ELECTIVES
TRIO Thinkquest
Sharon Prim-Dayot
Byron Mackenzie
Class Time: 2:20-3:30 P.M.

Students:

Daniel

Julie

Kristine

Brandon

Willin

Duc

Mei

David

Heing

Curtis

May

Loann

Darren

David T.

Yoshiko

Boris

Martin

Charli

 

1. What were the main objectives/goals for the class?
This is an advanced web design class where the students create professional
quality educational web sites for the TRIO Thinkquest(TTQ) competition. TTQ is a
national web design competition in which our students have traditionally done
well. Based on this year's talent, we will do well again.

2. What are your expectations from the students?
The students need to have outstanding computer skills and outstanding research
skills. It is a class for scholars and they are all outstanding students.

3. Briefly describe the structure of the class? What tactics do you use to
teach the material? Are there any special projects or activities?
This is a class where the students learn by doing. For all practical purposes
the class use on the job training to teach the students. Their projects are to
produce competition ready educational web sites.

4. How does this class help prepare the students for college?
In order to get through college, a student must be able to research a subject
and present it in a meaningful way. This is what TTQ is all about and it is why
the students become effective scholars.

5. Describe the overall participation in the classroom?
The TTQ students participate by creating web sites. They are divided into teams
of three and each team chooses a topic, do research and organize the information
into an educational web site.