Objectives

Instructional Objective: Students will be able to correctly and independently perform the follow actions when reading the Diary of Opal Whiteley: opening a document, following links, going back, and going forward.

Prerequisites

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Materials

Setup

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Instructional Sequence

Script

[Begin lesson by reviewing and practicing previous lesson on opening a document.]

1. Today you're going to learn how to go to different places in Opal's diary.
   
2. Let's begin by going to the first page of the diary. [Students perform task.]
   
3. Once you get to the first page take a minute to look at it. One thing you may notice is that there are many words on this page that are underlined. Raise your hand if you see any of these. [Check.] does anyone know what these underlined blue words are called? [Target answer: Links.] These are called links. Links are one of the ways we can "turn pages" in electronic text. When you use a link it will take you to a certain page in the text.
   
4. It's my turn. I'm going to use a link to go to another page in the text. watch me. I am going to use a link to go to the table of contents for Opal's dairy. I move my mouse so the arrow is over the link that says "Table of Contents". [teacher performs task.] What happens to my arrow when I move it over a link? [Target answer: It turns into a hand with a pointing finger.} It turns into a hand with a pointing finger. this is how we know we have found a link. there can be different kinds of links. they might be words or even pictures. If the arrow turns to a hand you have found a link.
   
5. Now watch what happens. I click on the link and a new page appears. [Teacher performs task.] I am now on the page that contains the table of contents for Opal's diary.
   
6. Your turn. Go to the link for table of contents and use the link to go to that page. [Students perform task while teacher checks and assists. Do not move on to next step until all students have found table of contents page.]
   
7. That is one way of moving around in electronic text. There are other ways too. Look near the top of your browser. You should see a row of buttons, beginning with one that says "Back" and has an arrow pointing to the left. Raise your hand if you see it. [Check and assist.] This row of buttons is called the button bar. I'm going to show you how to use some of these buttons to move around in electronic text.
   
8. It's my turn. First, I am going to use the button bar to go back to the first page of Opal's dairy. Watch what I do. I move my mouse so the arrow is over the arrow on the "Back" button. What happens to the arrow? [Target answer: It turns into a hand.] Yes, it turns into a hand. What does that tell me about the button? [Target answer: It is a link.] Remember, whenever my arrow changes to a hand I have found a link. Now watch what happens when I click the "Back" button. [Teacher performs task.] Now I am back on the first page of the diary.
   
9. It's your turn. use the back button to go from the table of contents to the opening page of the diary. [Students perform task while teacher monitors.]
   
10. It's my turn again. I'm going to use a button to go back to the table of contents. right next to the "Back" button is a button labeled "Forward". Raise your hand if you see it. [Check and assist.] Watch what happens when I click this button. [Teacher performs task.] What happened? [Target answer: Browser returned to table of contents.]
    
11. Now it's your turn. Use the "Back" and "Forward" buttons to go back and forth between the opening page and the table of contents. [Students practice while teacher monitors and assists.]
    
12. Now you're going to practice everything we've learned. I want you o close your browsers. [Students perform task.]
    
13. Now you're going to open your browsers, go to the first page of Opal's diary, use the link to go to the table of contents, then use the "Back" and "Forward" buttons to go back and forth between the two pages. [Students practice while teacher monitors and assists.]
    
14. There is one more thing I want to show you about the buttons. Go to the table of contents. [Students perform task.] Now use the buttons to go back and forth between the two pages. What do you notice about the "Forward" button as you go from the first page to the table of contents? [Target answer: It "fades" when the browser is on the table of contents page.] The "Forward" button only acts as a link if you have gone to a page beyond the one you are on. how can you tell for sure if the button is acting as a link or not? [Target answer: If the arrow becomes a hand you have found a link.] Remember, you know you have found a link when the arrow turns to a hand.
    

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