To reflect on last week, I was able to give my own presentation using Keynote on Pennsylvania. Although, I’m still tweaking things a bit, because our computers just got upgraded, so I’ve been playing around with the new features. I’m going to add some of those new features to my presentations, and then show the students how it improved my presentation. The students really seemed to like it. So far, the students have been working in pairs or individually to complete the research part of the project. They were able to find many books in our school library that were useful to them. I did create a webpage that the students could access that had four good links to help them find information about their states. I found that transportation ended up being the hardest thing to research. I’ve been helping those students who were unable to find information on the websites I provided and NetTrekker (a program the school using for researching). I wrote down all those students who were having trouble finding information, and I plan over Thanksgiving to add links to the webpage that they’ll find helpful. Many of the students are getting close to finishing though with their research. They have created a folder on their desktops in which they are able to insert pictures that they would like to use for their presentation. I do have our Tech Coordinator scheduled to come in on Tuesday to help with the Keynote presentation. We’re deciding whether or not it would be best to have a set template for the students to use, or if I’d like to give the students the freedom to pick. There are a few things that I’m weeding out right now, but I think it will turn out great in the end.
