THE PROCESS:
 

    STEP 1:    Begin by meeting with the group that your teacher has assigned you to.
                                         Go to your teacher's 'Imagination Invention Box' and with your group pick
                                         one thing that looks pretty cool.

    STEP 2:    Next, brainstorm with your group.  Remember that you have your thinking
                                         cap and wizard invention glasses on!  With your group, make a list of ideas
                                         on what your item could possibly be.  Think of new uses for it.  Just
                                         remember to use your imagination!
 

    STEP 3:    Now, you and your group will create a news article that will present your
                                         new invention for all the world to read about!  On your own, write down
                                         ideas that you think should be included in the article.  As a group, share
                                         your ideas.  Have the 'scribe' begin a rough draft of the news article.  Be
                                         sure to include everyone's ideas!  During computer time, have the 'typist'
                                         enter the rough draft of your article into a word document (Microsoft word).
                                         Save it onto your group disk.
 

    STEP 4:     After you have decided what your new invention is and
                                          have written about it, it's time to take a picture for everyone to see!
                                          Take your group's disk and your invention item to your teacher.
                                          Ask your teacher to take a picture of your group using your new
                                          invention.
 

    STEP 5:    Next, the 'navigator' in your group will use Netscape Navigator to compose
                                         your news article and your picture as a group website.  On your computer, go
                                         to Netscape Communicator and then choose Netscape Composer.  Your
                                         teacher will help you find Netscape Composer.  He/she will also guide you
                                         through the steps you will take to create your webpage.  Click on the
                                         Example Page at the bottom of this page to look at an example.
                                         You may also want to look at the helpful hints at the bottom of this page.
                                         Your teacher will include all of the webpages from your classroom onto a
                                         class webpage! You will be able to show anyone in the world your new
                                         invention! Way to go!

How You Will Be Graded: (8 points is an average grade, 12 and above is excellent)
 

Item	Beginning (0 points)	Developing (1 point)	Accomplished (2 points)	Excellent (3 points)	Score
Group Participation	No effort to participate with the group.	Little effort given to contribute to group work.	Some effort given to contribute to group work.	Full and complete effort given to contribute to group time and group work.
Creative Effort	No creative effort what so ever (either individually or as a group).	Little creative effort shown in work (either individually or as a group).	Some creative effort shown in work (either individually or as a group).	Creative effort shown in all work, both individually and as a group.
Grammar/Spelling in News Article	News Article is full with grammar and spelling errors.	News article has some grammar and spelling errors.	News article has minimal grammar and spelling errors.	News Article has no grammar or spelling errors.
Webpage	Efforts to include the group picture and the news article are not found.	Either the group picture or the news article are found within the webpage.	The group picture and the news article are found within the webpage.	The group picture, news article, and some other item(clip art,etc.) are included within the webpage.

 

Getting Started:

• Helpful Hints for using Netscape Communicator
• Helpful Hints for using Adobe Photoshop

Image Sources:  http://www.school.discovery.com/clip art/category/anmt3.html (glasses)
                            http://www.school.discovery.com/clip art/category/anmt4.html (thinking cap)
 
 

Master page

Example page