Integrated+Studies

__**  Pre-Project Week**__
 * Students used my class to research online and use print materials to find information to write their research paper.
 * Local historian gave presentation on history of Berrien Springs.
 * Walking field trip to one-room schoolhouse and local Andrews University to compare/contrast education over the years.
 * Microsoft Word tutorials on formatting - set up margins, headers and footers, indent longer quotes, double-spacing, etc...
 * Students were given class time to type and print off their research paper.

__**Project Week - Technologists**__
 * Local web designer presented information about his career, education, daily job tasks, and the job outlook for web design.
 * Discussed the [|elements] of a web design and evaluated websites based on those elements.
 * Introduced [|Weebly] - free web page site. Students produced multi-page websites about the history of the five areas of the project. Students were able to embed video and photo slideshows. Requirements found[| here].
 * Introduced [|Wordle] - web cloud website. Students produced posters using words found in their research papers.


 * __Video Production Crew__**
 * Learned how to use Movie Maker and Audacity.
 * Took still photos and live video of field trips, guest speakers, and students during project week.
 * Produced a video of the process from start to finish.

__**Exhibition Night**__
 * Websites were displayed on laptops.
 * Video of the process was on display.
 * Students were available to answer parents' questions.

__**Post-Exhibition**__
 * Students were surveyed about the project. They also wrote a project reflection.

__**Techonology Used**__
 * Weebly web designer
 * Wordle
 * Audacity
 * Movie Maker

__**Examples of Student's Work**__ [|Christina's website] [|Linnea's website] [|Isiah's website]