Between Now and Break

15 days. That is all we have before break. But, we have a lot to do before then. We have just finished up the Hero Project. Students did a great job getting up in front of the class and presenting on the hero of their choice using Prezi. Next up is a Movie Project using a cool online tool called Animoto. Then we are going to finish up with advanced units in Word and Excel.  By that time, we will be ready for a break. :)

In Search of Heroes

What makes someone a hero? If you asked ten people you might get ten different answers. I am not talking about super heroes either. Students have just started the Hero Project in class and are asking that very question. Students are choosing famous people throughout history that might be considered a hero and researching them. Students will give a presentation to the class using Prezi, create a newsletter on their hero with Word, use Access to create a time line of important events in their hero's life, and finally create a works cited page in Word using the Sources Manager.

This is a great project that not only gets students up in front of the class to present (which they hate), but has them use the Flip video cameras to tell exactly why the person they chose to research should be considered a hero.

As always, check out our class Wiki to see your student's projects. But, you may need your son or daughter to help you log in.