Final+2

FINAL PROJECT (Sort of) Find ten activities and/or software sites that could be used in my Tech 1, 2, or 3 class. 1. Rockets: You can learn how rockets launch and how they are made. It cost $15. 2. Kinetic sculpture: You can make a sculpture that moves by itself. It cost $30. 3. Adobe Photoshop: You can learn how to make photos look amazing. It cost $90. 4. [|http://www.gimp.org/] : This is like photoshop, but FREE. 5. [] : This is like photoshop and it's FREE. 6. K'nex roller coaster: You can learn how technology and construct working roller coasters. It cost $51. 7. Model Hot Air Balloons: You can learn how hot air balloon work. It cost $30. 8. Pine wood derby cars: You learn how aerodynamic work to make a car go faster. It cost $15. 9. [|Hovercrafts] : You can learn how a hovercraft would work. It cost $20. 10. Marble Maze: Design a maze that will allow a marble to travel from A to B in the longest time possible. It cost $10.
 * 1) First Step:

Copy and paste the links to your Final page. Give a brief explanation next to the link. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 21px;">Include the cost of the activity and/or software.

<span style="color: #f2760c; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">Example: 1. [|GoAnimate] : You can make your own cartoons on this site. This site is free. 2. [|Boxing Kit] : This is a remote control boxing kit. This costs $36.00.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">SECOND STEP: Investigate three of the sites below, and one game. Answer the questions for each site you investigate.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Do recommend that we use this site/software in our tech class?

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Explain why or why not. Should I use this site/software in Tech 1, 2, or 3?

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Explain how I could use this site/software as a project.

**<span style="color: #f2760c; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">City Creator **

<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 130%;">1. City Creator is a fun site that should be used in tech. It was easy and would be fun to create your own city.

<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 130%;">2. You should use this site in tech one because it's simple for beginners.

<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 130%;">3. You could assign students to make a city using types of requirement that would make a city unique.

<span style="color: #f2760c; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 130%;">**Glogster**

1. Glogster is a creative site to use in tech. It's the best way to create poster.

2. This should be in Tech 2, because it's a little hard to use.

3. You could make posters that could advertise Midvale Middle Events (plays, music concerts, dance concerts) and the project is to persuade people to come to the events.

<span style="color: #f2760c; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 130%;">**Gimp**

1. Gimp is the best way to edit photos and it's fun.

2. This should be in Tech 3, because it's more difficult to use and understand.

3. You could have students take pictures and edit them to make them look like it's from a professional photographer.

<span style="color: #f2760c; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 130%;">**Lightbot**

<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 130%;">1. Lightbot is fun for the brain.

<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 130%;">2. This should be for Tech 1, because it's very fun and easy to play.

<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 130%;">3. You could complete as many level in a limited amount of time.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">PHOTO EDITING <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">[|gimp] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> - This site will allow you to edit pictures, similar to photoshop. <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">[|skitch] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> - You can edit photos and draw on them.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">DESIGN <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">[|Bridge Builder] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> This is a program that allows you to build bridges and it also tells you a lot of things that can help you build a better bridge. <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">[|Roblox] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> - Create your own robots. (I think) [|City Creator] -<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> Design your own city. <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">[|Floor Planner] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> - Design your own house. <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">[|Xcode4] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> - Write your own app <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Sketchup - Design your own house/city. (It's on the computer)

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">ANIMATION <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">[|Blender] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> This site allows you to make 3D models online. <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">[|Doink] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> - You can create animations on this site. <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">[|ToonDoo] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> - You can create comic books. <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">[|Inkscape] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> - Draw cool stuff. <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">[|Pixton] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> - You can create comic books. <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">[|Animate Clay] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> - Create your own claymation online. <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">[|Fluxtime] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> - Create your own animation.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">GAMES <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">[|Lightbot] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> : This is a game which uses programmer logic to move a robot so solve puzzles. <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">[|Sploder] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> This is a simple video game development program. <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">[|Relish Games] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> - Make your own video game. <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">[|Unity] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> - Make your own video game. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Scratch (it's on the computer) - Create your own video game or animation. <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">[|Dust] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> - A free simulation game using dust and physics.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">MULTIMEDIA <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">[|Glogster] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> - You can make cool posters for website and/or reports.

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