Tony Jones

Social Studies Teacher, Rutland High

Subject: Georgia High School Graduation Test Remediation Class

“Africa Rap”

Tony Jones is Social Studies teacher at Rutland High School. This technology infused lesson was used with his Georgia High School Graduation Test Remediation class. In this activity his students were required to take certain Geography facts and present them in an innovative way to the class. This group of students wrote their own script and lyrics, performed and recorded their presentation.

Geography Travel Documentary

You and your team are to research and design a travel documentary of six to ten minutes that will be presented to your classmates in an attempt to demonstrate the aspects of Human and Physical Geography for your assigned continent. Your documentary can either be a video or webpage that you design that can be displayed on the Promethean Board in class. The elements you must present are the physical geography of the continent including major natural features (like rivers, lakes and mountains); major crops; population centers (cities); political subdivisions (countries or states); customs and languages; areas of interest and areas to stay away from; climate (weather patterns).