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=Tablet PC Lessons=

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 * Recommended Lesson Template**

Title: Grade Level: Subject: Topic: Length: Objective(s): Standards Addressed: Technology Skills Addressed: Technology/Equipment/Supplies Needed: Resources/Materials Needed: Preparation (Detailed Step By Step): Process (Detailed Step By Step): Assessment (Including a Rubric if Applicable): Collaboration (w/tech leads, IT, or other staff): Other Notes:

for Tablet PC Pilot Program Uses the stylus to paint. Collaboration (w/tech leads, IT, or other staff): Other Notes: Microsoft Experience Pack for Tablet PC
 * Landscape Painting-Lesson Plan by Linda Erickson**
 * Microsoft Experience Pack for Tablet PC** InkArt Tablet PC Workshop 2
 * Title:** Elements of Art with Word Search Reinforcement
 * Grade Level:** 6th grade
 * Subject:** Art
 * Topic:** Landscape
 * Length:** One period
 * Objective(s):** Learn to use the main painting tools on Ink Art/or sometimes called ArtRage to paint a landscape including a foreground, middle ground, and back ground.
 * Standards Addressed:** Visual Arts 2.0 Creative Expression 2.6 Use technology to create original works of art.
 * Technology Skills Addressed**: NETS-S NETS-S 1.Basic Operations and Concepts 3. Technology Productivity Tools. 5. Technology Research Tools
 * Technology/Equipment/Supplies Needed**: Projector to display art work on student Tablet PCs and Stylus
 * Resources/Materials Needed:** Magazine or Internet photos of landscapes
 * Preparation (Detailed Step By Step):** Have students get references before class.
 * Process (Detailed Step By Step**): Students find several landscapes from internet or other sources for reference. Combine ideas to create their own landscape with a foreground, middle ground, and background.
 * Assessment (Including a Rubric if Applicable):** Student will include a foreground a middle ground, and a background. Students will complete a landscape painting using all colors or tools needed. Everyone finishes in class together.

for Tablet PC Pilot Program Microsoft PowerToys for windows XP Tablet PC Edition Word Search Game for Tablet PC Workshop 3 Standards Addressed: Visual Arts 1.0 Artistic Perception 1.1 Develop Perceptual Skills and Visual Art Vocabulary Identify and describe all elements of art found in selected works of art (color, shape, form, line, texture, space, and value). Tablet PC and Stylus Collaboration (w/tech leads, IT, or other staff): Other Notes:
 * The Elements of Art-Lesson Plan by Linda Erickson**
 * Title:** Elements of Art with Word Search Reinforcement
 * Grade Level:** 6th grade
 * Subject:** Art
 * Topic:** Elements of Art
 * Length:** One period
 * Objective(s):** Learn the Elements of Art
 * Technology Skills Addressed**: NETS-S 1.Basic Operations and Concepts 3. Technology Productivity Tools.
 * Technology/Equipment/Supplies Needed**: TV or Projector,
 * Resources/Materials Needed:** Video/CD on The Elements of Art by Crystal Arts. Have examples of art to illustrate the elements of art saved on the computer or on CD. Have printed Word Searches, enough for class or have them on the student computers.
 * Preparation (Detailed Step By Step):** The word Search has been created. If not go to PowerToy Word Search. Go to help>contents>creating your own game and follow the simple directions. Author>create new game,type in the needed words on the right, check fill in random letters. Go to Options>Game level and to see other choices. The video and TV or CD and Projector need to be tested and cued.
 * Process (Detailed Step By Step**): Students watch the video/CD on the Elements of Art produced by Crystal Arts. After video review with the whole class the seven Elements of Art. Have student locate the words on the word search as the review is completed. As a group, orally identify the elements in the examples of art shown.
 * Assessment (Including a Rubric if Applicable):** As the seven Elements of Art are reviewed orally after the video the students are asked to circle the words from the video on their own word search on their computer. This will serve as reinforcement of the concepts and keep students focused. Everyone finishes in class together. If every child has a computer I would need to download the word search on their computers. If they didn’t each have one I would need to print out the word search.

Grade Level: 11/12 Subject: Anatomy and Physiology Topic: Anatomy dissection Length: Objective(s): Students will identify and label superficial and deep muscles of the ventral and dorsal thoracic cavity Students will identify ventral and dorsal muscles of the hind muscles Students will identify points of origin and insertion for identified muscles Standards Addressed: Technology Skills Addressed: M2Screen Annotator Technology/Equipment/Supplies Needed: Internet connection, Tablet PC Resources/Materials Needed: Cat dissection supplies, Internet connection, M2Screen Annotator downloaded Preparation (Detailed Step By Step): Details on blog at http://biohart.wordpress.com/anatomy-and-physiology-main/ Process (Detailed Step By Step): Assessment (Including a Rubric if Applicable): Collaboration (w/tech leads, IT, or other staff): Other Notes: Warning!!!! graphic images of cat being dissected (not everyone's cup of tea)
 * Title: Cat Dissection Grading Rubric w/links to images**

Thurston Middle School** __Workshop 1__ Evaluate students' oral presentations. Rubric--copy/paste one rubric per page. Create a folder for each class. For each student use pen feature to circle ratings and make notes on individual performances. Can print them out after and review notes with students. How the tablet improves the lesson--easy to use, only have to organize on the laptop (don't have to shuffle a mess of papers).
 * Laura Silver