6th Grade TAG

Projects for 2008-2009

Technology Thread

-  Wordle Project -- Printouts to display in TAG Room

-  Read the book, "Gossamer" by Lois Lowry, Class Discussion

-  Attend play at First Stage Children's Theater -- "Gossamer"

-  Participate in "Dreamgiver" Writing Activity -- Bring in Object of personal importance, List fragments, create "story" dream (Using Microsoft Word)

-  Distribute "Midwest Academic Talent Search" information -- envelope and website

-  Wordle Project -- Printouts and into PowerPoint - "Me" Project

-  Create avatar   (voki.com) -- "Me"

-  Create Widget

-  Digital pictures (Still photos)

          -  Learn digital camera

          -  MagMyPic.com

          -  Animoto.com

          -  "Ideas" competition, WEMTA competition (keep a folder of your best pictures)

          -  fotoflexer.com, Picasa, Flickr.com

          -  "Illustrated Poem" Project in PhotoStory 3

-  PhotoStory 3

-  "All About Me" (Part1) PowerPoint

-  "All About Me" Part 2) "The Year I Was Born vs The Year My Parent/Grandparent Was Born" Project -- including videos, audio

          -  Learn Digital Camera for "Friend" project in PhotoStory 3

Research Thread

-  Indexing using the "Almanac" Game

-  Survey Reference books in the Library

-  Look at Reference Subscriptions -- BadgerLink, United Streaming, BrainPop, Facts on File, onlilne encyclopedia

-  Online sources -- wikipedia, Internet Library, online almanac

-  Weekly Research Question on Wikispaces (second semester)

          -  "If America had been settled from the west coast instead of the east, how might things be different?"

          -  "If our primary energy source had been wind instead of oil, how might our world look today?"

          -  "All music should be free and available on the Internet.  Tell how artists would support themselves."

Schedule

-  Once per week  (Tuesday)

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