Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Major Social Studies Project - Create a Zap (Website on Asia)

Last Friday, students were given an assignment to create their own website on Asia including elements such as Geography, Climate, Culture, etc. Students are using a free website on www.zapd.com. Click on the assignment for further instructions on how to create it. Students will be given one computer lab period to work as well as some additional class time, using our student computers to complete this assignment. This will be the last major grade in Social Studies. Students should reply to this assignment and include their blog url in the replay box To receive credit for the Zap students must:

 1. Copy and paste the link for their Zap to their Gaggle Social Studies Class Wall for comments and questions by other class mates.

 2. Make comments and questions on other students Zaps using the Gaggle Social Studies class wall.

 3. Email the link to your blog using Gaggle email AND reply to assignment in the Gaggle Homework Dropbox section, including the link to your Zap Blog in the body of the message.

A list of complete instructions can be found in the Gaggle Homework Dropbox that includes screenshots and step by step instructions for navigating the website. This assignment is due Friday, May 25.  Students went to the computer lab on Tuesday to work and will continue to work on the student computers in the classroom as time allows.  

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