~ Day 1 ~
Organize & Plan









Welcome to Day 1
  • Day 1 Slide Show Kiosk (announcements, housekeeping, breaks, lunch schedule, etc.)
  • Whole Group Activity:  Create a document template for your journal.
  • Individual Activity:  Journal writing in document template: 
    • "What brought you here? What are your expectations for InTech?"
  • Whole Group Sharing:  Share journal topic in small groups and then in the whole group.
  • What is InTech? (PowerPoint Presentation)
  • Creating your own Desktop folder
Introductions Using PowerPoint
  • Introduction of Instructors
  • Individual Activity:  Use Introduction to Me (PowerPoint template) to create a presentation introducing yourself
  • Whole group Sharing:  Show your electronic presentation
Brainstorming the Sixties
  • Idea Generation Software: Idea Shaper or Inspiration 
  • Model Lesson:  Introduction of unit modeled by brainstorming what the class knows about the 60's
  • Whole Group Activity: Recreate idea web of 60's together
  • Individual/Small Group Activity: Create a idea web in your own content area
  • Classroom Management Strategy:  For all activities during the day, use flags to show you need help of have a question.
Word Processing
  • Individual/Small Group Activity: Plan a research project using Word or WordPro.  Compose five questions you would ask an expert from the 60's about the 60's.
  • Whole group Techie Moment:  Use basic word processing skills such as insert clip art, save/save as, cut/paste to format and put the questions in order of importance. 
Email
  • Whole Group Activity:  Using GroupWise, answer email sent to you this morning.  Also, attach and mail your Day 1 Journal to your instructors and yourself.
Stock Market Simulation Game
  • Whole Group Activity:  Using Stock Market Game Web site, follow the step-by-step directions for setting up the Stock Market Game.   Be sure to record your ID and password in your notebook.
  • Individual Activity:  You have $10,000 to invest in 3 stocks of your choice.  Each class day you will check and print a portfolio of your stocks to gather data for a spreadsheet/graphing activity on Day 5.
Techie Review
  • Whole Group Techie Moment:  Reviewing Windows 98.
Developing InTech Lessons
Reflection
  • Give One, Get One
  • Group Sharing
Supplemental Activities
Internet Shortcuts for Day 1:



Email inquiries to:
Brenda Myers
Paulding County Instructional Technology Specialist
High School InTech Redelivery Instructor

 Updated:  8/25/03