Project+Description

Course name: English I

North Carolina Standard Course of Study Goals: Goal 6: The learner will apply conventions of grammar and language usage. 6.01

Objective(s) Students will be able to...
 * Define the meaning of an assigned prefix, suffix, or root word
 * Create a short jingle that enables students to remember the meaning of the prefix, suffix, or root word
 * Create a podcast (used for the jingle)
 * Visually represent the meaning of the root, suffix, or root word
 * Find and Define a word that uses the prefix, suffix, or root word AND use that word in a sentence.
 * Create a glog that displays all of the above information
 * Embed the glog into a wiki page

List of Technology Tools
 * Wiki
 * Glog (www.glogster.com/edu)
 * Podcast

Explanation of how technology made this lesson possible: In the past (without technology) students would have been responsible for individually defining ALL the prefixes, suffixes, and root words; using each i n a sentence; and figuring out a way to memorize the meaning of ALL the prefixes, suffixes, and root words. SO FUN, right? With the implementation of technology tools like glogster, podcasts, and wikis, students now are able to focus on ONE assigned prefix, suffix, or root word and share their work with others through a wiki. This project has allowed students to be more creative, to express their individual talents, and to learn in different ways. Students still are responsible for knowing ALL of the prefixes, suffixes and roots. However, instead of the 50+ flash cards that would be used as a study tool (some may get lost or some may never be completed at all), students can simply visit the class wiki and click through each prefix, suffix, or root word to learn the meaning of each.