Brief Description

The students will create a written rebus story to be published on the Storybook website- http://www.kids-space.org/story/story.html. This meets the Arizona Language Arts and Writing Standards and also Arizona Technology Standards.

Standards and Frameworks

Technology Standards

• 1T-F2. Demonstrate functional operations of technology components
• 1T-F3. Use developmentally appropriate technology resources to access information and communicate electronically.
• 3T-F1. Use prescribed technology writing or drawing tools for communicating and illustrating

 See: Language Arts (W-F1, PO5), Science (6SC-F7) and Social Studies (1SS-F1)
• 3T-F3. Use prescribed technology tools for publishing and presenting information
• 4T-F2. Use technology tools for individual and collaborative communication activities to share products with audiences inside and outside the classroom.

• W-F1.Use the writing process, including generating topics, drafting, revising ideas and editing, to complete effectively a variety of writing tasks.
• W-F2.Use correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar and word usage, and good penmanship to complete effectively a variety of writing tasks
• W-F3.Write a personal experience narrative or a creative story that has a beginning, middle, and end and uses descriptive words or phrases to develop ideas and advance the characters, plot and setting

Academic

In the classroom, the students will construct a Rebus Story using the five icons provided, then edit their work for proper spelling by the use of Word Wall Words, the use of a Dictionary, individual conferencing and Peer Editing.

Technological

The students will access the website http://www.kids-space.org/story/story.html, successfully type and submit their final copy of their Rebus Story on the Storybook website under the category Shelf 1- Monthly Materials.

Pre-Requisite Technology Skills

Students will need to know:

• Basic keyboarding skills (how to locate home-row on the keyboard)
• How to type sentences- when to use capital letters and punctuation
• How to locate the URL address bar and enter in a teacher given address
• How to copy and paste material to a Word document
• How to locate and apply spell check

• The students will need the final draft of his/her rebus story.
• Use of a computer with Aver Key (or a television monitor converter in the classroom) and Internet access to the website http://www.kids-space.org/story/story.html

SEI (Sheltered-English Immersion) students will have a class buddy to work with during the initial story writing process that takes place in the classroom. Picture and word cards can be written out at this time and be used to assist in the initial writing process. The student buddy will be available to assist in the computer lab as well.

Students with an IEP (Individualized Education Plan) will be given additional work time with his/her Resource teacher as well as additional computer time.

Gifted students will be allowed to write a second story. This story may be written in a format without icons and may be a theme of their choice.  They may also assist as editors for the writing that takes place in the classroom as well as editing any work done before submitting the stories

Procedures

Prior to the beginning of the lesson verify that all students have permission to access and publish on the Internet based on district guidelines. Ten to fourteen days before the lesson go to http://www.kids-space.org/guide/storyH.html Click on the “Teachers” link and Submit the Class Entry Form. You will receive a password under which you will submit your stories (it make take up to 10 days to receive your password).
 
Day 1: In the computer lab (40-minute period) have students preview others work on the http://www.kids-space.org/story/story.html website under the category Shelf 1- Monthly Material. Explain to the students that they will be creating their own rebus story to be published on the Internet.
 
Day 2: On the Aver Key in the classroom, display the website http://www.kids-space.org/story/story.html.  Post the “Submit” page. Click on “forms”.  Next click on “classroom computer”, password for class, click “yes”, click “stories based on monthly icons”. These icons will be displayed on the Aver Key while the students are writing their rough drafts in the classroom. Students will use and name the five icons listed to create their story.
 
Instruct the students that they will be creating their own rebus story to be published on the web. Have students begin to write his/her rough draft of their story. This can be done in a 20-minute period.
 
Day 3: Finish writing story and do peer editing, while the teacher is doing individual conferencing. The students will then write their final draft. Allow 30-40 minutes.
 
Day 4 and 5: In the computer lab- (due to the requirement of submitting stories, the class stories will be sent in two groups of 12. Students will work with a buddy during computer time, and 12 stories will be submitted that day. The remainder of the stories will be submitted during the next computer lab time.)  - Have the students log onto http://www.kids-space.org/story/story.html click on “forms”.  Next click on “classroom computer”, password for class, click “yes”, click “stories based on monthly icons”.  The students will complete the following steps in order as they appear on the submission form:
 
I. Write Your Story- the students will be instructed to transfer their work to a word document using the copy and paste method. In this program they will check their stories with the use of a spellchecker. When complete, the stories are pasted back to Kid Space for publication.
1.Enter the password- this will be given by the teacher.
2.Name each picture for your story.
3.Type your story.
The students will be instructed to transfer their work to a word document using the copy and paste method. In this program they will check their stories with the use of a spellchecker. When complete, the stories are pasted back to Kid Space for publication.
4. The Title of Your Story.
II. About Yourself
1. Your First Name
2. The first letter of your last name.
3. Age
4. Boy or Girl
5. One line comment about your story.
6. E-mail address of your teacher


III. Sending and Erasing
Have your buddy check your information before you send it!
Click the send button one time to send the story.
Stories are published at http://www.kids-space.org/story/class.html in approximately 3-5 days

Day 6: In the Computer Lab, the students will read and evaluate their classmate’s work that was submitted. They will use the Written Report Checklist provided by the teacher to evaluate the areas of Capitalization, Ideas, Punctuation and Word Use.

Students will be assessed by the completion Rebus Story using the five icons provided, successfully type and submit their final copy of their Rebus Story on the Storybook website under the category Shelf 1- Monthly Materials and teacher evaluation using the Writing Rubric checklist.