MillsPerformance1a


 * Performance Objectives**

Fifth grade students will be able to properly use online databases to successfully and accurately complete classroom lessons, assignments, and projects.
 * Instructional Goal:**

**Types of Learning:** Verbal Information – Learners will be receiving information verbally. Students will be learning the names of databases and specific information about that knowledge. Intellectual (Cognitive) Skills – Learners will need to utilize their intellectual skills to generate search terms while using the database. Learners will also be utilizing their intellectual learning, as students will need to make decisions on which provided database link is most appropriate for their information seeking needs. Students will use their best judgment to assess the links and to choose the best information to fulfill their information need. Learners will be learning the rules and procedures of an online database search.

**Terminal Objective:** I. Given a computer with Internet access and a Firefox web browser, students will log in (with a username and password) to a computer network and will successfully perform an online database search.

I. Log into the School Computer Network A. Given access to a laptop, learners will log on to a computer within the wireless school network (username and password) on their first attempt. B. Given access to the school network, students will type in the correct username and password to gain access on their first attempt.
 * Instructional Objectives: (Learners will be able to…)**

II. Database vs. Online Webpage A. Given a pre-instruction worksheet, learners will respond to the following questions – “Why is a database different from an online webpage?” and “What advantages do a database resource offer that an online webpage resource (ie. a Google search) cannot?” 1. Given the worksheet, learners will describe the difference between an online database and an online webpage in their own words. 2. Given time to complete the worksheet, learners will move on to the next step. B. Given access to new information (difference between a database and a webpage), learners will process the material an ask questions if necessary. Learners will be able to process the material with 80% accuracy during a classroom discussion. 1. Given oral instruction and classroom discussion time, learners will understand how databases are created. 2. Given this oral instruction, learners will be able to access understand the username and passwords for database resources in the School Library Media Center.

III. Obtain Access to an Online Database – The Learner Will Be Given… A. Given access to the school network, learners will open a Firefox webpage on the first attempt. B. Given access to the school network, learners will type in the following URL - []. C. Given access to the [] homepage web page, learners will click on the “K-5” resource tab. D. Given access to the "K-5 Resource" tab, students will navigate their way to the [] homepage web page. E. Given access to the [] homepage web page, learners will then be asked to click on the “Biography Reference Bank” web page. F. Given access to the above page, students will be taken to the following site and asked to provide a Username and Password - [] ( Username is //think//, password is //infohio//). G. Given the username and password by the teacher, learners will gain access to the “Biography Reference Bank.”

IV. Obtain Access to the “Biography Reference Bank” and Perform a Simple Search (together) A. Given access to the “ Biography Resource,” learners will observe the central Tabs: Search, Browse, Thesaurus, Search History, Print Email Save, Exporting/Citing, Journal Directory, and My Wilson Web). B. Given access to the “Biography Reference Bank,” learners will locate the “Search” tab. C. Given access to the “Biography Reference Bank Search Tab,” learners will type in a search name/subject and perform a simple search by hitting the “return key” on the first attempt.

V. Obtain Articles and Information from the “Biography Reference Bank” after Performing the Simple Search A. Given access to the database articles, learners will click on the first article (that says 100%) to obtain the information on the first, second, or third attempt. B. Given access to the correct article, learners will skim the resource for information to ensure that the correct data has been located. C. Given a name/topic to search, learners will show the teacher that they successfully performed the search (three tries to be successful) by raising their hands so that the teacher may check to see that the search was performed correctly.

VI. Return to the Main “Biography Reference Bank” Main Page A. Given positive feedback from the teacher (or additional feedback, more than three tries, on how to get back on track and correctly perform an online database search), learners will be asked to perform a search of their own using a name/topic they select from a provided worksheet. B. Given access to additional pages in the “Biography Reference Bank,” learners will click on the yellow highlighted, blue word “Search” at the top left of the page to return to the main page so that they can perform another simple search on the first or second attempt. VII. Obtain Access to the “Biography Reference Bank” Main Page and Perform an Individual Simple Search A. Given a list of searchable names/topics, students will select a name/topic and will perform a simple search. B. Given instruction to begin, learners will delete the old searched name/topic and type in the new search name/topic. C. Given instruction to perform their own simple search, learners will complete the search process and then be asked to alert the teacher when their search is complete (if by the third try the student has not found success, he/she should alert the teacher for additional help and guidance). VIII. Obtain Articles and Information from the “Biography Reference Bank” after Performing the Second Simple Search A. Given access to the database articles, learners will click on the first article (that says 100%) to obtain the information on the first, second, or third attempt. B. Given access to the correct article, learners will skim the resource for information to ensure that the correct data has been located. IX. Complete the Simple Worksheet Discussing the Database Search A. Given permission from the teacher after successfully (by the third try) performing an individual online database search, learners will be given a worksheet from the teacher. B. Given the review worksheet (post-assessment worksheet), learners will be asked to respond to the following questions – “ “Why does a database need a username and password?” and “What is the difference between information from a webpage and a information from a database?” C. Given the review worksheet, learners will fill in their responses with a pencil. D. Given time to complete the worksheet, learners will be asked to turn in their responses to the teacher when they are finished.

X. Discovering the Database – Lesson Finished A. Given time to complete the review worksheet on the importance of online databases and turn it into the teacher, learners will be asked to log out of the online database, shut down their computer, and return the laptop to the cart. B. Given time to review the lesson, learners will be told that this database process (typing in the URL, typing in the username and password, observing the main page to a database, performing a simple search, evaluating the information to find the best source for the search, selecting that information, and repeating the process) is similar for each unique database and that similar processes and procedures should be followed on future database searches. C. Given instruction, practice, and review, learners will master the simple online database search with 90% accuracy.