Setting+Up+Workstations

Setting Up Workstations 1. Make sure your equipment is functioning correctly including //**__charged__**// laptops. 2. Set up areas in the classroom with desired number of laptops with room for 1 to 4 students to have a good view and access to the computer. 3. Set up organization chart assigning students to specific stations. 4. The laptops can have the specific activity already on the laptop or the teacher can set up an organization chart with specific websites for the students to access:
 * __[|Computer Workstations Template.docx]__
 * __[|Workstation Checklist.doc]__
 * [|Workstation Checklist 2.doc]
 * [|Computer Workstations Template.docx]

The checklist can be put in each student's folder on a shared drive, linked on a Teacher's web page, included on a classroom wiki or the computer station could be set up beforehand by the teacher. 5. Allow sufficient time for each station whether it is just one per day, per week or several within a class period. 6. Introduce each station gradually as time permits for your class schedule.

=Additional Suggestions for Workstations= Various projects throughout the year such as students keeping their own records of grades, weather data, moon phases data, experiments’ data – would require the use of spreadsheets and tables. [|__www.learning.com__] is an excellent source, but requires subscriptions.
 * Data Center**:

A center designed for students to identify unknown vocabulary by searching the internet to find visuals to help understand the words. Teacher would need to show students how to search, copy and paste etc. before center would be functional. Could be flipchart with sound, picture, container activity or teacher created visuals for anticipated vocabulary needs.
 * Vocabulary Center**:

Design wiki for: Could do writing on Microsoft Word to upload to wiki for teacher/student editing and revising. Use on Promethean board for editing and revising- can trade writing samples with another class so students are editing anonymous writing with student permission.
 * Wiki Cente**r:
 * reader response journal entries
 * vocabulary
 * background knowledge before reading a particular selection
 * writing activities for editing, revising, peer conferencing and teacher comments
 * Collect information for research projects
 * "What I want to know more about" pages to include information students find on their specific topics

**Math Center:**

Math projects correlated with data center. Must be based on individual student needs and could be used to assign advanced skills for Tag and lower grade level skills for those performing below grade level.

**Science Center:**

Correlated with data center, reading and writing Use Science interactive websites, webcams and visuals for aid in explaining science vocabulary.

**Promethean Board**

Use flipchart pages as a hands-on workstation.

**Video Center**:

Create videos for literature circles- [|Film Production Roles for Literature Circles] Create Photostories and movies for Readers' Theater