After learning about the principles of good website design, the 7th graders in Language Arts classes created their own personal website portfolios using Google sites. These portfolios will be used throughout the year to showcase student writings, videos of public speaking performances and debates, and reflections on books and class readings. | |
In addition to learning how to create attractive websites, the 7th graders learned the importance of making their sites easy-to-navigate and read. Students were motivated to create attractive sites that reflected their personality and style. Background images were required to have citations, reinforcing the information literacy lessons that have been a key component of the Middle School curriculum this year.
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how their location celebrates the holiday. Students used their information literacy skills to find reliable sources and cite their information and images. Working in a team required students to organize and collaborate in order to produce high quality work. This project engages and motivates students by providing the opportunity for creativity and fun.
Large amounts of data and numbers can be difficult to understand and put into context so 7th grade math students have been learning how to create graphs based on a variety of data. First they learned about which graphs to use for different types of data. Next, they practiced creating graphs by hand and using Google Sheets. Each student submitted answers using a Google Form to develop a pool of data about 7th graders at ASFG. Students made a copy of the responses spreadsheet in order to work with the data. This experience provided a great opportunity to learn how Sheets can create graphs quickly and easily...if the data is consistent. The open ended questions (height, favorite sport, favorite team, etc.) provided messy data that required organization and editing before graphing.
In order to reinforce understanding, students also created graphs based on their walking rates, coin flips, and dice rolls. The culminating project in the graphing unit will be for students to research environmental data and develop graphs and conclusions based on what they learned. They are currently practicing the research process and we are looking forward to reporting on their findings in the next Technology Reports.
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