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World Religions
Mr. Davis AUHS
Web Page
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My Expectations

• I expected to create a web site that would allow
  Teachers and students to have access to a
  complete unite of Curriculum.
• This site would have all the necessary work
  sheets to complete the assignment.
• It would have links to some basic sites for
  information.
• My site has this information on it. All the links
  work with access to the handouts etc..
• I did have some trouble with the links as they
  would work on the desk top but become inactive
  when up-loaded to the web.

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Success

• The web page has all the relevant documents
  needed for this assignment
• There are links to some web sites for additional
  research for projects.

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Instructional Objectives

• The students will be able to identify seven of
  the worlds great religions.
• The students will be able to recognize some
  similarities and differences through the use of
  venn and spoke diagrams.
• The students will recognize some holy sites .
• The students will be able to identify some of
  their basic beliefs and practices.

I created this
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• Creating a Web Page Color Schemes, Text,
  inserting images, creating links,
• I became informational literate.
• Created word documents.
• Created a spread sheet with support charts.
• Put together a power point presentation.
• Evaluated my unit and made some improvements.

How do you do that ?
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Technology in use

• I have a list of films and stand alone CD that I
  use on this assignment.
• They are allowed to put together a presentation
  using a computer for part of their oral
  requirement.

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Reflections of past Glory!

• This unit has been very successful in years past
  and the students have enjoyed it. I was looking
  forward to having everything available on the
  site for my student use. I thought it would make
  my life a little easier, big mistake.
• This is a very good lesson and will teach many of
  the objectives that are stated
• This years students seem far less motivated than
  in years past. They do not really buy into any
  thing. They are nice kids, they do not cause a
  lot of problems they just do very little work and
  are not too concerned with their grades.

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It bombed

• This group of students are a bunch of bums. They
  will do very little on their own. Unless it was
  done in class as a class activity most would not
  do it.
• The group part of the project has worked in the
  past, not this time. Most students just wanted to
  visit.
• Must create a one person part and put in some
  additional topics.

• Most students did improve from the pre-test to
  the post-test grade.
• We did have some good group discussions on the
  similarities and differences of the western
  faiths.
• Most students felt that some eastern faiths are
  not true religions as we see them.

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How can I fix it?

• The only revision I will be making at this time
  is a individual as well as a group project.

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More Objectives

• The students will take a test on some of the
  basic principals of these religions.
• Origins, beliefs, text, symbols, holy sites,text,
  holidays etc...
• The student will give a five to ten minute
  presentation to the class on one religion.

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Just the Facts.

• The pre test and the post test are the same test.
• While all student did improve on their overall
  grade the improvement for some students was not
  enough for a passing grade on the unit.
• Some students put very little effort into this
  unit.

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Old
They work with a small groups. (3 maximum.)
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New Assignment
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I Graduated!
I think that this was a very worth while
activity. I have learned a great deal about
designing a web based activity. I know that
there is now more resources out their for me to
use. I think that a year is too long to spend on
this activity.