I Spy Riddle

AZ Technology Standard(s) Standard 2: Students understand the social, ethical and human issues related to using technology in their daily lives and demonstrate responsible use of technology systems, information and software and Standard 3: Students use technology tools to enhance learning, to increase productivity and creativity, to construction technology enhanced models, prepare publications, and produce other creative work.

Link to Prior Knowledge and/or relevance to students, We have previously discussed how copyright and intellectual rights affect our using other’s work in our own projects.

3rd-8th Grade will make picture riddles based on the idea of the I Spy books.

Teacher will use the I Spry website as a model.

Students will have at least 20 items for their I Spy page.

See the checklist attached for details.

Students must have their original riddle script typed and attached.

Questioning & Academic Feedback: Essential Question: How can you use technology tools proficiently and legally to produce a creative work?

Extensions and or Enrichment: Students will create a total electronic I Spy page using both their own original images created with Paintbrush program AND properly cited images from Google images with the riddles, all on a one-page Word document.


I Spy Checklist

One Page Riddle

___1. This is a partner project. (Select your partner and each person must put your first and last names on the back of the poster paper along with your teacher’s name.)

___2. Plan and create your background. Do you want a jungle, sky, water, or grass background. Do you think your background will go well with your objects you want to photograph?

___3. Select and/or create your objects to go on your page. You must include 20 of them, so create the sizes accordingly. You probably want all the sizes to be about the same.

___4. Arrange the items on the poster paper and take several photographs in various settings (inside, outside, bright light, etc.)

___5. Write the script for your I Spy poster using Word

___6. Insert the photograph into same Word document that you have for the script.

___7. Save the project as your names and I Spy AND also set for 2 page viewing.