Tech Happenings @ LvHS

Students in tenth grade religion produced very cool interactive maps that contained embedded photos and videos from flickr and youtube! So did all the French classes! Religion students mapped out significant sites relating to the life of Jesus. French students mapped significant historical sites in France. Overall the project was easy and raised the awareness of where these places are. Studnets saved their work in a "folder" in Google Earth, exported it as a .kmz file, then uploaded to their teacher's drop box.

Rubistar is free, supported by a grant from the U.S. Dept. of Education. Just pick a general topic, then a more-specific assignment type. You get a customizable rubric with text for each category that you can edit so it's exactly what you want. Step-by-step Rubistar: go to rubistar.4teachers.org. Scroll down, don't login. 1. Under "Create a rubric" pick the closest general topic. Then pick a more specific assignment type. Don't worry if it's not exact. 2. Fill in your name, rubric project name, and zip code. The zip code lets Rubistar track usage of their service. 3. Under "Demonstration..." leave it as temporary. Your name and the title will appear on the rubric but will not be saved. 4. Select as many scoring categories as you want. Change any wording as needed. 5. Scroll down to bottom and click SUBMIT. Don't worry about saving in database. 6. Click Print or Download button to do save as EXCEL for future use. Once in excel, you can save as a ...

As students read assigned pages in a novel for English II, their teachers require a brief daily entry IN CHARACTER to check for understanding (and that they read). Students sign on and enter something in a mock journal as Lizzy Bennet from Pride and Prejudice. They love the activity and it gives them a chance to modernize this traditional story.