Modern+Day+Heroes

=Here Modern Day Heroes=

Where are they going to find their information? Could you record the students when they report their heroes and have the other students critique it?
 * **Title**: ||< What Are Modern Day Heroes ||
 * **Subject**: ||< Social Studies ||
 * **Grade**: ||< 3 ||
 * **Time Frame**: ||< 15 days ||
 * **Summary:** ||< Students will learn the characteristics of a Modern Day Hero and be able to name some of the heroes from the 21st Century. ||
 * **Tasks**: ||< The main steps of the lesson/project are for students to know that a Modern Day Hero is someone who has made a difference in society, community, etc.
 * Be sure to highlight opportunities for students to practice/employ an "early adopter" or lifelong learning skill ||
 * Objectives: ||< The TEKS are 3.14 Culture and 3.3 History ||
 * Assessment: ||< The assessments will be based on each students product such as their posters, essays, and slideshows. ||
 * Resources: ||< * The resources needed are google, netbooks, textbooks, SS journal (KWL), peers ||
 * **Teacher**
 * Reflections:** || Please share what went well, what was challenging and what you might tweak or modify for your next round.... ||
 * **Examples**: ||< * Links to teacher or student work examples. ||

Discussion:
Use the Embed Widget tool to add a Discussion Area widget. Bump the number to 100. This will take the comments from the discussion tab and add them to the bottom of the page. This will encourage teacher reflection and modification.