Bragging a little...

as most of you know, i teach sixth graders social studies. with each new unit (this usually coincides with a new continent to study), i assign a "country report" where students find information about a certain country in the region. the presentation method is up to them. we've had brief tutorials on powerpoint, audacity (sound engineering), and movie maker. students have a list of 20 items that have to be research and presented. items include fashion, food, gdp, a flag, and a significant figure from their country. about 3/4 of my students choose powerpoint as their means to present. of that number, about 10 percent are what i would consider exemplary. but, i have one student is blowing the doors off technology. he has even pointed me in the right direction for learning how to use adobe. his first project was built completely from adobe flash and resembled a powerpoint with buttons activated, pictures to coincide, and general information animated. today, he turned in his project for his study of italy. it was still in flash, but his progress has gone off the charts. he is a young man that we will be asking for a job or even manipulating the convergence of culture in ten years. take a look at what he's done...