Teacher makes herself available for questions and help if needed. Students create a Title Slide with sound and transition. Play slideshow for the class. Click here to download slideshow. Teacher observes student interaction and checks student work for accuracy and completeness.
Class gives input on presentation.
This turned out to be a satisfying introductiion into using the Internet as a source of information and as a learning tool. However, it certainly showed me the importance of the teacher bookmarking sites ahead of time to control student access to just that which we are studying. The reading group involved in this project was highly motivated and greatly enjoyed putting together the slide show for their peers. The enthusiam has spread to the rest of the class and now everyone wants to be included in the next production. I think we will tie the next slide show to a science unit on animals.