Report of Observations Activity Behavior Action 2:00 PM Whole Group Lesson – Destiny Quest Laura volunteers to explain why we use Destiny Quest. Laura shares that we use it to locate books in the library. Caleb adjusts his hat. Teacher ignores. Most students are looking at Laura. Teacher interacts with Laura. Teacher calls on Evan. Evan elaborates on Laura’s response by explaining call numbers. 2:01 PM Phone rings. Door opens. Savannah looks at the door. Mary Riley looks into the camera. 2:02 PM Two students are straining to see the LCD screen. Teacher asks them to move to a better location. Students move. Logging In Eight students volunteer to share how to log in correctly. Alex answers that the login is your “200” number and your birthday, month & day. 2:03 PM Passwords Teacher asks students to share what two digit number corresponds with each month. Class responds as a group: January is 01, April is 04, August is 08, December is 12. 2:04 PM Sergio looks at camera. Teacher ignores. Two students are Teacher ignores.
playing with their hats. Teacher calls on Sean to share his password. Sean responds correctly. Teacher asks class to give the password for her birthday. Class responds correctly. 2:05 PM My Info Tab Teacher shares how to use the “My Info” tab. Of the 16 students visible in the camera, all are watching the screen. 2:06 PM Creating Lists Teacher explains how to create a list using the keyword “tigers” as an example. A kindergarten student interrupts lesson to ask a question. Baasim checks out the camera. Teacher directs the class attention back to the screen. All students turn to the screen. 2:07 PM Teacher asks how many remember how to create a list. Almost all students raise their hands. Teacher talks about “cleaning up their lists” by deleting books they’ve already read. 2:07 PM Searching for Books Teacher demonstrates how to perform popular searches using simple keywords. Kids suggest “cheetahs,” Diary of a Wimpy Kid. They giggle when icons appear and one student suggests it is because they are funny books. 2:08 PM Teacher asks how students know where to look for the books they love. Kelsey explains the concept of call number with section and author’s last name. 2:09 PM Justin plays with his hat. Teacher ignores. Locating Books Teacher asks where a book with FIC KIN would be Students point to the fiction section. John answers the
located. “K” shelf. 2:10 PM Shelf Browse Teacher demonstrates the shelf browse feature. Students say “hmmm…hmmm” in agreement. 2:11 PM You May Also Like Teacher demonstrates the “You May Also Like” Students giggle when There is a Boy in the Girls Bathroom shows on the screen. 2:11PM Reviews Teacher shares that students are the “experts” on the best books and reads examples of reviews posted by students. Students share that they recognize names of kids at school. 2:12 PM Students ask how their names will appear under reviews. Teacher shares how to post a review. 2:13 PM Teacher reminds to explain WHY a book is terrific. Don’t waste time reviewing a book you don’t like. Students agree. 2:13 PM Teacher completes a sample review on There is a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom. Students giggle as the review is written. Some students whisper about how quickly the teacher types! 2:15 PM Teacher asks if we should worry about spelling. Some students answer “yes” while others call out “no.” As a class they decide that spelling does matter. Laura asks why some reviews don’t have student names. Teacher answers that the feature is new and will only apply to reviews created this year. Savannah asks how a book can receive ½ a star. Teacher asks kids to answer. Mary Riley suggests that you
click on ½ the star. Evan says that you can’t give a book ½ a star. Teacher explains that the star ratings are an average of all reviews. Four students begin squirming in their seats. 2:16 PM Critical Reviews Teacher explains how star ratings and the number of reviews should be considered when evaluating a book. A book with 1 star and 1 review might be good in spite of the rating while a book with 4.5 stars and 205 reviews is probably a great one. Students agree and gasp when the teacher shares that some books have been reviewed more than 200 times. 2:17 PM Review change in location of Series Teacher conducts searches for Star Wars and Mary Kate & Ashley books. Students volunteer and respond where those books would be located. 2:17 PM Independent Computer Work Students are dismissed to their own computers with instructions to log in correctly, check the “my info” tab, review one favorite book and add at least 10 books to their personal lists. Laura clarifies the log in. Six kids are slow to find computers. 2:18 PM Four students change the background theme. Teacher pairs some students together. There are 30 students and 24 computers. Many students discuss how many books they have in Teacher encourages conversation about great books.