Orientation Unit Plan
Depoali SmartLab

Day/Date

Lesson

Objectives

Concepts and Downloads

Monday
August 31st
Intro to the Lab SWBAT demonstrate their ability to find the classroom and articulate strengths and weaknesses.

Strengths and Weaknesses Instructions

Tuesday
September 1st
Lab Expectations, Intro to Procedures, Logging in, Assign Partners SWBAT explain what procedures are necessary to take care of the lab equipment as well as how the class functions. They will also demonstrate that they can log in successfully.

Lab Expectations PowerPoint

Wednesday
September 2nd
Organization of lab drives, Daily Goal, developing an Engagement Plan using Inspiration Students will understand how files are organized on the SmartLab server. They will also demonstrate the ability to log in and modify their daily goals. Finally, they will begin developing plans using Inspiration.

Thursday
September 3rd
Developing Inspiration Plans and linking from Daily Goals Students will again demonstrate the ability to update daily goals and will work do develop engagement plans

 

Friday
September 4th
Downloading photos and information

Dos and Don'ts of PowerPoint Presentations

Students will download photos from the web and incorporate them into their PowerPoint Presentations. Students will begin developing coherent and well researched PowerPoints on prominent people in history.

How not to make your PowerPoint

Tuesday
September 8th
Taking, Transferring, and Altering the size of  Photos Students will demonstrate the ability to check out and use cameras, transfer photos from cameras to their U: drives and altering sizes of photos.

 

   

Wednesday
September 9th
Importing Photos into PowerPoint & FrontPage from files Students will be able to import saved photos into several applications.  
Thursday
September 10th
Recording and linking to video Students will be able to develop simple videos using tripods and cameras then link to these videos from their PowerPoints through the Learners drive.  
Friday
September 11th
None Students will demonstrate competence with skills already presented.  
Monday
September 14th
Backgrounds, custom animations and fine tuning PowerPoint presentations    
Tuesday
September 15th
None    
Wednesday
September 16th
Linking to PowerPoint Presentations from Daily Goals Students will link from their Daily Goals to their PowerPoint Presentations  
Thursday
September 17th
Presentation Day Students will give approximately five minute PowerPoint Presentations on persons of interest in history.  
Friday
September 18th
 
Monday
September 21st
Applying for New Engagements Students will learn of the many engagement opportunities available in the lab and then apply for their next engagements.  
Tuesday
September 22nd
Developing Portfolios Students will develop web-based Portfolios to highlight their work on the pervious engagement  
Wednesday
September 23rd
Intro to New Engagements & Developing Inspiration Plans Students will use skills developed in the Orientation Engagement to plan for and begin their next engagements.