8th Grade TAG

8th Grade Projects 

Technology Thread

-  Wordle Project -- Printouts to display in TAG Room

-  Introduce and use "Google Suite" -- particularly Google Calendar and Google Docs (use Google Calendar to keep track of all TAG activities each week)

-  Create Google.com "Homepage";  work with Google Widgets and add to Homepage

-  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 or Google Docs).  Take photo of object.  Submit story and photo to be included on www.chrislonge.com

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

-  Explore www.flickr.com, www.taggalaxy.com, www.fotoflexer.com and www.photobucket.com

-  Introduce www.voki.com; create a voki and type in a greeting in foreign language (French or Spanish) and send voki to foreign language teacher in email.

-  Animoto Project - create music video;  submit embedding code for your animoto to Mrs. Longe to be included on www.chrislonge.com

-  Mock Newbery Book Club

-  Choose a "service project" subject, research (answering the questions Who, What, Where, When, Why and How), create website at Google Sites and submit website URL to Mrs. Longe for inclusion at www.chrislonge.com

-  Complete "Who Knew?" Voki and submit embedding code to Mrs. Longe for inclusion on her website

-  Winter Party -- December 17, 2008 in TAG Room

-  Read "Witness"

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

-  Competitions -  Check Internet

-  Big 6 Research Project

-  8th Grade TAG Trip to UW-Madison/Animoto

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

Twice a week - Monday and Wednesday

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