Mash-up Assignment Prompts

Find some images or videos that answer the BBQ then record a story for the local news as if you were a TV anchor attempting to provide the BBQ answer in a way that over dramatizes the story of this BBQ. Use the Media Resources Center to check out a video camera,...

Bracket madness takes over during the month of March.  Create an image of a bracket (or flow chart) that depicts how you determined the answer to the BBQ.  Highlight how segments of the bracket moved on or were eliminated as parts of the BBQ answer.  The bracket...

Google History Map Story – annotate a Google map with details regarding the answer of the BBQ.  The only rules are that you have to use Google Maps proper in order to tell the story- the map by itself should tell a story. You will need to create a map under "My...

Scientists using Social Media – Use the Fakebook tool to make a Facebook profiles for a historical scientist involved in research for the BBQ.  Create posts and make fake tweets that answer the BBQ using the Twister tool. See for Abaraham Lincoln the example of a...

Tutorial for Mom – create a series of sketches or drawings that explains to your Mom the answer to the BBQ.  You can use pencil and paper sketches or drawings you create using powerpoint or other creative software applications (please don't use diagrams from the...

Poetry Reading – write and read a poem that answers the BBQ.  *this post does NOT need an explanatory paragraph*

Children’s Book – write a short book for children with images to explain the answer to the BBQ. *this post does NOT need an explanatory paragraph* Use Storyjumper to create your children's book. When you're ready to upload to Wordpress, click on "Share" and copy...