Internet Project-Christmas
Traditions
Gerri Beth Borga CCC-SLP
Amphi Middle School
Internet Project Information
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We would like to compare Christmas holiday traditions from around the world.
Project Level: Basic-Intermediate
Curriculum Fit: History and Social Studies, Language
Technologies Used: Email
Project Email Address: pljimison@jps.net
1. Ask your students to write about their family Christmas traditions. Ask them to be
creative yet factual. If the tradition involves a certain food, they may include the recipe. 2.
Choose your top 1-3 tradition(s) to e-mail to our class. You may include recipes, pictures,
drawings but they must be accompanied with writing about the tradition. 3. Our class will
compile and compare the traditions. We will send you a final e-mail copy to keep for your
class. (Word document) 4. Classes will receive a hard copy thank you certificate in the
mail. 5. E-mail your entries along with your name, address, city, state, country, e-mail, age
group, and school name.
Project URL: http://myschoolonline.com/CA/Mrs_Jimison
Full Project Description:
(Come visit our website. When you get to our homepage, please click on "Our Internet
Project" on the side bar.) We are collecting information on Christmas holiday traditions.
We would like to compare what other countries and states do to celebrate Christmas.
Objectives:
1. Compare Christmas traditions between states and countries. 2. See how our traditions
are similar and how they are different. 3. Put together a tradition memory book for those
who participate.
Project Contact Information
Pam Jimison - pljimison@jps.net
4th gr. teacher - Capital Christian School
http://myschoolonline.com/CA/Mrs_Jimison
Sacramento, California, US
Amphi Middle School
Special Education Grades 6-8
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Academic
1.
LS-FS3 Students will
communicate a personal experience in a logical sequence using spoken and
written words.
2.
LS-FS4 Students will use
effective basic language structure and form.
3.
LS-FS5 Students will gather
information, compare and contrast with their own personal experiences, develop
and present an opinion and deliver the information verbally and graphically.
4.
W-F-2 Students will use
correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar and word usage to
complete effectively a variety of written tasks.
5.
W-F6 Students will write
well-organized communications for a specific audience and with a clear purpose.
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Technological
1.
4T-F1 Students will
communicate with others using telecommunications, with support from teachers,
family members or student partners.
2.
4T-F2 Students will use
technology tools for individual and collaborative communication activities to
share products with audiences inside and outside the classroom.
3.
4T-E3 Students will
collaboratively use telecommunications and online resources.
4.
2T-R1 Students will work
cooperatively and collaboratively when using technology in the classroom/lab.
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Academic-1. The students
will list and discuss their personal Christmas traditions. Initially, students
may have to question and/or interview relatives for specific details regarding
certain traditions. 2. The students
will research their family traditions and uncover one or both of the
following-origin and/or meaning. 3. The students will create a written summary
of their holiday traditions. 4. The students will examine and explore at
least two of the provided Internet sites to obtain diverse information on
holiday traditions. 5. The students
will compare and contrast their tradition(s) to at least three others they
researched. 6. The students will
formulate a list/diagram of similarities and differences. 7. The students will select their two favorite
traditions (in addition to their own) and score them accordingly. 8. Students will develop a brief summary of
how their personal holiday would be different if a new tradition was
added. 9. Students will send their original summaries via e-mail to the
project location after choosing font style, size and color along with page
background and set up.
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Technological-1. Students
will communicate their written information electronically (e-mail) with
support. 2. The students will plan, design and present an academic product to
the classroom and Internet project community. 3. Students will request collaborative exchanges among people in
local and remote locations. 4. Students
will communicate electronically to collaborate with experts and peers to
analyze data and develop an academic product.
5. Students will present an academic product to share data and
solutions.
Students should be familiar
with log-on skills and information.
Students will be comfortable
with sending information via e-mail.
Students will demonstrate
adequate Internet etiquette skills.
MATERIALS
http://www.auburn.edu/~vestmon/christmas.html
http://www.howstuffworks.com/christmas.htm
http://www.his.com/~chabad/8days/
Computer with Internet
access. Pre-written Christmas tradition selection.
This lesson took several sessions prior to the actual “sending” of the information to the project site.
1.
Students develop a written
representation of their favorite Christmas traditions/activities. They are encouraged to probe family members
for details regarding background and meanings to chosen activities. Students research at least two sites to
obtain information regarding the traditions/activities that they chose.
2.
Students are provided with
the above URL addresses to further their search and gain more information. They
then compare the traditions/activities common or familiar to them with at least
two others that were unknown or unfamiliar to them.
3.
Students then judge how
their particular traditions/activities would be different if they added the new
activities that they researched.
Thought questions included..Which way do you like best and why? What is the significance of each
activity? Which ones would you be more
comfortable with? What do you think the
rest of your family would say and why?
4.
Students present their
written work to the group verbally.
They can read the information they have produced or generate a visual
presentation.
5.
Students then re-write their
original work (tradition) in Word, choosing their own font style, size, color,
etc. They added backgrounds and/or
inserted pictures and then sent the finished product to the Internet Project
address.
The students were involved in a variety of ways with the assessment procedure. They “critiqued” and reflected upon each others work.
They “graded” themselves in
the following areas;