For our culminating activity, I asked my students to create a presentation about the information they have learned. We checked out our school's brand new Chrome Book cart, and I gave each child their login information. That was confusing and an adventure all in itself (each child had to remember to put a period between their first name and last name, they accidentally put spaces in and couldn't remember the long k12.nc.us part, or got it mixed up). The student had this information on an index card, but still struggled putting it in correctly. ;) (really there were only 2-3 students and easy mistakes). It was neat seeing them help each other find mistakes.
Students grouped themselves into groups of 2 or 3. I helped them create a blank presentation and showed them how to collaborate. One of the teachers on my grade level created a rubric for them to use and they were off. Off to create, share and work together. The students did amazing with this project and I'm so thankful we were able to start out this year with a fun dose of technology.
