2014 Winter Olympics

Olympic Questions (done by Thursday, Feb. 13)

• Source each answer

Schedule of Events and results (DUE Monday, Feb. 24)  Name and class period in header PRINT CP4025 or 3700

• In Word, create a 'poster' that includes the schedule for your sport
• Create a tagxedo with an image of your sport
• Fill the image with your sport name
• Place that image on a Word document

• format the image (artistic effects, picture border, picture stye)

• Format a table that includes your schedule of competitions for your sport (mens, womens, different races, preliminary, medal round)

• you may have more than one table

• You may change the layout of your page
• Include results for American athletes only

USA tagxedos (DUE Thursday, Feb. 13)

• Use tagxedo to create a text design to show support for team USA
  • Use Red, White, and Blue colors
• Use tagxedo to create an image design to show support for team USA
  • Use Red, White, and Blue colors

• Upload both images to your Google Drive and share with me

Metal Count (DUE Monday, Feb. 24) Name and class period in header PRINT CP4025 or 3700

• In Word, create a doc that will keep track of the Top 5 countries for the following medal counts:
  • overall medal count for the Olympics (based on total)
  • overall medal count for the USA (if not in top 5)
  • include an appropriate Tagxedo (may be one you created for USA)
  • Total should be calculated with a formula

Get to Know (DUE Friday, Feb. 21...print to CP4025 and write your name on the back)

• In Word, use an existing flyer template for the following info:
  • Athletes Name (from your Olympic sport)
  • Athletes Picture
  • Action picture of athlete
  • Where they are from (City/Country)
  • Who they compete for (Countries flag)
  • Age
  • Event/Sport
  • Accomplishments (include 2014 Olympics)

Presentation (DUE Wednesday, Feb. 26...Allow me to edit...name the file to include both of your names)

• Each person is responsible for 12 slides
  • 6 about your sport (include your sport tagxedo)
  • 6 about the other topic (include one of your other tagxedos)
• Answers will only show when the slide is clicked
• Link to each question/answer from a menu slide
• Create a title slide (name of presentation and creators include what each person was responsible)
• Link back to menu from each question
• Formatting:  your part may differ from partners but it still should work with your partners portion (colors serve a purpose, fonts are consistant for your slides, backgrounds are not a distraction)
• Add your reference to each question on the question slide

Edmodo Post

• create a tagxedo representative of your interest/hobby

• use this tagxedo as your profile picture

• find a video about your Olympic sport, your Olympic Athlete or the Winter Olympics.  Post a question that the answer can be answered from the video as well as a link to the video on Edmodo.  This set of directions and a sample is located on Edmodo.