 Approach: One
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Resources:
Macintosh powerbook 5300cs laptop
computer with simplified library catalogue software containing a school
library catalogue of about 1,000 volumes; card listing questions to be
answered; cue card for using the software.
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Questions / instructions:
Start up the computer so that the
home page is showing on the screen.
In this activity you are going to use a computer catalogue to find information
about the books in a library. Here is a card that you can use to help you use
the computer if you get stuck.
Show computer cue card to student.
Once the library catalogue is on the screen, I will tell you what you need to
find. You can tell me your answers and I will write them down. Once you have put
your number in, the computer programme times itself for 8 minutes, so let's see
how many you can do in that time. Please enter your student number on the computer
now and open the library catalogue.
Have student log in their student number and select library catalogue. Teacher
can assist with this if required. Once the programme has started, the student
CANNOT be assisted other than with general prompts such as
Prompt: You can read the screen and the computer cue
card to help you.
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responses |
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y4
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y8
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1.
Jim heard that the book called Hatchet was a good one.
See if you can find the author's name. |
Gary
Paulsen 
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40
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87
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How many books in the library are written by Patricia Grace? |
3
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30
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82
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3.
Kate is going to do a project on soccer.
She needs to read a fiction book about soccer and a non-fiction
book.
Find the names of one fiction and one non-fiction book.
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fiction
book found
non-fiction book found
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13
18
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64
74
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4.
Someone wants a picture book about food written by a New Zealand author.
Find the name of one of these books listed in the catalogue.
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correct
book found
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6
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33
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number
correct: 4 or 5
2 or 3
0 or 1
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11
14
75
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61
25
14
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Commentary:
The year 8 students were quite successful, except for the last question for which
the time limit and the task difficulty may have been limiting factors. The year
4 students had much less success, but still enjoyed the task.
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