We are preparing to open the Project Room (rm. 309) on a full time basis. More information will follow. But please make this announcement to your department so that teachers can begin thinking about possible
student project. We are also creating a project application form and sign-up calendar.

Teacher Guidelines
Think of the Student Project Room as a resource like the library. Teachers will use this resource to finish a class room project that they have started a week or more earlier in their classroom. Sign up in advance (one to two weeks). We will create a sign up form in the main office. The emphasis in the Project Room is for students in the four core curriculum classes to create a product that could be used for a student portfolio. The resource is available to other classes when availability allows. Talk over your assignment with the project room coordinator first to work out the feasibility and best strategy. Then present the assignment  to your students.

Available Software
MS Office Pro, Clarisworks, Netscape Communicator, HyperStudio. These are all the tools necessary for students to create portfolio work.

Sample Projects
A literary online magazine, a hypothetical newsletter during the Civil War, a presentation on how to solve quadratic equations, a presentation explaining Standard Deviation, a spreadsheet and graph of the density of
various materials, a database of living things, historical events, literary works and authors, a presentation on a local event or historical period, a training module on how to take notes or make an
outline.
 

Project Room Rules

Just as in the Library, students must submit their ID cards, and sign in.

Proof of annual AUP Parent Release Form required for Internet access

The charge for printing is 5¢ for every two sheets, and 10¢ for three
sheets

Important web sites for teachers to review before bringing classes to the Project Room:  LAUSDnet AUP |  Citing Internet Resources | Copyright Laws & LAUSD | Copyright web site  |  Student Internet Release Form |

Computer graphic by K. Ballash. Home page image downloaded from Anthony's Icon Library, WWW Images: http://www.cit.gu.edu.au/images/Images.html , December,  1998.