Friday, April 13, 2012

New Rotation Beginning April 16, 2012

Welcome to my new students!

For this rotation, you need a thumb drive (flash drive) to bring to class each time.

Today we are going to go here and to the first link from it:

Introduction to Celebrity Webquest and Project

Today you will sign up for the celebrity/famous person for whom you will do research and create a PowerPoint presentation. 

If you are absent today, April 16:  Complete this form  Celebrity Sign-up R3 2012.docx, writing at least ten possibilities on the back, then selecting your top four to write on the front, with your favorite as number one.  Use the above link for "Introduction to Celebrity Webquest and Project: to access lists of celebrities and more information about the project.

Target for this Rotation: Read the Internet more wisely, effectively, and safely, and practice helpful reading strategies while doing it.



Rotations:  Students will move from Ms. Dorsey's class to Mrs. Fugal's, and from Ms. Gadd's class to Ms. Dorsey's.


Applying Reading Strategies to Computer Literacy, Research, and Presentation

You will be graded on

Research on the Internet (Finding Sites)   30 points
Website Evaluations                  60 points
Creating Bibliography Entries     15 points
Celebrity PowerPoint Presentation 
78 points 
View and Evaluate Other Presentations
20 points
Reading Log (reading during individual reading time, then filling out the log)
Points available vary depending on how many times we have individual reading time.
In case you are absent, pick up the pink make-up form.
Partner Fluency Practice Log
Points available vary depending on how many times we have fluency practice.
Various other daily assignments

Completing end-of-semester assessments and surveys 
Participation     (if needed)                        100 points


Term Project Due Dates:
Your web evaluations will all be due by     .
Your Celebrity PowerPoint is due by the end of class on   and will be presented on . 

Important Note: Do not get too far ahead of the class for now.  We will take this step by step.  After selecting your celebrity, you will find sites with information about him or her, then you will evaluate possible sites to use and collect information from those that are reliable and useful.  


Steps for Completing Your Celebrity WebQuest and Presentation


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