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Scoop.It! advertises itself as a virtual magazine. It allows the author to compile meaningful websites on a particular subject in one area. The author of the scoop also has the ability to add his or her own content. There are three plans for Scoop.It!  : Free, Pro, and Business. Price is figured on a monthly basis for the Pro and the Business. Scoop.It!  allows users to easily post to Facebook, Twitter, and their own blogs or wikis. It has an easy-to-use tool button so that when you find a great website, you click a button and choose which scoop to use. It also sends out weekly emails with usage statistics. =====

==== When using the free version of Scoop.It. the user is limited to working on 5 topics at one time. Users can create communities of people that have similar interests as their own. The curator or user, receives a score based on their community involvement and how often they update their materials, striving to get the score of 100. ====


 * For an easy to understand example of Scoop.It, watch the video below. **

http://youtu.be/Bnr6QKKcsII


 * This video is only one example of the countless that can be created with Scoop.It! **

Lesson designed for 9th grade English Class

Class: Introduction to Project

Unit: Writing a position paper

Teacher: Mrs. Crowder and Mrs. Gunter

Objectives: 1. Locate and analyze multiple websites on a particular subject of interest 2. Evaluate and choose five websites that present the most balanced information about a particular subject of interest. 3. Format a thesis statement taking a position on a particular subject of interest 4. Create and utilize the Scoop.It! Website to display five websites 5. To present a position on a particular subject matter of interest utilizing their Scoop.It! page.

Standards: Ninth Grade State Standards 1. The student will develop and apply expansive knowledge of words and word meanings to communicate. 2. The student will comprehend, respond to, interpret, or evaluate a variety of text of increasing length, difficulty, and complexity. 3. The student will produce, analyze, and evaluate effective communication. 4. The student will use Standard English grammar, mechanics, and sentence structure to communicate effectively.

Anticipatory Set

Show students how graduating from high school and from college directly impacts how much money they will make. Explain how our state encourages students to stay in state by funding scholarships for high ACT scores. Show current merit scholarship information with the associated requirements.

Teaching: Input 1. Students will be shown how to create a Scoop.It! account 2. Students will receive their individual access codes to all of our school’s online databases 3. Students will have all of the online databases demonstrated. 4. Mrs. Gunter will utilize WebPath Express, Sirs, Magnolia, and Google to demonstrate desirable characteristics for effective website evaluation.

Teaching: Modeling

Mrs. Gunter will demonstrate her Scoop.It! page which is built around her position that reading for fun is actually educational. She will utilize five websites that support her thesis. Included in this talk will be the impact upon ACT scores.

Teaching: Checking for Understanding

1. Students should be able to participate in a class discussion about what factors make a website desirable. 2. Students should be able to evaluate the websites suggested by other students to determine if these are reputable and desirable 3. Students should be able to make suggestions for improving search terms.

Guided Practice

Have students locate one website that they feel is a reputable source for their topic.

Closure:

Once the modeling is complete, students will be instructed to begin to scan through sources for possible subjects of interest. They will be reminded of the homework assignment and encouraged to complete everything within class.

Independent Practice

Students will choose subject of interest, position, and write a thesis.

Materials:

Paper and Pencil

Computers, Internet, and Printer

Access to school’s paid database subscriptions

Duration: This lesson is designed as a one-day introduction to the project. Class is for ninety minutes on alternative days. Because this class is occurring in the library, some time will be lost due to transitioning from the classroom to the library.

Scoop.It!

Example of Scoop.It!Importance of Reading There is one article located from SIRS and one located from Magnolia. There are two url's located on WebPath Express. The other two links were located on Google. == By posting the lesson plan to the Wiki-page, you allow for easier access to the example without any downloading of material. As for the student assignment, if they have time after introduction, they may try to discover an Animoto or Prezi that argues for their case as well. Scoop It looks like a great tool for collections of articles and data. Edited by John Kliewer ==

edited by kk

 * Edited by JG **