Lack of time to think and compose
thoughtful answers is a common challenge, and the reason why many teachers
ask their students to prepare their answers before going to the lab. A teacher
may make it a 2-3 day lesson of the four questions (even longer if time allows).
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Present the four questions to your class. Invite group
discussion of their meanings. Listen/read examples from others. Browse
the
online archives and make 2 categories:
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Really thoughtful responses - top quality work
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Why are they good? What makes them appealing to you?
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Do you learn lots about the person? Would you like to
be their online friend?
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How can you tell that these students care about the world
we live in?
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Little to no effort - poor responses - low quality
work
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Why aren't they good? What's missing?
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How could they be better?
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Begin to answer the questions in class on paper. Perhaps
finish at home with more time for thinking. quietly. Revise answers. Be more
specific... add details: I want to be a __________ when I grow up because.....
To be more specific I want to _______. Edit responses.... correct spelling
errors, etc. Language Arts teacher could handle this piece of the lesson.
Students give their own responses a grade or score. More revising if needed.
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Go to the lab and submit answers in the web form (or type
in word processor for copy/paste later.
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(optional) Create a work of art that visualizes one of
the answers.
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(optional) Play
the "4Q"
game: Take names off the responses, pass the papers around the
room and see if classmates can guess who wrote each response. How well do
the students know their own classmates?
The End
Very young |
Can type but not
much |
Need more time
| Computer lab |
Only one
computer |