WebQuest Project

Subject area and topic:

2nd Grade Social Studies- Heroes from long ago

Key Standards covered:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.2

Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.

Technology Standard

3. Research and Information Fluency
    Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate,
    and use information.

        

          C. Evaluate and select information sources and 

               digital tools based on the appropriateness to 

               specific tasks 

Final Product:

Students will use the short bio they have written on a hero from long ago and make a short bio using iMovie. 

Scoring PowerPoints

I believe this article was very thorough in giving great reasons for using power points to enhance learning as well as how they can be used to make sure they are more focused on the learning aspect and not just the design.  It also gave great  and how a power point is scored. 

Out of everything I did agree with I believe that a focus on speaking abilities is very important. Even a flawless power-point can have little effect with someone who dose not know how to deliver it. 

I disagreed with the percent of time it said should be left spent on the design of the powerpoint. It mentioned that 80% of the time should be spent on researching and 20% on presenting. I believe this would be dependent on the project. Also dependent on the objective of the lesson as well. The article went into great detail about how the design can impact the presentation overall. I think that it does deserve more time than suggested. At least for the first few lessons. Once students know how to create a powerful powerpoint then they can focus on more research based projects.

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Getting To Know You

At home I am creative. I really enjoy to paint as well as doing random crafts. Depending on my mood I will find something crafty to do. Sometimes it is making something out of clay or just scrapbooking. 

At school (work) I am very motivated. I am eager to work and gain more knowledge about my job.

When I am out and about I am recreational. I love to ride my bike or do anything active to pass the time. 

Something unique that I do is take my jeep out off-roading.