3.+Materials+and+Technology

**__3. Materials and Technology Tools __** **Materials **: include documents or links for anything YOU create for this assignment

1. Student Page

2. Teacher Materials *[|Google Doc] * [|Country Reflections Blog]
 * [|Rubric]

**Technology ** **tools**: list each technology tools that adds value to the project. Write and added value statement for each. Include web sites that add value.

* Valuable Websites - __kids.nationalgeographic.com__, __kids.yahoo.com__ , and [|www.wearemulticolored.com] These sites are all quick and easy facts for the students to read. It gives students a chance to look at all the different countries and interactive. One of the websites even allows the students to make their own flags.

* Google Doc - The students will work together to find a country and type their names into the document. It's easier for students to type in their request rather than telling the teacher all at once.

* Blog - The blog will be used for students to reflect and comment on the countries that were presented. Students will write what they found most interesting and which country is their favorite. They can even reflect on which country they would want to travel to first.

* Inspiration - The students will work in pairs to graph and organize their thoughts. This program helps student to be interactive and focused on their topic and country. The students get to pick which information is needed and lets them be creative rather than filling in a worksheet.

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