Other+Project+Ideas+-+Please+Share

I have listed here other projects I am currently undertaking or have done earlier this year. Please share your own project ideas here. Samples of many of these projects can be found at https://ep-peters.wikispaces.com/Sample+Projects

**iPhoto Book Jacket (Mac)**
11th grade World Studies students were given a list of historical figures from Chinese history. The were asked to write a brief biography about the person and design a book jacket using iPhoto. Students used images and text on the front and back covers, put their biographies on the inside flaps, and listed their sources on a page of the book. Projects were saved as pdf files and submitted using the dropbox on my website. This took 2-3 days.

**Photo Booth Commercials (Mac)**
11th grade World Studies students were given a primary document explaining the reasons the Berlin Wall was erected. This document was from the perspective of East Germany. They were asked to use this information to create a commercial or brief news clip in favor of the Berlin Wall. When students completed their recording they posted the videos onto the class Wiki. Samples can be seen below.

iMovie Mini-Documentary (Mac)
11th grade World Studies students are in the midst of this project. Four days of library research time were scheduled, at the end of which students were required to have a completed script or story board. Yesterday the students were introduced to the iMovie software by the CFF Coach. They will be given a week to compile their narration, images, and moving footage into a 3-5 minute documentary. The documentary will then be shown to the class as we move through the final few chapters of the year. All the topics were taken from curriculum that will be covered in the fourth quarter.

1950s WebQuest (PC & Mac)
[] 10th grade American Studies II students completed a webquest on popular culture of the 1950s. They were required to create a drive-in movie theater and had different components they needed to research to complete the project.

Executive Departments Wiki (PC & Mac)
12th grade American Government students are just starting this project. Individually or in groups of two they are creating a wiki page for one of the executive departments. As a class, all fifteen will be completed. They must provide basic informaition about their department as well as read and summarize three articles on a current issue the department is addressing. They must then make their recommendations to President Obama on how the United States should procede relating to this issue. Once the wikis have been completed to this point students will then complete a webquest, exploring the entire wiki created by the class. Finally, they will have to respond to four of the recommendations made to the President.