• I really like your idea of videotaping the principal. I think that would add to the authenticity of your hook. your project sounds like it is a success and that the students were engaged. Having the police department respond helped out with keeping your kids into the project too. Good use of an outside source!
  
  
• Just think of all the new material on invasive species you will get with those invasive snake fish in Lake Michigan. Sad but it will generate even more scenarios for future discussion in class I'm sure.
  
  
• I think you might be able to avoid having your students spend too long on a tangent if you have a project conference with each group early in the process as they start developing their project ideas. I tried this in my class and it has really helped.
  
  
• It has been amazing to watch what your students have been able to do with their projects with minimal assistance. I know you were hesitant about those choosing Movie Maker to present their information, but these groups have been able to do fantastic things with little help. Being in a group allows students to try things and problem solve on their own first before going to the teacher. I am glad you were able to recover the missing student folders. I would suggest backing up the project folder that is on the Global drive to your computer once a week, so at least you have a copy if the folders do get deleted accidentally.
  
  
• I like the direction your project is going. The folder idea is great. If you don't mind I am going to use it for my eighth graders. I am thinking that giving them a "business" portfolio of some kind will help them in their organization and give the presentation a more professional ambiance.

Created for the Fermilab LInC program sponsored by Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Education Office and Fermilab Friends for Science Education, and funded by United States Department of Energy, Illinois State Board of Education, North Central Regional Technology in Education Consortium which is operated by North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL), and the National Science Foundation.

Authors: LInC ACT Participants
Created: September 2004 - Updated: September 2005
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