2.+Planning+and+Preperation


 * Planning**


 * 1) **Knowledge gaining:** Students will gain knowledge about the National Monuments in several different ways. First, the students will watch a video of the Monument they were assigned. Then they will access a web site to research their Monument. Once the students have found their information they will meet with their group and put together a short powerpoint about their Monument. Students will upload their PowerPoints to a wiki for others to view. After, the students will comment on a blog about what they learned about each Monument.
 * 2) **Knowledge organizing**: Students will work individually and in small groups to gather information. First they will work individually as they watch their video and access their website about their Monument. After they will come together and discuss their information they gathered and pick at least three of the most important facts about their Monumnent. Once the students have gathered all of their information they will put together a small powerpoint as a group. They will then work individually to post on the blog about the knowledge they gained during this project.
 * 3) **Knowledge sharing**: Students will share their work with the class by presenting their powerpoints in their groups. Students will access the blog and read what others have learned about the Monuments. Students will also upload their PowerPoints to a wiki.

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 * Preparation **
 * 1) Teacher will put students into groups based on a given Monument
 * 2) The teacher will demonstrate how to use Microsoft PowerPoint
 * 3) The teacher will create a ruburic for the students to follow in creating their PowerPoint
 * 4) The teacher will create a blog for the students to post onto about the knowledge the gained about each Monument
 * 5) The teacher will create a Wiki for the students to upload their PowerPoints