Project Room Sign-up Form v3.5

Teacher: ____________________________ Rm #: _______   Dept. ____  Date: __________

Requested Dates in order of preference
Choice #1:  Day: _____________    Date: ________________ Periods: ____________
Choice #2:  Day: _____________    Date: ________________ Periods: ____________
Choice #3:  Day: _____________    Date: ________________ Periods: ____________

Brief description of lesson and what students will be required to do: ______________________________________
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List the URLs of any web sites that will be used : _____________________________________________________
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Purpose of the Project Room
Think of the Student Project Room (rm. 309) as a resource like the library. Teachers will use this resource to finish a class room project that they have started a week or more earlier in their classroom. Sign up in advance (one to two weeks) using this sign up form. The purpose of the Project Room is to assist students in the four core curriculum classes to create a product that they can display and/or can be used for a student portfolio. The resource is available to other classes when availability allows. Teachers are required to review  your lesson/assignment with the project room coordinator first in order to work out the technical feasibility and best lesson plan strategy. Confirm your dates. Then present the assignment to your students.

Sample Curriculum Projects
Word processing:  Reports, journals and essays. A literary or poetry magazine. A hypothetical newspaper during the Civil War or other historical period. A newsletter on literary figures.
Spreadsheets: Show the increase in population as related to agriculture and the industrial revolution. Graph sports statistics, stock market trends, or weather and tidal reports. Tally and display student surveys and mock voting results.
Database: Create a database to look up authors by time period, key phrases, book or poem titles, and cultural influences. Look up cross-referenced information on sports performances, stocks, wars and famines, planets, animals,
Presentations: A guide to solving quadratic equations. A tutorial explaining fractions, standard deviation, or properties of triangles. A presentation on a local event, issue or historical period. Describe different forms of poetry, how to make an outline, how to write an effective essay, how to take notes, or how to write a letter. Describe photosynthesis or an example of natural selection.

Available Software
We have installed Microsoft Office Pro and Netscape Communicator. Inspiration concept mapping software will be installed soon. These are all the tools necessary for students to create portfolio work. There are no pre-programed instructional or entertainment software installed.

Project Room Rules

Just as in the Library, students must submit their ID cards, and sign in. Students without ID cards will be not be allowed.
If the lesson plan includes accessing the www, then proof of the annual AUP Parent Release Form is required for each student. Students can not access the Internet without proof of parental permission.
The charge for printing is 5¢ for./images/ every two sheets, and 10¢ for three sheets.

 Important web sites for teachers to review before bringing classes to the Project Room: LAUSDnet AUP |  Citing Internet Resources | Teacher Internet and Media Handbook | More on Integrating Technolgy ]
 
 

Images Downloaded from Anthony's Icon Library, WWW Images: http://www.cit.gu.edu.au/images/Images.html , December, 1998.