The+3+Rs

//__5th Grade Computer Skills Class__//
Website Project //February 2007//

In class you and a partner will be working on creating a website that informs others about some aspect of the "3 Rs" that you have been learning about through your service learning project.

__**Your website should incorporate the following elements:**__


 * 1. A page that describes our January service day activities.** Remember when we went down to the Milwaukee River and visited Milwaukee's Materials Recycling Facility? We also visited Keeping Milwaukee Beautiful. A host of pictures from this day may be found by [|clicking here]. Include the following on this page:

-5-7 pictures from our January service day visit. Each picture should have a brief caption. Your pictures should be resized in a photo editing program so the file size is smaller. -A hyperlink to [|Keeping Greater Milwaukee Beautiful]. -3-5 bullet point statements on things you learned that day.


 * 2. A second page that describes the "3 Rs."**

On this page, you will explain what the 3 Rs mean. You will then give 2-3 ideas of what people can do around our school to follow the three Rs.

You and your partner will visit the "Dumptown" website and play a little game that deals with the 3 Rs. The website can be found by visiting: http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/dumptown.htm

The following link explains what it means to [|Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle]. It also has a nice little piece on composting, which is another form of recycling.


 * 3.** **A third page that has outside links to 3-5 websites that promote the 3 Rs.** You should have links to the 3-5 websites and a one-two sentence description that explains what type of information may be found at the website. Your links should look a little something like the following:

[|EPAs Recycle City Interactive Website]. This site teaches people about the importance of composting, recycling and reducing waste through the use of a fun game. While this site might be intended for younger visitors, adults could even learn something from playing along.


 * 4.** **A fourth page where you and your partner write a collaborative paragraph on why you think the 3 Rs** are an important and beneficial concept for others to follow. This collaborative paragraph should be constructed using your google docs account.


 * 5.** **A fifth page** with pictures and a brief summary of our spring service day where we do a cleanup of the Milwaukee river.


 * 6. Public Service Announcement Podcast:** Write a script for a "Public Service Announcement Podcast" that can be used to raise awareness about the importance of the 3 Rs. You may use pictures from our January service day in your podcast production. After your script is completed and I have reviewed it, you may record your script using garage band and the iMacs. For examples of PSAs, visit the [|AdCouncil's website] and take a look at their TV and Radio campaigns.

If you have time, create a **glossary page** where you define some of the terms associated with this topic. Below you will find an example glossary entry:
 * 7. If you have even more time...**


 * Composting**-The process of collecting and combining yard waste and kitchen scraps so they break down and can be used as mixture for the garden and plantings.

1. Creating an account with smart user name and a strong password 2. Placing images in your wiki pages. 3. Creating hyperlinks (to external pages in the Internet and to other pages that you create in your wiki). 4. [|Creating new pages] in your wiki (you'll need a new page for each one of the requirements above). 5. Using your google docs account to write a collaborative script.
 * In order to complete your collaborative websites, you're going to gain some experience doing the following with a wiki:**