by
Mrs. Moreno-Hein

Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page

Introduction

It is the beginning of a new school year and you want to form new friendships.  In the past you have noticed that forming new friendships has been difficult not only for you but also for your former classmates. Can the computer help?

You want to learn  more about your classmates. Which ones have the same interest, goals, hobbies, etc... as you do? You want to tell them Who You Are.  You want to find out Who They Are. Your classmates and you have decided each one is going to type a  short paragraph about him/herself on their own computer using a word processing program, and, as a bonus, each one will include a picture of themselves in their document.

You will then print out your respective document, give an oral presentation on the process of creating the friendship document, read the friendship document aloud, and assist in creating a friendship photo book with text.

In order to complete the project you will need to:

1. Read the Online Sources:
A.  Open the word processing program
B.  Insert picture
C.  Paragraph information
D.  Save the document
E.  Print
F.  Exit the word processing program

2. Complete the following activities:

A. Have one of your classmates take a digital picture of you
B. Fill out the Who Am I form
C. Get your computer workstation location

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1.   Open the word processing program
2.   Insert a picture of yourself (resize picture if necessary) in your
      word processing document
3.   Write a short paragraph about yourself using the Who
      Am I worksheet
4.   Save your document
5.   Print your document
6.   Exit the word processing program
7.   Prepare/rehearse your oral presentation
8.   Give your oral presentation to the class
9.   Hand in your printed document

Objective	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4	Score
Open the word processing program	The student is unable to open the word processing program	The student is able to open the word processing program with assistance	The student is able open the word processing program independently	The student has created a shortcut to open the word processing program
Insert picture	The student is  unable to insert picture	The student is able to insert & resize picture with assistance	The student is able to insert the picture independently but needs assistance with resizing	The student is able to insert the picture and resize it independently
Paragraph	The student is unable to type paragraph	The student is able to type paragraph with assistance	The student is able to type paragraph independently	The student is able to type paragraph, demonstrating good grammar and punctuation
Saving	The student is unable to save the document	The student is able to save the document with assistance	The student is able to save the document independently	The student is able to save the document on more than one drive independently
Print	The student is unable to print the document	The student is able to print the document with assistance.	The student is able to print the document independently	The student is able to print the document independently on more than one printer
Exit the word processing program	The student is unable to close the word processing  program	The student is able to close the word processing  program with assistance	The student is able to close the word processing program independently going through the File Menu Process	The student is able to close the word processing program independently not going through the File Menu Process
Oral Presentation	The student is unable to give oral presentation	The student is able to give oral presentation with assistance	The student is able to give oral presentation independently and answer a few questions posed by classmates about the topic	The student is able to give oral presentation independently and answer all questions posed by classmates about the topic

Conclusion

After completing this WebQuest you will be able to do the following:

• Use a digital camera to take photos
• Open a word processing program to create a document, insert a picture, save the document, print a document and exit the word processing program
• Give an oral presentation on the process of creating the document 
• Create a friendship photo book with text with assistance

How many new friendships did you form?

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