This lesson was conducted in the following classes:
- Cavo, 7-8
- Kayal, 13-14
- Cavo, 17-18
Handouts
- Homework: Country Research & Conferencing
- Research summary sheets (2)
Vocabulary
Etiquette: Manners. Courtesy. Guidelines for proper behavior. Saying “please” and “thank you” is one way to show proper etiquette.
Question
How do you show good etiquette in conversation with another person? How can you show good etiquette in an online conversation?
Activity & Discussion
Using research about New Jersey as an example, Ms. Hickson demonstrated how to complete the summary worksheet, on which students must make a recommendation about whether to visit the countries they researched and provide an explanation for their recommendation. In class, students completed one country summary. Students will complete the second country summary for homework.
Next, we reflected upon the research tools we have been using (the Internet and electronic databases) in an online conference.
Ms. Hickson reviewed the guidelines for online etiquette:
- Read first, write later
- Explain yourself fully
- Respect classmates
- No mean or inappropriate comments
- Use standard English
- Avoid capitalizing whole words or sentences
- Avoid strong or offensive language
- Be professional
- Review before posting
Using these guidelines, students posted to the NiceNet conference about their research-tool preferences. For homework, they read and responded to at least two other students’ posts.
Homework
1. Participate in the online discussion:
- Log in to NiceNet.
- Click the Conferencing link.
- Click the link for Research Tools Conferencing.
- In a Word document, compose your response to this question:Thinking about your country research during the past two days, compare your experience of using the Internet to your experience of using electronic databases.a) Which was easier to use?
b) Why?
c) Which do you prefer?
d) Why? - Your response to prompt A, must begin with: “I was absent on Oct. 30″
- You must write at least one sentence for each section of the question (a-d).
- Copy the material in your Word document.
- In NiceNet, click the link for “Post Message to …”
- In the Subject line, type your name. In the Message Text field, paste your answer.
2. By the end of the day on Monday, Nov. 2, reply to at least two other students’ discussion posts:
- Read your classmates’ responses to the NiceNet conference.
- Reply to at least two other students by clicking the Reply link within their message.
- Type your message in the Message Text box. Your message must state more than just “I agree” or “I disagree”. You must explain your comments and opinions.
3. Using the country facts worksheet, finish finding facts about your assigned countries (at least 15 facts per country). You may use databases, web sites, or both to finish your research. If you find facts using a web site, you must complete a web evaluation form for the site.
4. Using the summary worksheet, summarize your findings and recommendations about each country you researched.
5. Be prepared to submit your completed fact sheets, summary sheets, and (if you used web sites) web-evaluation sheets in class on Nov. 2; or if you are also absent on that date, submit them to your AAL teacher when you return to school.
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