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Hello, Grade 2 students. Today, we're going to embark on a special project called The

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Animal Encyclopedia. This is a fun way for us to work together using computers and learn

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about different animals. Are you ready to start this exciting project with your friends?

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In our lesson today, Team Tech, collaborative ICT projects, we are going to use some interesting

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tools on the computer called Google Docs and Google Slides. These tools let us work on

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the same project at the same time, even if we are not sitting together. It's like being

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on a playground where everyone can play together, but online. Our main activity will be to create

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an animal encyclopedia. Think about all the different animals you know, lions, elephants,

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dolphins, and so many more. We will gather information about these animals and put it all together

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in our own encyclopedia. Step 1. Partner up with a classmate. Turn on your computer or tablet

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and connect to the internet. Once you're online, open your web browser and go to Google Slides.

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Step 2. In Google Slides, you'll see a button that says, plus new or blank presentation. Click

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on it to start creating your very own encyclopedia. It's like opening a new book and you are going to

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be the author. Step 3. It's time to share your work with your classmate. Click on the share button

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in the top right corner and enter your friend's email address. Make sure they can edit the

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document. Now both of you can add information to the same project, even if you're in different

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rooms or at different homes. Step 4. Use the template to start adding information about animals.

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You and your buddy can decide who will add the first animal. Once you add an animal,

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watch as your friend adds another one. You can find information about animals on kid-friendly websites

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like National Geographic Four Kids. Step 5. Keep adding animals until you have at least

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8-10 in your encyclopedia. You can search the internet to find interesting facts about each animal.

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Did you know that a kangaroo can hop at a speed of up to 44 miles per hour?

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Step 6. Once your encyclopedia has lots of animals in it, make it look beautiful.

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Add a title page with the name Animal Encyclopedia. You can make the title big and bold,

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add colors, and choose a fun font. It's like decorating your room, but this time you're decorating

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your project. Finally, you'll get to present your animal encyclopedia to the class. Practice

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to speaking clearly and share what you learned about each animal. Remember, each member of your

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team is important. You all work together to create this wonderful project. Great job, everyone.

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You've learned how to work together using technology and you've created an amazing encyclopedia

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filled with fascinating animal facts. Keep exploring, learning, and having fun with your projects.

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That's the end of our project for today. I hope you enjoyed creating the animal encyclopedia

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as much as I enjoyed telling you about it. Keep being curious and learning new things every day.