Direct+Instruction

There will be no direct instruction during the rest of the project. Students will be researching their authors, collaborating with their group members, and creating their VoiceThreads.
 * __Day 1:__**
 * 1) Students will gather on the rug in front of the projection screen.
 * 2) The Blabber about the character’s favorite author will be played.
 * 3) The VoiceThread on the character’s favorite author, Dr. Seuss, will be played next. Explain to the students that a VoiceThread is simply a slideshow with narration.
 * 4) Afterwards, a screencast will be played for the students on how to create a VoiceThread.
 * 5) Students will also be shown the DIIGO list I have created on all five authors students are researching. This DIIGO list contains links to information on the authors that is pertinent to information they need to discuss on their VoiceThreads. Explain that DIIGO is a place for teachers and students to provide links to websites that they enjoy or are important to projects and activities. Tell the students that the websites I have provided them on this list are all about the authors they will be researching and to be careful and only click on links about the author they are researching to make sure their information is accurate. While presenting the links provided on DIIGO, I will inform the students that these are the only sites they are to use while completing this project. That way, I know the sites the students are using are safe and accurate.
 * 6) Pull up the Google Docs document created to help students organize information on their authors. //This document is already partially filled out because it contains information on the author discussed in the Blabber and the modeled VoiceThread.// There is a table for each author that will be researched. Groups need to find the table with their author’s name already filled in and fill in the rest of the table.
 * 7) Students need to have all portions of the table filled out because it will be printed out and turned into me as part of the assignment.
 * 8) Pass out copies of the rubric/checklist to the students and explain each one.
 * 9) Ask the students if they have any questions about any parts of the project, and answer them accordingly.
 * 10) Move on to the explanation of the survey students will take at the end of the project. Explain to the students that they will be able to share their ideas and thoughts on others’ VoiceThreads. Bring up the form on Google Docs.
 * 11) Show the students how to enter in information and how to submit their survey. Tell the students these surveys will be taken on the computer and will only be filled in after everyone has finished and presented their VoiceThreads.
 * __Day 2 – 4:__**