Pieces of Eight

These types of projects appeal to students and require a high level of thinking to complete. Student must take the information they have learned about a character or concept then transform it into modern day status updates, choose appropriate friends, and likes. Creative thought is a must here. Suggestions to get you started:

• Assign students historical characters and have them create a social network profile page during a designated period of time.
• Students can create a faux facebook page for a literary character during the reading of a novel or afterwards as a review type activity.
• More of a stretch, but have students pose as a math or science concept, planets, shapes, chemical reaction, etc. and create a series of wall posts.
• Use faux facebook pages as a beginning of the year 'get to know you' activity. Students can complete a template as themselves.
• Create a class Fakebook page together with your students after a particular holiday or event then share with parents and guardians.