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The objective of our blog is to share information about how we integrate our technology curriculum into the subject area curriculum. The foundation of this effort is the methodology of team teaching the lessons with the Middle School subject area teachers. Each post describes a particular lesson, the software used, some of the skills that were targeted, and the number of days that were spent in the lab.
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008
The Evil Deceiver and Powerpoint
The 8th Grade Social Studies students continued their study of the Scientific Revolution by examining the work of Rene Descartes. The students did research on how we perceive the world about us and what limitations do we have in gathering information. Once students had a notion of Descartes' famous quote, "I think, therefore I exist," they prepared a Powerpoint presentation that analyzed a picture that might lend itself to more than one interpretation. The students took four classes to finish this assignment.
