Thursday- Beginning of Animation Unit

Students who have not turned in work were given written notices today that their missing work needs to be turned in by Monday, September 21st or it will be listed as a zero on the upcoming progress report.

Students will be integrating Social Studies and animation. Their project for the next two weeks will be to learn how to use the free Alice animation software to create an animated story about ancient Egypt or feudal Japan.

Click here to see Animation Unit plan

Today they will learn about objects, methods, and how to use the Alice software.


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Information Technology Standard Course of Study:

7.SI.1 & 8.SI.1 Evaluate information resources based on specified criteria.

7.TT.1 & 8.SI.1 Use technology and other resources for assigned tasks.

7.RP.1 & 8.RP.1 Apply a research process to complete given tasks.

7.SE.1 & 8.SE.1 Apply responsible behaviors when using information and technology resources.

Social Studies Standard Course of Study:

1.1 Create maps, charts, graphs, databases, and models as tools to illustrate information about different people, places, and regions in Africa, Asia, and Australia.

2.03 Utilitze different types of technology

2.06 Create written, oral, musical, visual and theatrical presentations of social studies information.

7.2 Examine the causes of key historical events in selected areas of Africa, Asia and Australia and analyze the short and long range effects on political, economic, and social institutions.

8.1 Examine the causes of key historical figures and evaluate their impact on past and present societies in Africa, Asia, and Australia