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 * Goals: **
 * To gain a deeper understanding of the Civil War by researching a topic of interest and learning about it more fully.
 * To develop skills in independent learning, and research.
 * To develop time management, organizational, technology, and teamwork skills.


 * Task: ** Working in a group of three, create a Wikispace to present essential questions and information on your topic. A Wikispace is a tool for collaboratively building a website.
 * 1) Choose a topic from the list provided- One group per topic, lottery system.
 * 2) Research your topic in the library. Be sure to keep track of sources**. __A works cited page in MLA format is required, with a minimum of 2 approved sources.__**
 * 3) Create 1-2 essential questions and post them at the beginning of your Wiki.
 * 4) Create a 3-5 paragraph introduction to your topic on the Wiki. This introduction should answer your essential question(s) and provide a well-organized overview of your topic.
 * 5) Cite your sources at the bottom of the Wiki, in MLA format.

Once you have your introduction complete, you will choose three Web2.0 tools to create interest, present additional detailed information, or provide a fun evaluation or “quiz” for your classmates. You are encouraged to be creative and have fun with this. Just make sure that you stay focused on your essential questions, and your topic! You must effectively use 2 Web 2.0 tools to expand on your topic, and 1 evaluation tool (like quizlet). As a group, you need to decide how to divide the work. You may choose to have each group member be responsible for one Web2.0 tool, or you may find that your group likes to collaborate and work together. You will have an opportunity to record your contributions to the project and to evaluate your group members. **These evaluations will impact grades.** **Please note that absenteeism by a group member is not an excuse for incomplete projects.**
 * Now for the fun part… **
 * A Note about group work… **
 * Plagiarism- We live in a cut and paste, Google, world. Make sure you summarize your topic in your own words. If I catch you plagiarizing (and I usually do) you will receive a zero on the project and your parents will be notified. I will determine who plagiarized by who was logged into the wiki when they information was entered, so make sure you log in as yourself and keep your password private!!!. I take plagiarism very seriously, so don’t do it. **

** Evaluation ** Essential Question(s)- 10 points Topic overview- 25 points Use of Web 2.0 Tools- 45 points (15 points each) Library/Technology Instruction- 10 points Use of Library Time- 20 points (5 points per day)
 * Product: **
 * Process **

Total: 110
 * Web 2.0 Tools- Choose any 3 **
 * You may add up to 2 additional tools for 5 points extra credit each. **

Wordle ( **** word clouds) ** ** Here is an example **
 * Glogster (poster maker)** ** See this example **
 *  Animoto (photo montage and text set to music- to get your account code log in see your teacher ) **** Here is an example**
 * Blabberize (make people or animals talk) ****See this example**
 * Xtranormal (animate an character and type text for voice) ****Here is an example**
 * Voki (create an avatar and have it talk- there is an Abraham Lincoln voki) **** check out this voki **
 * Dipity (timeline) ****Here is an example****
 * Tagul (tag clouds) **** check this out, and mouse over the words **
 * Make Beliefs Comix **** (comic strip maker) ** **Not a very funny comic, but you can see how it looks**
 * Toondoo **** (comic strip maker) **** remember comics are not my strength **
 * Webspiration (graphic organizer) **
 * Evaluation Tools: **
 * Flashcard Exchange **
 * Quizlet **