I just got back from the VSTE conference in Hampton and have a wealth of ideas that are currently marinating in my brain. I can't wait to get busy on some of the ideas that I got from there.
My friend Cheryl presented her project that she created for 5th grade geography all stemming from the book Make Way for Ducklings. The students create tours in Google Earth, use GPS units to geocache for ducks, use digital photography to take pics of their ducks when traveling, they also did some "photoshop" type work in a program called Pixie 2 and created a final project using Movie Maker or Photo Story. It's great because she also got the art and pe teachers involved and all the students had their own rubber ducks. It's genius. I would love to design a project like that for my students.
I've currently turned my 5th graders into travel agents. Well, actually they are my interns. (all work no pay) LOL! So far we've come up with a name and slogan for each class and they've started creating business cards. I'm hoping to pull in the 5th grade teachers for my plan. I'll have clients hired for the kids to do work for...all relating to their geography sols. I wish I had thought of this earlier so I could already be doing projects with them....
