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=== Created By === |
=== Created By === |
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''Pia Waugh on the advice of Australian teachers. Many thanks to Mrs and Mr Kiely for their wonderful input! An [http://olpcfriends.org OLPC Friends] Project.'' |
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''List of/links to creators.'' |
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=== Suggested Age Group === |
=== Suggested Age Group === |
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''5-12 years old'' |
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=== Subjects and Skills === |
=== Subjects and Skills === |
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This activity can be used for a variety of subjects. For history, science, language studies. Any topic that requires a report be written at some point. Below is a series of how to make a report using the XO. |
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''List of subjects and skills that your activity involves, each with a short description. |
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===Goals and Objectives=== |
===Goals and Objectives=== |
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The goal of this activity is to make a useful report that the student can present, share, collaborate on, and that the teacher can mark easily. |
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''Short description of learning objectives.'' |
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===Resources=== |
===Resources=== |
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* XO laptops per child and the teacher |
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''Materials/equipment/technology required.'' |
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* The Write activity, Record activity |
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===Activity=== |
===Activity=== |
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* Define a topic for the children to write a report on |
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#''List'' |
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** Eg - "Rainforests", "Going to the beach", "What is condensation?", etc |
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#''of'' |
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* Explain to the children that you will go through the process of creating one report together in the classroom, and that they will then need to create their own activities |
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#''steps...'' |
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* Set some guidelines for the report you want. |
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** Eg - Ask the children to ensure they include at least one photo, to include particular words you are trying to get them to integrate into their vocabulary, to make the report at least 100 words, or whatever is appropriate |
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* Ask the children to open the Write activity and to type a few sentences. |
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* Ask the children to go to the Desktop and open the Record activity. Get them to take a photo, then hold their mouse pointer over the photo in the bottom left corner and then "copy to clipboard" |
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* Ask the children to open the Frame (the top right keyboard button) and then click on the already open Write activity to go back to what they wrote already. If the Frame is still open you'll see the photo in the clipboard of the Frame (left hand side of the Frame). They can then drag and drop the photo into the Write activity. Then close the Frame again (the top right keyboard button). There they can resize the photo if they wish. |
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* If all the children share their activities with the neighbourhood (from the Activity tab) then you as the teacher can join their activities to do spell checks, and help with grammar. |
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* To save the report simply go to the "Activity" Tab (top left of the screen), then in the white bar in the top get them to give the report a suitable name like "Report on rainforests" and then click on the Keep icon (top right of the screen). |
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* Students can reopen their report from their Journals. |
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===Extended Activity |
===Extended Activity with Class Collaboration=== |
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* Get the children into groups of 2 or 3 |
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#''Variation'' |
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* Ask them to get one child from each group to start the Write activity, and invite the other two children to their activity (once the activity is started, the first child can hold their mouse over their team mates and invite to the Write activity) |
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#''of'' |
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* Follow the rest of the instructions above |
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#''activity...'' |
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===Extended Activity 2=== |
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#''Another variation'' |
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#''of'' |
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#''activity...'' |
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===Extended Activity 3=== |
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#''Etc...'' |
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[[Category:Learning Activities]] |
[[Category:Learning Activities]] |
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Revision as of 10:45, 7 December 2008
Short description.
Created By
Pia Waugh on the advice of Australian teachers. Many thanks to Mrs and Mr Kiely for their wonderful input! An OLPC Friends Project.
Suggested Age Group
5-12 years old
Subjects and Skills
This activity can be used for a variety of subjects. For history, science, language studies. Any topic that requires a report be written at some point. Below is a series of how to make a report using the XO.
Goals and Objectives
The goal of this activity is to make a useful report that the student can present, share, collaborate on, and that the teacher can mark easily.
Resources
- XO laptops per child and the teacher
- The Write activity, Record activity
Activity
- Define a topic for the children to write a report on
- Eg - "Rainforests", "Going to the beach", "What is condensation?", etc
- Explain to the children that you will go through the process of creating one report together in the classroom, and that they will then need to create their own activities
- Set some guidelines for the report you want.
- Eg - Ask the children to ensure they include at least one photo, to include particular words you are trying to get them to integrate into their vocabulary, to make the report at least 100 words, or whatever is appropriate
- Ask the children to open the Write activity and to type a few sentences.
- Ask the children to go to the Desktop and open the Record activity. Get them to take a photo, then hold their mouse pointer over the photo in the bottom left corner and then "copy to clipboard"
- Ask the children to open the Frame (the top right keyboard button) and then click on the already open Write activity to go back to what they wrote already. If the Frame is still open you'll see the photo in the clipboard of the Frame (left hand side of the Frame). They can then drag and drop the photo into the Write activity. Then close the Frame again (the top right keyboard button). There they can resize the photo if they wish.
- If all the children share their activities with the neighbourhood (from the Activity tab) then you as the teacher can join their activities to do spell checks, and help with grammar.
- To save the report simply go to the "Activity" Tab (top left of the screen), then in the white bar in the top get them to give the report a suitable name like "Report on rainforests" and then click on the Keep icon (top right of the screen).
- Students can reopen their report from their Journals.
Extended Activity with Class Collaboration
- Get the children into groups of 2 or 3
- Ask them to get one child from each group to start the Write activity, and invite the other two children to their activity (once the activity is started, the first child can hold their mouse over their team mates and invite to the Write activity)
- Follow the rest of the instructions above