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Technology-Enhanced Learning Activity Summary

 
Name: Debbie Wisgirda School: Goldman
Learning Activity Title: The Greek Gods
Grade Level(s): 6 Subject Area: Social Studies
Description of Activity: What is the learning experience? What will teachers and students do during the course of the activity? Through what performances or products will students demonstrate what they know and are able to do?

Each student will select a Greek God. They will then create a PowerPoint presentation. Each student is given handouts about their god that the teacher has taken off the Internet. This gets them started. They are given a list of Internet addresses to find additional information and graphics. Their presentation will consist of three slides. The presentation must include: Greek and Roman name, domain, picture of, symbols, special powers, personality traits, family relations and myths.

Technology Standards Addressed: This learning activity will allow students to develop proficiency in the following Norwell Public Schools technology standards:

  4.0 Presentation skills

  6.0 Web and Online Research Skills

Skills and Concepts (see Scope and Sequence)

4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 4.04, 4.08

6.01, 6.03, 6.04, 6.05, 6.06, 6.07, 6.08

Curriculum Standards: Which curriculum frameworks, strands, and learning standards does the activity address?

History/Social Studies -The World, Classical Civilization of the Ancient World, b. Greek civilization: literature, philosophy, arts, and science.

Materials & Equipment: What specific software, hardware, websites, handouts, and other printed materials are involved in this activity?  Attachments included

PowerPoint, Computer lab, list of previously located web sites, digital camera to capture images from books, scanner

Handout 1 Directions for presentation

Handout 2 Example of research information

 

 

 

Teacher Tips and Notes: What strategies are recommended regarding logistics, preparation, classroom management, or other implementation concerns?

The students are highly motivated to create presentations on their topic. A great deal of sharing, assisting, and supporting goes on during the project. More effort is put into the editing process for the finished project.

If possible have each student on their own computer. Save to the desktop until the whole project is complete then save to disk. Advise students to do Internet research at home and save images to floppy disks or other storage device.

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