Faces tell feelings - Part 1 - Understanding URLs

In this lesson, students will learn what a URL is and use URLs pointing to art sites that contain works they will use in their next art class as they begin a cooperative unit on facial expressions in works of art.

A lesson plan for grade 3 Computer/Technology Skills

By Susan Wenzel Getter

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This lesson plan was designed as part of a collaborative unit between art and technology teachers. The other lessons in the unit are:

• Faces tell feelings - Part 2 - Observations
• Faces tell feelings - Part 3 - Drawing facial expressions
• Faces tell feelings - Part 4 - Computer Animation
• Faces tell feelings - Part 5 - Typefaces
• Faces tell feelings - Part 6 - Emotions collage

Learning outcomes

Students will:

• take a mini virtual field trip
• learn what a URL (uniform resource locator) is
• use a web browser
• properly type a URL into the location bar of a browser
• identify the URL of a “found” page

Teacher planning

Time required for lesson

1 hour

Materials/resources

• Using URLs worksheet
• Optional PowerPoint presentation

Technology resources

• Computers for each student with internet access
• Computer for instructor
• Computer projector and screen or monitor large enough for whole class viewing (for use with instructor’s computer)

Pre-activities

• Review what the internet is, how there is more to the internet than just the web (email, FTP, etc.)
• Discuss how the Web allows us to take “field trips” without leaving the room.
• Explore with students a museum website, such as the Ackland Art Museum Site or the NC Museum of Art site

Activities

1. Discuss what the acronym URL stands for (write on board or use attached Power Point presentation “What’s a URL”) and how it is similar to a postal address. (Letters addressed to your home always go to the same mailbox; typing in a URL always takes you to the same website.)
2. Discuss the “http://: prefix. “http://” denotes a Web site, and since we are only browsing the Web at this time, we don’t need to type it every time we enter a new URL.
3. Distribute Using URLs worksheet to students and review directions.
4. Have students launch a browser on their computers.
5. Assist students in locating the location bar on the top of the browser.
6. Have students type in the first URL, circulating to ensure each student is completing this correctly.
7. Allow students to complete the remainder of the worksheet on their own, again circulating to assist.

Assessment

• Part of the assessment will be immediate as the teacher circulates to make sure students are correctly entering URLs and successfully loading the correct Web pages.
• Additional assessment will occur as student worksheets are collected and checked for correct answers and correctly written URLs.

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Comments

This lesson is the first in a series of six lessons created by Jan Kimosh and Susan W. Getter, the elementary art and computer teachers at Our Lady of Lourdes School during a summer LEARN NC/NCSSM/Ackland Art Museum workshop. Look for lessons 2, 3, and 6 in the Arts section of the lesson plans.