Thursday, August 20, 2015

Thursday & Friday Aug 20th & 21st Day 6 & 7

3 Paragraphs about Me

Objective: Given access to a chromebook, students will be able to access Google Docs and write a 3 paragraph summary about themselves (answering specific questions), using the tools taught in class the previous session. 

Rationale: Students need to utilize the tools taught to them to ensure the learning becomes a part of their skill set.


Evidence: Producing the document and following the directions will demonstrate that students have acquired the basic skills of Google docs (word processing) and can apply those skills to an assignment.


Homework - Textbook Chapter 1 Questions 1-6 on Page 42 (Due Monday)

Grit Worksheet - ( grit worksheet )

Video about Grit -Grit vid

Open Mindset - (vid)

Once the 3 paragraphs about me activity is finished, we will go over how to make a presentation using the Google Docs presentation tool.

A great video of the features of Google drive presentation can be seen by following this link  ( Presentation tool in Drive)


A great video that explains the important design principles in making a presentation. There are additional directions to this video that explain certain features that are advanced, so pay close attention to this first few minutes and the ending summary ( design principles )