Persuasion project

So here's the link to my lesson plan that really is only my side of the persuasion project.

click here

And here's the link to my student work page of my website.

Click here

Photostory project

So its been awhile since I posted. But here's the lesson plan I developed for my photostory project that helped introduce the persuasion project that my team did collaboratively.

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=d5cpnns_38gqx78jf9

Also here's a link to some of the student work on my website. Remember this was the students first time with photostory and I only had three days with the laptop cart so several projects could have been much better.

http://schoolweb.acsd14.k12.co.us/jeprotsman/Studentwork.htm

Freshmen team b Project

Project ideas
1. Lowering the drinking age
2. Decriminalizing marijuana
3. Fingerprinting students for use in schools - lunch, book check out, fines, etc
4. Uniforms in schools
5. Curfew laws
6. Religion in schools
7. Off campus Lunch
8. Creationism vs. Evolution being taught in schools
9. Use of technology in the classroom (or lack there of)
Should students be allowed to use their phones during class?
Should teachers send tests to thier students phones?
Does background music improve learning?
10. Healthcare - private personal coverage vs. global governmental coverage
11. Immigration - various issues abound here

Students should be allowed to generate their own topics with approval of instructor and it be in the boundaries of a policital issue with statistical persuasions either for or against the position.

Algebra classes

Today, (Wed 9/5) you should have signed up for your school gmail, blogger, wikispaces and explore learning accounts. How did it go and what expectations do you have?