Phase 1
Lesson 1 & 2-
lesson plan- BereaYear3_IRT_Lesson1&2.doc
PowerPoint- 
Introduction to the Internet.IRTlesson1.ppt
Handouts- 
Group Race TICA Basic Skills.docBereaYear3_IRT_Lesson1&2.doc
Phase 2
Lesson 3-
lesson plan- BereaYear3_IRT_Lesson2.doc
PowerPoint- Keyword Searches.ppt
Handouts- TICAhandout_IRTlesson2.doc
Lesson 4-
lesson plan- 
BereaYear3_IRT_Lesson3.doc
PowerPoint- Questioning for Inquiring Projects.ppt
Handouts- TICA.Question flow chart.doc
Lesson 5-
lesson 4- BereaYear3_IRT_Lesson4.doc
PowerPoint-
Lesson 6- week 3/ Oct.
lesson plan- BereaYear3_IRT_Lesson5.doc
Lesson 7- week 4/ Oct. 18
lesson plan- BereaYear3_IRT_Lesson6.doc
Lesson 8- week 4/ Oct. 23
lesson plan- BereaYear3_IRT_Lesson7.doc
Lesson 9- week 5/ Oct. 25
lesson plan- BereaYear3_IRT_Lesson8.doc
CITING INTERNET RESOURCES.docCITING INTERNET RESOURCES.pptEVALUATION.docEvaluating Web Pages.docEvaluating Websites.TICA.year3.pptEvaluating search results for Usefulness.pptScorpions Project.pptTICAhandout_IRTlesson2.docsearching worksheet.doc
Lesson 10- week 5/ Oct. 30
Kathy
Lesson 11- week 6/ Nov. 1
Kathy
Lesson 12- week 6/ Nov. 6
Kathy
Lesson 13- week 7/ Nov. 8
Kathy
Lesson 14- week 7/ Nov. 13
Kahty
Lesson 15- week 8/ Nov. 15
Kathy
Lesson 16- week 8/ Nov. 20
Kathy
Nov. 22, 27 & 29
Thanksgiving break and Benchmark testing- didn't go to Berea
Lesson 17- week 9/Dec. 4
Overview of Scorpions project (Kathy)
Lesson 18- week 9/ Dec. 6
lesson plan- lesson 18-using SQ3R.doc
PowerPoint- Using SQ3R to synthesize a single Web page.ppt
Handouts- SQ3R wksht_12-6-07.docSQ3R example wksht_12-6-07.doc
Introduction to using the SQ3R method to synthesize a single Web page. This lesson also focused
on evaluating Websites for usefulness.
Lesson 19- week 10/Dec. 11
lesson plan- SQ3R lesson continued-#19.doc
Handouts- SQ3R wksht_12-6-07.docSQ3R example wksht_12-6-07.doc
Continuation of using the SQ3R method to synthesize a Web page. Students continue taking notes for their Scorpion project.
Lesson 20- week 10/ Dec. 13
lesson plan- SQ3R lesson continued-#19.doc
Handouts- SQ3R wksht_12-6-07.docSQ3R example wksht_12-6-07.doc
Students continuted working on synthesizing information for thier scorpions project using SQ3R.
Lesson 21- week 11/ Dec. 18
wiki lesson (Kathy)- last day before Christmas break
Students finalized their notes and posted them to a wiki.
Lesson 22- week 11/Jan. 8
Growth Curve 2 given-Kathy
Jeopardy review game- Reviewed many on the online reading comprehension skills presented so far.
Jan. 10
Didn't go to Berea
Jan. 15, 17 & 22
Benchmark testing- no lessons
Jan. 22
Growth Curve 2 makeups- Kathy
Lesson 23- week 12/ Jan. 24
Powerpoint-
1.24.08Synthesizing What We Read On The Web-2.ppt
Handout-
Focus on understanding what synthesis is and steps to synthesizing. Students began practicing with a partner
reading activity.
Lesson 24- week 12/ Jan. 29
Powerpoint-
1.29.08Synthesizing.PartII.ppt
Handout-
Focus was on learning about synthesis and continued to practice synthesizing with a partner reading activity. Students also posted their
syntheses to a blog.
Lesson 25-week 13/Jan. 31
Topic- synthesizing multimedia sources
Powerpoint-
Synthesizing.multimedia-1.31.08.ppt
Handout-
Focus was on searching for a reliable, relevant video clip and synthesizing the information from the video into a single paragraph.
Lesson 26- week 13/Feb. 7
Synthesizing Information_2_7_08.ppt
Focus on writing good questions, searching, and beginning to synthesize from a Web page
Lesson 27- week 14/Feb. 12
Synthesizing Information_2_12_08.ppt
Lesson first focused on searching and evaluating Websites for usefulness and truthfulness. Then, students
continued what they learned about synthesizing from the previous lesson.
Didn't see any students who actually compared Websites for truthfulness.
Lesson 28- week 14/Feb. 14
Students continued working on synthesizing information within a webpage and taking notes for their Dust Bowl movie maker project.
Lesson 29- week 15/ Feb. 19
2_18_08 Finding Relevant Media Sources For a Research Project.ppt
Students learn how to search the Web for media sources related to the notes they have taken from their project.
The focus was on effective search strategies and determining if the sources were relevant.
Feb. 21- Growth Curve 3
no lesson, growth curve only
Lesson 30- week 15/ Feb. 26
Topic- synthesizing notes into a script
Handout- 2_21_08 research pres. sheet.doc
Students learned how to synthesize their notes from multiple websites into a logical progression in a single script
Lesson 31- week 16/ Feb. 28
Topic- Communicating information from the Internet
Powerpoint- 2_28_08Communicating.ppt
Students learned how to communicate their information by creating a movie in Moviemaker
Lesson 32- week 16/ March 4
Topic- Effective email communication
Powerpoint- Presenting Your Work.3.4.08.ppt
Handout- 3.4.08.IRT.handout.doc
This lesson took longer than most lessons but revealed that students are still unfamiliar with email interfaces as a whole and
did not previously understand email etiquette.
Lesson 33- week 17/ March 6
Topic- Communicating/ Differences in types of web communication
Discussion and demonstration: What are the differences between wikis, blogs, and websites?
Presentation: Students presented their documentaries (created in moviemaker) that were created by synthesizing their Web research.
Students also reflected on things they learned about conducting and presenting research on the Web.
Phase 3
Lesson 34- week 17/March 11
Topic- Developing a question and search strategies on your own
Powerpoint- Questioning & Searching_3.11.08.ppt
Handout- researchplan_3.11.08.doc
Lesson plan- lessonplan34_3.11.08.doc
Lesson 35- Week 18/March 13
Topic- Determining how to evaluate your sources for usefulness & truthfulness in a research project
Lesson Plan- lessonplan35_3.13.08.doc
Powerpoint- Evaluate your sources for usefulness and truthfulness_3.13.08.ppt
Handout- plan for evaluating_3.13.08.doc
Lesson 36- Week 18/March 18
Topic- Using alternative search strategies
Powerpoint- 3.18.08_Plan B Search Strategies.ppt
Lesson plan- 3.18.08_plan B search strategies.doc
Lesson 37- Week 19/March 20
Powerpoint- Synthesizing your work to write an editorial_3.20.08.ppt
Lesson plan- 3.20.08_lesson plan.doc
Lesson 38- Week 19/April 1
Topic- Synthesizing your information to write an editorial continued
Lesson plan-4.1.08 lesson plan.doc
Lesson 39- Week 20/April 3
Topic- Communicating with other classes using proper email conventions, and locating biased Websites related to your editorial topic
Lesson plan- 4.3.08_lesson plan.doc
Lesson 40- Week 20/ April 7
Topic- Review questioning, locating, evaluating, synthesizing, and communicating.
Lesson plan- 4.7.08_lesson plan.doc
Powerpoint- Internet Jeopardy.ppt
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