Week
19: Introduction to Databases
Homework
for the Teacher
- Schedule
a trip to the media center with your school’s Media
Professional for students to identify examples of print and
computer databases.
- Plan
a tour of your school’s SIMS office and ask the operator
to describe how this collection of records benefits everyone
in the school.
- Several statistical
agencies provide special Web pages for kids. (And
you thought stats were boring?)
- Use
the Landmark’s
Raw Data page to link your students to Web sites
containing statistical "real-world" data.
- Let
the"KnowPlay" database
simplify your life with instant access
to information on any topic. You’ll bookmark this site
for the rest of your life!
Reading
Strategy Spotlight
Drawing
inferences in text is the process of combining what is read
with relevant prior knowledge. Use this process to help students
create meaning that is not necessarily obvious in the material.
Encourage them to become detectives, using clues from their reading
along with what they already know, to draw conclusions, make
reasonable predictions, establish connections, and make critical
and analytical judgments.
Student
Activity Sheet
Printable pages designed to complement the current week's
Reading Strategy Spotlight and to help students organize their
thoughts, reflect upon reading material, and look for organizational
patterns in online text.
BBs: Weekly
Nuggets of "Best Practices" and "Brain Research"
What
other ways can we improve our memory and recall of information?
Link to Teachley's!
TechKnow
Disaster Preparedness Page
Printable Computer Skills Mini-Posters & activity sheets
for those times when the network crashes or equipment is unavailable.
You can print a different page each week.
Fifth
Grade Computer Skills Test Item Bank
Please retain the security of this test to maintain its
validity. Contact your local Media and/or Technology Director
for the user name and password to access the item bank. |
