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= = = You will be working with a team to do the following: =

**Project**: Create an online resource to aid teachers in using one of the following fluencies: Solution Fluency Information Fluency Collaboration Fluency Creativity Fluency Media Fluency Digital Citizen

**Consider these questions when completing your projec**t: How did/can/will technology shift the way we learn and teach? What kinds of instruction will best prepare our students for the world of the future? How do we relate to knowledge in a digital age?

=Groups= 6 groups of 5 TBA

=Timeline= (use the backchannel to ask questions) 10:45 set up assignment and get into groups 10:50 groups work out their online communication strategy (skype, typewithme, chat, etc) and choose a topic 10:55 separate please 11:00 set up tasks and division of labour: 11:20 send one rep to check in with everyone. Share progress and take back ideas to the group. 11:20 self assessment: look at the self assessment at the bottom of this page. 11:30 complete project 12:05 share the websites (this is not a presentation, the site should stand on its own) 12:15 debrief 12:45 lunch
 * research
 * choose project site (wiki, blog, glogster, youtube, etc)
 * someone to monitor the backchannel,
 * someone to attend the meeting at 11:20,
 * someone to keep group on track and focused on the big picture

=Sample webpages= glog: http://mckilloplibrary.edu.glogster.com/mckillop-home/?w1 wiki: http://flatclassroomproject2006.wikispaces.com/Virtual+Communication

=Self Assessment=

There are 2 images to use for self assessment during this project.

The first self assessment is taken from the BC ICT Standards Grades 5 to 10. Please use this rubric for assessing your use of information. To link to the image, click here

The second self assessment is taken from the ISTE Standards for Students. Please use this criteria to assess your communication and collaboration skills. To link to the image, click here. To visit the ISTE Standards website http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NETS.

If you finish early, check out this link for great web2.0 sites and uses in education http://edudemic.com/2010/06/the-ultimate-teachers-guide-to-social-media/