Designing Commercials

One group's research and ideas so far.

The students have begun building commercials! Over the next few weeks, the students will begin research and designing commercials for a product they created. One of the biggest challenges for sixth grade students is to create a commercial targeted at a specific audience (like parents, or kids). It is sometimes challenging for students to see commercials from other perspectives, but I am confident the students will rise to the challenge.

Once the students are finished designing and researching their commercial, they will learn how to use professional-level video editing software. This too will be challenging, but the students will be learning transferable technology skills throughout the process, and completing spectacular commercials by the end of it all.

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Technology Impact on the Environment

The seventh grade students are almost complete with their second design of the year! The students have been researching how an emerging technology impacts the environment (either positively or negatively). The students will then create a presentation of some sort (like a movie, slideshow, or poster) to share the information they have found.

The projects are mostly complete, have been shared with the class, and are turned in. A few students challenged themselves by sending interview questions to the professional engineers building their technology. Several students were even able to receive answers! The presentations look great, and the students have learned a lot since the beginning of the year in September.

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