Group+02+Jo's+Activity


 * 1. Office applications **

Google docs- Online Equivalent to Office Applications


 * //Description of Activity//**

In groups of 2, research one aspect of an animal’s habitat (e.g. food, water, space or shelter) and write a paragraph in Google docs. Utilize BritannicaKids, the online encyclopaedia to find your information.


 * //Timeframe//**

__Three Classes__:

__Class One__: Students will work in groups of two with one computer. The teacher will provide a mini-lesson on the Smart-board on how to use Google docs. The teacher will demonstrate how to locate and log on to the website with the students following on their computers. The teacher will then instruct students to use BritannicaKids to start research one aspect of an animal's habitat. One student will use the computer and the other will record the information in their binder. The teacher will circulate around the classroom providing any praise, support and/or feedback.

__Class Two__: Students will continue working in groups. They will switch roles from last class (the recorder uses the computer and the person using the computer now records the information). Students will continue and complete their research on one aspect of an animal's habitat and recording it in their binder. Then they will log on to Google docs and begin to type their rough draft of their paragraph. The teacher will circulate around the classroom providing any praise, support and/or feedback.

__Class Three__: Students will be given the opportunity to finish their rough draft. Then they will begin editing their work and create a final draft using Google Docs. The teacher will circulate around the classroom providing any praise, support and/or feedback. Students will then save and submit their work on the classroom blog.


 * //Materials//**

Computer Access to internet (Google docs and Britannica)


 * //Digital Learning Resource//**

BritannicaKids is an online encyclopaedia for children that contains factual information on various topics. This can be found at [].


 * //Curriculum connections//**

__Science__ Habitats: Life Science

SCO 205-5-Students will be expected to make observations and collect information that is relevant to a given question or problem.

__Language Arts__ SCO 4.4 Students will be expected to use and integrate the pragmatic, semantic, syntactic and graphophonic cueing systems (e.g., context clues; word order; suffixes, compound words, contractions, and singular and plural words) and a variety of strategies to construct meaning

SCO 5.1 Students will be expected to answer, with assistance, their own and others’ questions by seeking information from a variety of texts


 * //Small rationale/teaching approach//**

This lesson encourages students to research an animal habitat of their choice using a digital learning resource. Students will write a descriptive paragraph about the habitat in the program Google docs. It is important for students to be familiar with these types of technologies so they may transfer this knowledge and these skills to other aspects of their lives including personal and future employment opportunities.


 * //Screenshots and procedure notes//**

See for screen shots of activity.


 * //Final product//**

Please see link for Google Doc (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EMSc5Vk9v3dloe7AhU2Ah7eECYJ6d8M_MpSheEd4ie0/edit?hl=en_GB)