Week 9: Final Project

For my final project, I created a Web Quest for my students.  Within this web quest, my students must research a career, create a slide using Microsoft Power Point about their career, share their power point in a blog posting (using Kidblog), and then comment on the work of their peers using three writing prompts.

 

Career Web Quest
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Kidblog Post Example

(To view this example, log in using Demo Student, DS1234)

Career Power Point Example

 

Upon student completion of this project, the following 2nd grade WV Next Gen Standards will be addressed:

Social Studies (WV Next Gen Standards)

SS.2.E.1 investigate various occupations & career opportunities
SS.2.G.5 utilize appropriate global information systems

Science (WV Content Standards)

SC.O.2.1.03 identify and discuss science careers in the community

Reading (WV Next Gen Standards)

RLA.O.2.1.05 describe a purpose for reading: (for information, for pleasure, to
      understand specific viewpoints, to follow directions.
RLA.O.2.1.11 use literary and informational texts to summarize
RLA.O.2.1.15 use reading skills and strategies to understand a variety of
      information resources to support literacy learning (e.g., environmental print,   
         written directions, signs, captions, electronic resources, labels).
RLA.O.2.3.03 access media tools to create an oral or visual presentation.

Math (WV Next Gen Standards)

M.2.MD.8  solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels,
      and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately.

WV 21^st Century Technology Tools Objectives
21C.O.PK-2.1.TT3 Student logs on to computer, starts and exits programs, finds
        files.  Student uses file menu commands (e.g., New, Open, Close, Save, Save
             as, Print) and saves computer files to diskette, hard drive and server.
21C.O.PK-2.1.TT4  Student participates in a group to locate and create pictures,
        clip art, graphs, tables and other appropriate objects and to insert into
             documents and presentations.
21C.O.PK-2.1.TT7 Student, working in a teacher-led whole group project, uses
           presentation software to illustrate concepts and communicate ideas.
21C.O.PK-2.3.TT1 Student identifies and practices the responsible use of
        technology systems and software.

WV 21^st Century Learning Skills Objectives
21C.O.PK-2.1.LS1 Student uses text, people and electronic resources (e.g.    
       interactive books, educational software, CD-ROMs, elementary multimedia   
           encyclopedias and search engines) to locate information for classroom
           assignments and is able to identify the author and purpose for each
       source located.