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What
is a WebMagtm
?
It’s Team7’s unique interactive
version of a Student-Created
Magazine/ Newspaper article on the web! Students may also create their
own questions which will turn their article into a mini-WebQuest!
As an Example: The student title might be Declaration
Accepted! (Hyperlink inserted.) And the body of the student article
might say that “Today, July 4, 1776, the Declaration of
Independence
was officially adopted by the 2nd Continental Congress. It is reported that Thomas
Jefferson, (Hyperlink to
Monticello
inserted) Ben Franklin, and John Adams were the major authors of the
Declaration . . . .”
You must
be connected to the internet to follow these links. If you are viewing
this page in Microsoft Word…Place the cursor over the colored text,
hold down the “control” key, and click the mouse to go to the
various sites.
TEAM
7 teachers have over 100 years of experience in helping middle
school students reach their academic, social, and emotional goals.
They’re sensitive to a middle school student’s need to belong or
“blend in” and the need of talented students to be challenged.
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Some of
the activities are available to all students who have mastered the basic
material. Other activities are exclusive
to talented and gifted students. All of the activities involve higher level thought
processes/skills.
The Team
7 curriculum is designed with Differentiated
Instruction as the core component.
Different levels of activities and questions are given for each
unit of study. Many times students don’t realize that they are
actually completing T.A.G.
Activities!
Recently,
when a T.A.G. student was asked how she liked doing the enrichment
activities, her response was, “They’re
challenging, but fun!” (J.W.)
Technology
plays an important part in drawing T.A.G. students into higher levels of
performance. Whether they are using Avid DV Express to edit the Itasca
Historical Society digital video, creating Multimedia Presentations using
PowerPoint and Macro Media, or using T.A.G.
online resources to complete an assignment . . . T.A.G. students are
engaged learners!
T.A.G.
Multimedia Project Rubrics are used to assess student performance as
students demonstrate their projects to their peers.
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The Stock
Market Gametm
is an example of an interdisciplinary multi-layered activity in which
T.A.G. students learn to take it to another level. They learn how to
research a stock’s Beta in Value Line, current assets vs. liabilities in
the Standard & Poor’s Stock Guide, and P/E ratios online and in the
newspaper.
Ten thousand (mostly High School) students play the
game in
Illinois
each year. Team 7 has less than one percent of the students in this
Economics contest and, statistically, should win only once every one
hundred years. Yet, our Team 7 students have won 1st, 2nd,
or 3rd EIGHTEEN
TIMES IN TWENTY YEARS!
T.A.G. students may COMPACT
selected units of study in which they test out of, so that they can do EXTENSIONS
which are challenging (and hopefully fun!)
Team7
websites provide additional online resources and activities: www.AsliceOfPi.com,
www.Team7itasca.com www.Historyclassroom.com
www.dpeel.com
About the author:Your
First Name and Last Initial is an Itasca District #10
TEAM 7
student in Mr. Peel’s 7th
Grade Social Studies Class.
Hobbies include:
You can also include links to your hobbies here!
(AFTER you write your article.)
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