Grade 7 Geography / Computer Integration Project
Produced by Christian Auclair
Click here to view updated course using more recent software releases (November 2009)
| Project Description |
| This IT integration project combines various concepts taught in grade 7 geography with several IT skills. The global objective of this project is to have students create an informative pamphlet on Montreal for an international conference. To achieve this, they will be taught boolean on-line search techniques, basic Photoshop Elements, basic MS Word and basic MS Excel. |
| Sample of Completed Project | ||
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Click to view a complete, finalized version of what your pamphlet may look like | |
| Project Outline | Topic Proposal | Evaluation Rubric | |||||
Click here to open Word Document describing the project objectives |
Click here to open a sample of the topic proposal form to be filled in and returned to your teacher for approval. |
Click here to review the evaluation rubric
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Click here to download PDF file on "boolean search techniques" |
PART 1: Creating a Rough Draft : Getting Images and Raw Information |
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PART 1: Using Photoshop to Create Collages
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Using Excel to Create Tables & Charts to Represent a Demographic Variable |
Using Photoshop to Create a Regional Map Using Text Tools to Identify Major Features & Generate a Legend Linked to Your Pamphlet Items
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