The Bill of Rights’ Technology Project
8th Grade
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Three Assignment Parts
Students have three parts to complete the Bill of
Rights Project. Students will:
1. Use any technology method choice to organize and
answer the scenarios and questions (e.g. Word
Table, PowerPoint) at the provided website link.
2. Create a multimedia project using Movie Maker or
PowerPoint to show present understanding of one or
two of the Amendments to the Constitutions.
3. Write an essay to explain which two of the ten
Amendments are the most important ones for this
society.
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Purpose to Study Topic
A Bill of Rights is needed in a free society to protect the rights of
the individual from abuses by the government. Government rarely
acts against the interests of the majority, and often the beneficiary of a
specific decision is one of the minority. Yet, the entire society
benefits from the protection of minority rights.
Oftentimes protecting the minority causes great controversy, but
each person benefits ultimately. We are all a part of some minority,
whether it is race, religion, economics, political beliefs, or social
beliefs. We all need our individual rights protected. The purpose of
this activity is to acquaint learners with the guaranteed rights of the
Bill of Rights, and assist them to see the application of these rights in
their daily lives. Students should use technology in various formats
as they work to understand their guaranteed rights in this country.
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Bill of Rights Project Technology Goals
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Use of technology effectively to express
and present original ideas about the first
ten Amendments to the Constitution.
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Computer Technology Goal
• Communicate ideas about the Bill of Rights
using written (typed), visual and audio,
messages.
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Web Resources
Bill of Rights’ Page
• www.billofrights.org
(2nd Amendment)
• http://www.law.ucla.edu/volokh/2amteach
/sources.htm#TOC17
http://www.guncite.com/gc2ndmea.html
Parts of a Citation
• http://www.lib.unb.ca/instruction/LILT/mo
d6/02-parts-citation.html
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Citation Machine
• http://citationmachine.net/
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Software to Use
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MS Word
MS PowerPoint
Movie Maker
Internet Explorer
WEB ADDRESS
TO THE BILL OF RIGHTS PROJECT
• Link to the Bill of Rights Project
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Bill of Rights Project Objectives
Students will:
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Answer the Seven Bill of Rights scenario questions
Become familiar with first ten Bill of Rights.
Change power point slides into “jpeg” formats so that the
slides can be used within Windows Movie Maker.
Develop a video or presentation to bring out the meaning of
one or two of the Amendments.
Write an essay to explain which amendments are the most
important ones for today’s society.
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Making Efficient Use of Technology:
Students will:
Increase their motivation to learn by
using technology.
Gain a new method of using technology
to complete tasks differently than their
normal classroom instruction.
Use technology in this project to
activate critical thinking skills.
Use technology to express and
communicate original ideas.
Display information with technology to
explain how decisions and choices.
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The Bill of Rights Technology Project Rubric
Points
Possible
Quality of Work
The student gained audience attention using visuals, audio and text.
10
The student communicated with others using a few or no grammatical errors.
10
The student used word-processing skills appropriately.
5
The student saved file properly, work appropriately/independently/collaboratively on
assignment daily.
10
The student demonstrated a clear understanding of the Bills of Rights that were
investigated.
20
The student formatted an overall multimedia project that communicated correct meaning of
one or two the amendments to the Bill of Rights.
15
The student stayed on task and completed daily assignments.
10
The student designed appropriate cover page/slides/introductions for assignment.
5
The student applied multimedia effectively to bring out the meaning of the amendment (s).
10
The student cited work properly using the MLA format.
5
Points Totals
100
Points Earned
Applied Psychology of Learning
• Prior Knowledge Connection
• Constructivist Learning
• Problem-Based Learning
• Ownership in their Learning
• Collaborative Learning
• Situational Learning
• Social Development Learning
• Anchored Learning
• Video viewings
• Cognitive Learning
• Multiple Intelligence
• Stimulates Prior Learning
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