Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works

My Project Based Learning Project is based upon twelfth grade and higher learning students. They will be creating a Business Block/Cover Letter for the purpose of submitting it with their resume. The majority of the students that I teach do not believe it is necessary to create a Business Block/Cover Letter or even feel that it is important. In this project, the objective is to help the students to learn what a Business Block/Cover Letter is and realize just how important it is to create one to accompany their resume.

This lesson will cover the purpose of a cover letter, organization, formatting spelling and grammar, state standards and technology protocols. For validity of information learned, the students will be given a post assessment to see if they have retained the information taught.

The web 2.0 tools that I will be utilizing for this presentation will be Prezi and Blogger.com. the students will also create an e-mail account prior to setting up Prezi and Blogger due to the face that an e-mail account is needed. With these tools, the students will be able to collaborate with their peers, teachers and possibly employers. Below is the Rubric that will be utilized for the class presentation.

Letter-Writing: Business Block/Cover Letter

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Return Address Spelling and Date	Return address is missing 6 or more punctuation, spelling and grammar errors Date is missing	Return address is missing SOME information 4 or more punctuation, spelling and grammar errors Date is formatted incorrectly	Return address is correct 2 or more punctuation, spelling and grammar errors Date is correct	Return address is correct NO punctuation, spelling and grammar errors Date is correct
Inside Address and Salutation	$Inside address is missing Salutation is missing Subject line is missing 6 or more punctuation, spelling and grammar errors	$Inside address is missing SOME information Salutation is complete Subject line is missing 4 or more punctuation, spelling and grammar errors	$Inside address is correct Salutation is complete Subject line is complete 2 or more punctuation, spelling and grammar errors	$Inside address is correct Salutation is complete Subject line is complete NO punctuation, spelling and grammar errors
Sentence content, organization of paragraphs, and accuracy	There are more than 6 sentence fragments Paragraphs is not following the format layout Message content is not organized 6 or more punctuation, spelling and grammar errors	There are more than 4 sentence fragments Paragraphs is following the format layout but not organized correctly Message content is not organized 4 or more punctuation, spelling and grammar errors	There are more than 2 sentence fragments Paragraphs is following the format layout and it is organized correctly Message content is not organized 2 or more punctuation, spelling and grammar errors	There are NO sentence fragments Paragraphs is following the format layout and it is organized correctly Message content IS organized There are NO punctuation, spelling and grammar errors
Closing, Signature and Collaboration	Closing information is not there No classroom collaboration 6 or more punctuation, spelling and grammar errors	Closing information is partially there There is little or no classroom collaboration 4 or more punctuation, spelling and grammar errors	Closing information is there There is classroom collaboration 2or more punctuation, spelling and grammar errors	Closing information is there There is classroom collaboration There are NO punctuation, spelling and grammar errors
Creating accounts for e-mail, prezi and blogger and their use	Created accounts but could not remember username or password Found the applications hard to use Did not read instructions	Created accounts but could not remember password Found the applications hard to use Did not read instructions	Created accounts and remembered username and password Found the applications somewhat easy to use Read instructions	Created accounts and remembered username and password Found the applications easy to use Read and understood the instructions

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