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Objective(s)
Students will work cooperatively and use various technology
to complete the school's on-line yearbook.
Summary
In Montreal, sixth grade teacher Vilma Santilli at St. Dorothy School saw cognitive and social
skills exploding as she coordinated the school's on-line yearbook.
Students served as managers of the various components, including
print, images, digital photography and scanning. There were also
students who served as editors, as well.
National Standards
Check your own state and districts standards.
Technology and/or Materials Needed
- Computers with Internet access
- Web development software
- Microsoft Word
- Graphics software
- Scanner
- Digital camera
- Printer (preferably color)
Implementation Time Frame
Year-long project
Activities
- Check out St. Dorothy School's incredible Online
Yearbook: http://www.emsb.qc.ca/stdorothy/STDPROJS/YEARBOOK/frame.htm
- Figure out whether or not this will be a school wide or your
own classroom site. (You may want to start small in your first
year.)
- Divide students into teams/roles and have them figure out
tasks that they must accomplish.
- Students will then write memos to school faculty expressing
their intentions for the on-line yearbook and what they will
need so that everyone can participate.
Assessment
Since this is a long project, you may want to create several
rubrics depending on the stage of the project and the students'
assignment or role.
To create an assessment rubric, check out Rubistar (http://rubistar.4teachers.org/) and select
"Multimedia Project". (Rubistar is a site that enables
you to make quick and easy rubrics with pre-set criteria).
The summative evaluation for the project will be evident in
the final completion of the on-line year book itself.
Resources and Links
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