Mr. Boulanger, Computer Teacher

Harshita did a great job setting up her timeline on the web 2.0 website TimeRime.com. She has mapped 14 items to highlight the birth and development of the Internet.

[lesson plan = 2 periods]

For this lesson plan, 10th grade students are turning argumentative and creative to convince their parents of the benefits of staying on the Internet all night long. Designing a convincing outline with Word 2007 SmartArt was a snap and Dewi did it the best as you can see below:

[lesson plan = 1 period]

Once properly mastered, Excel can let you use its organization tool to create fantastic timelines. This project was completed by our students in Grade 10. The best work was submitted by Cristina who intertwined her timeline with those of 2 other students. Very imaginative to say the least.

[Project length = 2 class periods]

These are the environmental magazine covers that Grade 10 produced.

A collage of all the covers made:

4 individual covers:

With this graded assignment, the students were able to apprehend the advertising world and the balance between form and content. Criteria emphasized the creation of eye-catching title and headlines (content) and the design of the cover (form).

[Project length: 3 class periods]