Materials needed:  items, Adobe photoshop, Netscape Composer, disks for every student, digital camera

Activity:
1.  First students will get in groups and choose an item from the pile.

2.  They will then decide what the item is to be used as.
3.  With careful instruction, they will use the digital camera to take photos of themselves using the item.
4.  Adobe photoshop will be used to edit, crop, and manipulate the photos to the correct size.
5.  Students will put the project together by using some creative Language Arts skills.
6.  Each student (not each group) will write their own original newspaper article or other advertisement for their new product. This article should be thoughtful and show their creative side. It also should be well written. The student will use Netscape Navigator to create webpages.

Suggestions:
1.  Have students put links to their e-mail addresses so that you can provide them with feedback.
2.  This activity is also great for students with different abilities. For example, if you have a student who can't type on the       keyboard, someone else could help with that or if you have a student who has a learning disability, this project can easily be  modified for them.  This activity challenges everyone to be creative.
3.  Remember that you will need permission slips to post student pictures. Please e-mail me with questions.

Assessment: Here is an example of a rubric that you may use with this activity:

1. Creativity: How creative did the student get with the project?     1     2    3    4
2.  Web page: Is it neat and in the correct format?                            1    2      3    4
3.  Pictures: Are they the right size? Are they appropriate for the activity?     1     2     3   4
4.  Newspaper Article: Was this creative? Are there any grammatical errors?   1   2   3  4
5. Did the student include their e-mail address?            1    2   3   4

Competency goals: This activity covers many Computer/Technology skill competency goals from the NC Standard Course of Study  in grades 3-5.
Grade 3-  goals 1.3, 2.1, 2.3, 2.4
Grade 4- goals 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.9, 3.4
Grade 5- goals 2.1, 2.3, 2.4, 3.3, 3.5, 3.7
Information Skills
Grades 3, 4, 5-goals 1.04, 1.05,1.08, 1.09, 1.10, all of goal 2,all of goal 4, all of goal 5
Language Arts Skills
Grades 3, 4, 5- all of goal 1, 2.01, 3.06, all of goal 4, all of goal 5
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