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Project Overview
In the Research, Write, Present project, your child develops fundamental skills needed to use technology to support research, creativity, and communication. Your child can then use technology tools and resources more effectively to create and communicate knowledge by gathering and organizing information, and presenting what they know to an audience.
Expository Writing >
In the first module, your child explores how authors use the expository style of writing to explain a topic in an interesting and informative manner. You can help your child learn how to present all relevant information on a topic without favoring any particular point of view. Your child also learns how to use the Internet safely.
Research Process >
In the second module, your child explores the research process and learns how to locate a variety of credible sources of accurate and reliable information. Your child learns when and how to quote, paraphrase, and summarize sources by taking notes. Your child also learns how to use e-mail as a research tool, use graphic organizers to answer research questions, and outline an essay.
Expository Essay >
In the third module, your child learns how to use technology tools to draft, revise, and edit expository essays. Your child drafts introductory paragraphs that get readers interested in a topic, body paragraphs that explain the topic, and concluding paragraphs that summarize the topic. Your child uses peer feedback to make an essay more interesting and informative, and your child edits the essay carefully to remove mechanical errors.
Multimedia Presentation >
In the last module, your child learns how to use technology tools to create and deliver a multimedia presentation that is entertaining as well as interesting and informative. You can help your child find images, audio, and video to enhance the presentation, making sure your child uses the multimedia legally and ethically.
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