http://gsh.lightspan.com/project/newsday/index.html
In this multi-curricular project, "students produce their
own
newspaper based on the news articles submitted to the Newsday
news wire
by cooperating student correspondents. Your students
become news
gatherers and reporters, editors, layout and graphics
artists, and
publishers. Participation on an international scale
leads to
understanding of broad issues which transcend local concerns."
The
current theme is Global Citizenship and the first timeline
begins January
2, 2001.
TASK: Each team will have three members (each person is a reporter and will cover one article, one person will do layout in ClarisWorks or Word, one person will write email to a newspaper online; one person will monitor time and be responsible for the graphic. The project is due at the specified time giving each team 1.5 hours to work.
Create a newspaper project to share with others: note the PBL components below.
Addressing the components of PBL
Curricular content: Writing,
Reading, Language, Art,
Social Studies, Geography, Science.
Technology component:
Word
Processing, web-page publishing,
Internet, email, keyboarding.
Student-directed component: Select
articles, layout,
designing news format.
Collaboration component: Teams,
distant partners
Real World Connection: Journalism,
correspondence, reporting
Extended time frame: See
timeline (Sept - Dec.)
Assessment Rubric: develop
rubric
Each Group will:
Pick 3 articles for your newspaper (Use Yahooligans: News: http://www.yahooligans.com< FONT COLOR="#330099" SIZE="+1">)
Write summaries on a keyboard.
Draw a graphic in HyperStudio or other art program.
Write email to a newspaper online.
Make a rubric for grading the project (see existing examples: Kathy Shrock site)
Sharing projects and evaluations