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Linda Eleftheri Second Grade Teacher

Teacher InformationTeachers should view the Kids Search Tutorial before introducing the database to students. Teachers should explore the website and select specific topics relevant to their current units of study. http://support.epnet.com/training/tutorials.php

Teacher Demo Print screens periodically to save for a review

sessions. At a later group discussion refer to a screen and ask students to recreate the steps to yield a variety of search results. Examples: How did you find

• a picture of George Washington• a book titled Earthquakes • a magazine article about Johnny

Appleseed?

INSPIRE Project Second Grade Standards

Reading • 2.2.4 Understand the purpose of various

reference materials (such as a dictionary, a thesaurus, and an atlas).

• 2.7.3 Paraphrase (restate in own words) information that has been shared orally by others.

• 2.7.4 Give and follow simple three-and four-step oral directions.

Social Studies • 2.2.2 Explain why it is necessary for the

community to have a government.

Information Literacy Standards

Standard 1 The student who is information literate accesses information efficiently and effectively.

• Indicator 4 Identifies a variety of potential sources of information

• Indicator 5 Develops and uses successful strategies for locating information

Standards for the 21st – Century Learner • 1.1.6 Read, view and listen for information presented in

any format (e.g., textural, visual, media, digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning.

• 1.4.4 Seek appropriate help when needed. • 3.1.6 Use information and technology ethically and

responsibility.

Materials• Interactive Whiteboard (Smart Board) • Wireless mouse and keyboard-optional • Internet Access with Teacher Computer

Station • Projector • Individual Student Computer Stations

with Internet Connections

Prior student knowledge

Students should be familiar with the Interactive Whiteboard etiquette and procedures. They should be able to manipulate the board using the mouse, keyboard and touch & drag techniques on the surface of the board.

Objective• The teacher will demonstrate key

highlights of the INSPIRE Kids Website. • Students will practice using the

interactive website features in a large group setting.

• Future goal: With additional tutorials and group lessons students will be able to complete research tasks and use Kids Search independently.

Day 1 Anticipatory set (Hook/Grabber)

• We will be exploring a great website designed to help kids search for information and find articles and pictures. It is called Kids Search. This great website is safe for kids and it is free. You don’t have to sign up to use it. It has a dictionary, encyclopedia and lots of other great resources.

• We will be using the Interactive Whiteboard to learn about all the information you can find on Kids Search. After we explore the website together a few times you can explore on your own. We will use this site for our next research project.

Procedures 35-45 min.

Students will gather on the floor in front of the Interactive Whiteboard. The majority of the children will want to actively participate. The teacher will provide enough tasks for all students to become involved. Students will sit appropriately to avoid obstructing the view of the Interactive Whiteboard. Students will be seated in rows with an isle in the center for easy access to the Interactive Whiteboard and wireless keyboard. Students will volunteer to participate at the Interactive Whiteboard while becoming familiar with the functions and educational value of INSPIRE, Kids Search. http://www.inspire.net/

Demonstration • This demonstration will include printouts of

selected topics to illustrate and guide the teacher’s demonstration of specific features of Kids Search. Student interest and interaction may require the teacher to deviate from the predetermined selections.

• Introduce the website address http://www.inspire.net/ or conduct a search for “INSPIRE.” Locate Kids Search by EBSCOhost and bookmark the site.

Let’s Go to the Movies • Go to In the News, Let’s Go to the Movies.• Type The Ant Bully in the Find bar. Click Go. • Select Ant Bully, The (Film) from the

Narrow Results column. • 7 results should be listed. • Display the book, The Ant Bully if possible. • You could use this book to discuss bullies. • The Ant Bully by John Nickle.

http://www.amazon.com/Ant-Bully-John-Nickle/dp/0590395912

• Ask for volunteers to read parts of a few articles.

The Ant Bully Discuss the results in terms of Lexile Ranges, HTML versus PDF Full Text, the authors and magazine sources for these articles.

Start at the Home Page. Click Arts and Music from Topics. Check the Movies & TV box under Current Topic search. Type kid singers in the Find bar and click GO. Explore the 27 results from the list. Some are magazines and newspapers.

Dictionary

• Introduce the Dictionary with the Interactive Whiteboard.

• Using the keyboard demonstrate how to type a word in the “Look up” box for the Dictionary.

• Show the Search for your word in Kids Search as well.

• Type the entry, bully, then click Dictionary. • Print this page for future reference.

Dictionary - bully

Search for your word in Kids Search - bully

Dictionary ResultsDiscuss the results as follows: Main Term: bully Definition: noun: A person who teases, picks on, or hurts smaller or weaker people. verb: To treat as a bully does. Word Forms: bul*ly * noun plural bulliesverb bullied, bullying Discuss the copyright information.

Dictionary Practice • Continue asking for volunteers to enter words

from your current reading vocabulary list, science vocabulary, or other content area lists.

• Find interesting words that will provoke discussion.

• Enter “park” and discuss the multiple meanings of the word.

• Reading 2.1.10 Identify simple multiple-meaning words. (change, duck).

park

Encyclopedia

Teacher demonstration: • Type amuzement park (spell it

wrong). • Discuss the feature that suggests,

“You may also want to try: amusement parks.” If students are close to the correct spelling, the database will try to guide them to the correct spelling.

Encyclopedia – amuzement park

(watch spelling)

Try these words in the Encyclopedia:

•water sports •dog breeds•simple machines•bugs

Encyclopedia Results

More Encyclopedia Results

Dictionary/Encyclopedia Searches

• Enter “bat” and compare the results of the encyclopedia with the results from the dictionary entry. Discuss the reasons for using a dictionary compared to an encyclopedia based on the purpose or goal of your search.

• 2.2.4 Understand the purpose of various reference materials (such as a dictionary, a thesaurus, and an atlas).

Dictionary/Encyclopedia

Day 2

Students will be introduced to the Independent Student Tutorial Power Point at this time after a brief introduction on the Smart Board.

Set a Purpose Display the Home Page of Kids Search. Enter Appleseed and refer to the suggested results that may also be available for the word. Example: Apple seed. Ask students if they want information about apples and how they grow or the legend, Johnny Appleseed. This will help determine which results they select to explore. Explain the upcoming Power Point will help them learn how to use Kids Search to answer questions, explore the world and learn exciting new information.

Kids Search Kids Search Kids Search Kids Search

Kids Search is free to Indiana students. Kids Search is free to Indiana students.

The information is provided through INSPIRE, The information is provided through INSPIRE, Indiana’s Virtual Library. Indiana’s Virtual Library.

The resources are for kids in grades The resources are for kids in grades Kindergarten – Eighth Grade. Kindergarten – Eighth Grade.

Ebsco is the company that creates and Ebsco is the company that creates and maintains the information in the databases. maintains the information in the databases.

Introduce Independent Student Tutorial Power Point HERE

Day 3

Independent Follow-up & Review 45 min. Students will gather in the computer lab seated at individual computers. Students will be directed to view the large screen. (Teacher’s Station will be equipped with a projector to show the computer screen on the large wall screen.) The teacher will review the procedures from the previous lesson using Kids Search. The students will direct the teacher to select the appropriate icons to maneuver the sites on cue. Students will follow along before completing several tasks as directed by the teacher.

Day 3 continued • Determine students comfort level with the

database by observing the students as they explore.

• Teachers can develop a scavenger hunt unique to grade level curriculum topics to assess student understanding of the data base.

• Inspire provides a practice searching quiz for Kids Search. (4 min. 42 sec.) http://support.epnet.com/training/flash_videos/kids_search_quiz/kids_search_quiz.htm

Suggestions for Second Grade Research• Money. Find out where the US Mints are located and how their

security compares with Disney Land or the Kennedy Space Center.

• How Stuff Works: Compare how Tinker Toys are made compared to Legos or Lincoln Logs. Compare how each company got started.

• Look inside pictures of common objects. How is the inside of a clock different or the same as the inside of a fan?

• What exercises do athletes in baseball do compared to athletes in basketball or football or hockey?

• Weather Resources-Look at lots of clouds and see if there is a pattern between the color of the clouds before a snow storm and the color of the clouds before a rain storm?

• Find out what information an Almanac gives and then list people who would use an Almanac to do their jobs.

• Find out what special rules children in the White House MUST obey and explain one rule you disagree with and one rule you support.

Search Challenges • To promote the use of this database at all grade

levels the media specialist could prepare a list search items and questions.

• Each class would have grade level appropriate questions to answer.

• The questions would be delivered to each classroom at the beginning of the week.

• The first class to complete all the research activities accurately would display a banner outside their door until the next challenge round.