Education Standards
https://www.odin.nodak.edu/databases
Author Research using Databases & Google Slides
Overview
In this lesson the students will be creating a collaborative Google Slide using Online Databases focusing on a Biography (Author) Research
Step 1: Database Review
The first part of this lesson is for the students to get a quick review of the databases available to them.
- This would be a REVIEW of how to get to the databases- the students would already have a basic understanding of the databases available to them.
For this lesson, my students will have a review of our databases available at www.odin.nodak.edu
- They will only use databases labeled K-12, and decide which one they like best based on what was used during previous projects.
Step 2: Google Slide Review
- Before starting this project, the teacher will have to create a Google Slide or use the one provided with this lesson. The teacher will have to copy & paste enough slides for each student in the class.
- Next, the teacher will share the Google Slide with the class.
- This is a collaborative lesson, so the whole class will be working on the same document.
- After they all have opened up the shared Google Slide, the teacher will assign each student a slide number. That will be the ONLY slide they will be working on during this project.
- The teacher will go over each part of what they need to fill out on their Google Slide. ALL of this information needs to come from one or more of the databases from ODIN. They are to NOT copy and paste this information they are to type it.
- This lesson is intended for grades 2-4, they will not specifically be citing their sources but I do expect them to write which database they got their information from. The next step would be for them to cite their source. All of these databases give you an option to cite where they can just copy and paste it.
Step 3: Completing the Google Slide
5. The students now should have time to go on to the database/s of their choosing. In each database they are to go to the "people" section, click on authors, and then choose on they want to research.
*** This step will change depending on what databases are available to you and your school.
6. If the students complete their research and have extra time, they can edit their slide any way they would like. Backgrounds, fonts, etc.