WeekTwo


 * Agenda**


 * Online Discussion


 * Creating a Professional Learning Community
 * Extended Learning Projects
 * Information and Communication Technology
 * Thinking about “Big Ideas”
 * Video: “ Re/search Re/Mixed   “
 * Planning a project
 * Queries, Keywords, The Nyms
 * Video: “Web Search Strategies in Plain English”
 * Searching beyond “Google”
 * Creating a better internet search
 * Video: “Information R/evolution”
 * Resources on Operators –If time Allows

Designing a 21st Century Curriculum

Once you've signed in for our second session click on the Discussion tab above and reply to the discussion for this week. Discussion: What are some of your favorite websites?
 * Activity One**

Creating a Professional Learning Community

Collaborating with other teachers can help with the design of a 21st Century Curriculum Take a few minutes and look at the following online communities

Classroom 2.0 ([]) Global Education Collaborate ([]) Tapped In ([]) NEA TeachAde ([]) Google LitTrips

Using Blogger in the Classroom

Extended Learning Projects

Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE, [|www.k12science.org]) Flat Stanley ([]) : Search the tag "flatstanley" on the Flickr photo sharing site ([|www.flickr.com])

Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE, []) Global SchoolNet ([|www.globalschoolnet.org/gsh/pr/]) International Education and Research Network (IEARN, []) Journey North ([]) Oz Projects ([]) Web-based Inquiry Science Environment (WISE, [])



Strategies
 * Questions to think about as we take a look at integrating Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills into any curriculum area.**


 * What are the characteristics of assignments that effectively engage students?
 * What do "good" tasks and projects have in common?
 * How do these tasks and projects compare to tasks that you currently use in your classroom?
 * What suggestions do you have for meeting the needs of a 21st Century curriculum?
 * In what ways might the Web and technology help you address the reframing of curricula for the 21st Century?
 * What skills do students need to master and what student outcomes might be achieved through a reframed 21st Century curriculum?

Learning and Teaching Information Technology - Computer Skills in Context Inquiry - Based Learning Resource Based Learning Project Based Learning * WebQuest Taskonomy Cluster
 * As you think about these questions take a look at the following Web Resources:**

The Third Teacher

Imagine the Possibilities



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How do you prepare for a trip? - As you pack, you probably imagine the destination and your means of traveling there. Thinking about the conditions you will expect to find.

Before "packing up" for your lesson or project with concrete planning, picture your destination -the learning ahead- and consider different ways of getting there with your students. With a clear mental image, you'll be ready to decide just what you need to take along.

Big Ideas

Imagine all the learning opportunities that could unfold for your students. Don't worry if your project ideas veer into unfamiliar territory or require you to learn new skills or master unfamiliar content. This is your opportunity to collaborate with collegues and engage experts - just as you will be asking your students to do. Once a well designed project or lesson is underway, you will become part of the learning community.

Brainstorm with collegues to futher expand your thinking about the learning opportunites that projects present.

High School and Middle School teachers meet with someone who teaches in a different subject. Together imagine a project that will address a goal from each of your subjects. Elementary school teachers, meet with any other teacher. Pick any three subjects you both teach, identify a topic or topics you would like to teach through projects. Brainstorm how you could incorporate concepts from the other subjects. What would it look like? Help one another imagine the possibilities.

Planning Use the Wiki to brainstorm a project or lesson plan

Moving from lower-order to higher order (Blooms Taxonomy) updated in 2001 by Anderson and Krathwohl []

Example:


 * Traditional biography assignment**: Study a distinguished person from the Renaissance period and write a report describing his or her life and notable achievements.

Read through the following document as you plan -Excert from "Reinventing Project-Based Learning"
 * Reconsidered biography assignment:** Study two or three figures from the Renaissance who distinguished themselves in the same field. **Develop criteria** for "hall of fame" status, **compare** these figures accomplishments, then **select** one individual for inclusion in a "Renaissance Hall of Fame." **Justify** your selection. **Design** an appropriate seal for the award he or she will be granted.

Your internet search results are only as good as the query you pose and how you search. Take a look at the following links to help you create a better search: What is a Query? Finding Powerful Keywords Question to Query Search Strategy Game
 * Queries and Keywords**


 * The Nyms :** Synonyms, Hyponyms, Hypernyms, Acronyms, Capitonyms

[|How Lesser Known Nyms Help You Improve A Search?] What are synonyms? What are hypernyms and hyponyms? [|Soccer theme challenge to strengthen your keyword choices] Snippet Sleuth


 * Going Beyond "Google"**

Search Engine, Subject Directory, and Browsing

Search Engines Search Engines [|What Is The Invisible Web? How Can You Search It? Why Would You Want To?] Subject Directories Subject Indexes or Subject Directories


 * Creating a Search Strategy**

Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need NoodleQuest: Search Strategy Wizard Creating a Search Strategy Information Fluency Tips Digital Librarian


 * Resources on Operators**

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Operators The Poetry Challenge Animated Tutorial on Basic Search Operators Search Engines Use Invisible Operators Pirates and Piranhas Google Search Tips