Day 10 Gallery Walk of presentations and audience feedback/self-reflection.

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Driving Question How do you find your own answers, formulate your own questions, and behave appropriately online?

Other Subject Areas, Students will learn search strategies for online research and using search engines effectively, validating and citing sources, digital
Content and Skills citizenship, copyright rules and laws, while collaborating with the school Librarian and ELA teachers.
Standards to be addressed:

T+A E T+A E

21st Century Skills Collaboration: Students will be creating X X Creativity and Innovation: Creativity as students X X
(to be taught and assessed (T projects in groups and may choose to gather must create and plan their presentation of ideas.
+ A) or encouraged (E) by information from many sources.
project work, but not taught
or assessed)
Communication: Students will have to choose X X Other: Information, Media, and technology skills as X X
a media to convey information and must present students will be expected to use the resources of the tech
that media. lab.
Critical Thinking: Students will have to X X
generate guidelines and principles to address the
question.

Culminating Products and Group: Presentation using digital tools that addresses how to find your own answers, formulate your own questions, Presentation
Performances and behave appropriately online Audience:
Class
School
Community
Individual: Guiding questions Experts
Scavenger hunt answers Web
Responsible for individual progress Other
Individual project report (daily days 69)
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Entry Event to launch Bing Info Overload Commercial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1AwFY6MuwE

inquiry and engage
student
Assessments Formative Individual Student Progress Report X Presentations X
Assessments
Scavenger Hunt X Notes X

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 (during project) Preliminary Plans/Outlines/Prototypes Checklists
Rough Drafts Concept maps
Online Tests/Exams Other: Collaboration through observation X
Summative Written Product(s) with rubric Other Product(s) or Performance(s), with rubric: X
Assessments
(End of Project) Oral Presentation, with rubric Peer Evaluation X

Multiple Choice/short Answer Test Self-Evaluation X

Essay Test Other:

Resources On-site People, facilities: ELA teacher, librarian, classroom teacher, computer lab
Needed
Equipment Computers, internet access, presentation tools

Materials: Individual/group assessment forms, Google Search Scavenger Hunt presentation, Bogus Website presentation, Netiquette presentations, Citation
Practice documents, and videos.
Bing Info Overload Commercial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1AwFY6MuwE
Einstein on Technology slideshow. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w2ybsnTK1Q
State Farm Internet Commercial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_CgPsGY5Mw
Community resources: n/a

Reflection Methods Journal/Learning Log Focus Group

(Individual, Team, and/or
Whole Class)
Whole-Class Discussion Fishbowl Discussion
X

Survey Other: Self Reflection/Group Audience Feedback

X
a

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