| Goal: Create an informative website that will be used to teach their peers as well as a global community. |
| Research internet: The students learned how to discriminate between websites; determining their validity in order to gather research information on Newton's 3rd Law of Motion. |
| Type information: They created word document of research information and a vocabulary list which they emailed themselves as an attachment. |
| Create website (4 linked pages): |
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1. They created a website using Dreamweaver that consisted of 4 individual webpages. They learned how to go to a site called Flaming Text to create some cool looking titles and insert them into their webpage. |
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2. The students learned how to search for images. They were taught how to determine the copy right information regarding the image and emailed the site's creator for permission to use their images if necessary. |
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3. They had the option of taking photo's of each other, adjusting them in PhotoShop, and inserting them into their website. |
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4. They learned how to create links within their website and links to other websites on the world wide web. |
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5. After previewing the site in a browser, the students sent me their website via email as an attachment. |
| Present Website: The students used a Smartboard to present their websites to each other, earning a presentation grade. They used the presentation rubric as their guide as they practice their presentation. |
| Peer Assessment: Peer assessment is a valuable skill. As the students are assessing the other webpages, they are determining what aspects of the sites they will use in the future and what they will not use. In addition, it teaches the students how to "handle" constructive criticism. The peer assessment grade is minimal and does not affect their overall grade, yet it teaches them how to view each other's work critically. |
| Revision Phase: After receiving their peer and teacher assessments, the students had a week to "fix" their websites (mostly spelling errors) and resubmit them to me. They earned points for revising their websites. |