Survey of Computers in Elementary Schools (ICE 234)
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Christy Keeler, Ph.D.
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Lesson Plan:
Drawing and Painting Tools
Objectives:
Materials:
Video: Don't Copy That Floppy (10 minutes)
Show the video Don't Copy That Floppy (published by the Software Privacy Association).
Closing (5 minutes)
Drawing and Painting Tools
Objectives:
Students will:
- Identify whether teachers may use digitally copyrighted materials in public elementary classrooms.
- Identify legal, ethical, and human practice
relating to technology use by minors.
- Identify potential ethical problems children face when accessing the Internet; and, provide safe and healthy solutions for addressing those problems.
- Differentiate between drawing and painting with technology.
- Competently use drawing and painting tools
to construct educational materials.
1A. Teachers
demonstrate introductory knowledge, skills, and understanding of
concepts related to technology.
2D. Teachers plans for the management of technology resources within the context of learning activities.
3A. Teachers facilitate technology-enhanced experiences that address content standards and student technology standards.
3B. Teachers use technology to support learner-centered strategies that address the diverse needs of students.
4B. Teachers use technology resources to collect and analyze data, interpret results, and communicate findings to improve instructional practice and maximize student learning.
6A. Teachers model and teach legal and ethical practice related to technology use.
6C. Teachers promote safe and healthy use of technology resources.
2D. Teachers plans for the management of technology resources within the context of learning activities.
3A. Teachers facilitate technology-enhanced experiences that address content standards and student technology standards.
3B. Teachers use technology to support learner-centered strategies that address the diverse needs of students.
4B. Teachers use technology resources to collect and analyze data, interpret results, and communicate findings to improve instructional practice and maximize student learning.
6A. Teachers model and teach legal and ethical practice related to technology use.
6C. Teachers promote safe and healthy use of technology resources.
Materials:
- Teacher computer with Word, lecture slides, and example certificate
- Copies of Digital Copyright Chart
by Hall Davidson (1 per student)
- Example newsletter and certificate
- Grading rubrics for Open
House Flyer (1 per student)
Video: Don't Copy That Floppy (10 minutes)
Show the video Don't Copy That Floppy (published by the Software Privacy Association).
Upon
completion of
the video, ask students:
- What was the point of this video?
- How does this video
relate to your readings on copyright and fair use?
Opening (5 minutes)
- Announce daily outline.
- Announce daily objectives.
Hand students a
copy of Davidson's copyright chart and lecture on fair use in
educational contexts. Then, lecture on the importance of also teaching
students to use technology ethically and safely.
Ask students: Is it ethical for
teachers to use graphics they find on the World Wide Web in their
lecture slides?
Demonstrate: Drawing Tools (25
minutes) — see demonstration video
Show a video
differentiating between painting and drawing. Demonstrate features
of drawing and painting within Microsoft
Word by creating a
class newsletter (see example).
Be sure to address the following features of drawing/painting features:
- 3-D and 2-D geometric shapes
- Fill, line, and color tools
- Arrows
- Text boxes
- Select/Deselect with lasso
- Select and drag
- Resize
- Arrange
- Group/Ungroup
- Shadow
- Align
- Rotate, flip
- Move to front/back
- Word Art
- Crop
- Clip art
- Copy/paste pictures from the Internet
Show students an example certificate and
ask them to identify the elements used to develop it.
Closing (5 minutes)
- Review daily outline and objectives.
- Review readings and assign reading quiz for next session.
- Assign the Open House Flyer.
- Invite two students to present their lesson
plans during the next class session.
- Review this lesson
plan, the lecture
slides and hear audio,
the movie,
and video
demonstration.
- View Don't Copy That Floppy and respond in short answer format to the following questions:
- What was the point of this video?
- How does this video relate to your readings on copyright and fair use?
- In short answer format, answer the following question: "Is it ethical for teachers to use graphics they find on the World Wide Web in their lecture slides?"
- Using "Drawing" terminology, which elements
does this example
certificate include?
©2007 Christy Keeler