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Beverly - Pink Kirsten - Green

Audience: 4th Grade

Project ideas: Heroes (tied to social studies, cultures, walks of life, eras, reading and religion); Space (study of planets); Montana History (requirement for all Montana 4th graders); Author research (for a book they are reading in class); Poetry (to help them write their own poems); Trip Around the World (choose a book from a different country, do a book report, and then everyone map out their country) We will use Heroes as our topic for this presentation.

Web 2.0 Tool: Glogster and Voki

Outline of our project:

__** 1. Task Definition **__ 1.1 Students will choose a person they consider a hero. 1.2 Students will research and find information about their life, the contributions to society, and why they chose them.

__** 3. Location and Access **__ 3.1 Students will use the following district online databases to obtain information about their hero, they will also use the library catalog (Dallink) for books on their topic: World Book Encyclocopedia Britannica EBSCO Journey Back In Time netTrekker

__** 5. Synthesis **__ 5.1 Students will create a written editorial that gives their opinion of the selected hero. 5.1 Students will create a poster on Glogster that depicts their hero 5.2 Students will present their 2-part assignment during open house to parents and students

__** 2. Information Seeking Strategies **__ 2.1 As a class, students will brainstorm ideas on the resources that would help them answer their questions. 2.2 Discussion will take place on how to choose the best sources for the project.

__** 4. Use of Information **__ 4.1 Take Notes 4.2 Using the resources you have found, decide what information is important for your topic.

__** 6. Evaluation **__ 5.1 The idea is to ensure that the student is reviewing their work for effectiveness and efficiency. 5.2 In order to simplify the evaluation process, I have provided a link to an evaluation survey for students to follow.

Other tools we will use for our project: -A voki image will be created to introduce the project to the class. -Images were used from Glogster.com as well as photos from personal collections. -Handouts and tools will be linked throughout to help introduce the Big6 method to the students. -YouTube video for Big6 Skills will be utilized to explain how Location and Access works as well as ideas on search strategies.