There are three rotations locations: research, public speaking, and technology.
For the Research portion of the rotation, students will mine the internet for pertinent information about 1 colleges/university in which they're interested (see 1-4 below).
The topic: the colleges of your choice.
You might want to consider:
1. College location and setting (advantages)
• Facilities and services
2. Academic Credentials
• Selectivity, reputation, type of institution
• Class size, teacher-student ratio
• Programs of study, majors, internships, career services
• Special options (e.g., self-designed curriculums, study abroad)
• Return rate for second year
• Job placement services
3. Campus Life
• Student population
• Diversity of student population
• Extracurricular activities
• Sports
• Social life
4. College Costs
• Tuition
• Room and board-housing provided, how long? meal plans?
• Other fees and costs related to first year student; books, lab fees, etc.
• Off-campus living costs if not guaranteed freshman housing
• Financial aid offering for perspective freshman
5. What made this college a match for you?
6. MLA formatted Works Cited page
7. You may use any Internet sources that is a legitimate source of information ( a partial list is attached).
College Board College Search Engine
Peterson's College Search Engine
Collegeview College Search Engine
CollegeNet.com College Search Engine
Anycollege.com College Search Engine
College Navigator
U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges 2008
8. The culminating project for this unit is to create and present a 5 minute Prezi or Powerpoint presentation on the college/university of your choice. You'll be graded on the following: content (abundant and relevant information is explained and documented); presentation (eye contact, verbal expression and voice projection, body language, length) ; visuals (creative, well organized layout; relevant images enhance presentation).
