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=Day 5 - Creating Learning Grids for your Class=

During the final day of the Clicker 6 for Grades Pre K – 2 Training, teachers will apply the skills they have developed during the previous days of training to find a learning grid through the Learninggrid.com website, download the grid for use on Clicker 6, and the create and share a lesson they will use within their classroom.
 * Overview**

1. Identify learning grids which can be used to teach content appropriate for grade levels Pre K – 2. 2. Create a lesson plan utilizing the Learninggrids.com website and Clicker 6 software.
 * Objectives**

1. How to save and download a learning grid from the Learninggrid.com website to Clicker 6. 2. How to open a Learning Grid on the Clicker 6 software. 3. How to create a screencast-o-matic. 4. How to embed a screencast onto the classroom wiki. 5. How to create a GoogleDocs Presentation.
 * Prerequisites**

1. Internet Ready Computer 2. Clicker 6 Software (a copy is on your computer) 3. Screencast - o - Matic software (a copy is on your computer) 3. Learninggrids.com 4. [|Screencast - o - Matic] 5. [|GoogleDocs]
 * Materials and Websites**

Students will begin the day by searching for a learning grid which is applicable to the grade level they teach. Students may chose a learning grid from any content area, as long as it is something they can use within the current grade level they teach. Finally, students will download one learning grid to the Clicker 6 software which they will later create a lesson plan for.
 * Activity 1 – Individually exploring the Learninggrid.com website**

During the second part of Day 5, students will create a screencast-o-matic of a slideshow presentation (through Google Docs) of the lesson play they will teach using the learning grid they downloaded for Clicker 6. In this presenation, the teacher will explain the concept they are teaching, demonstrate how they will utilize the Clicker 6 software to teach that concept, and finally explain why it is worthwhile to use the Learning grid they chose to teach their lesson.
 * Activity 2 – Create and Share Lesson Plans**

At the end of Day 5, students will complete an evaluation of the course through the survey monkey website. The instructors will take the feedback used for the course's overall content and delivery for the development of future courses.
 * Course Evaluation**