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BCT What Makes A Good. ..

Natasha Soppit Jaclyn Wong Jody Meacher

=Potential Ideas=
 * VoiceThread done collaboratively
 * __If__ by Sarah Perry
 * __The Important Book__
 * **What Makes a Good…**
 * Skype Call celebration

=Subject Areas=
 * ELA
 * Ethics
 * CCC – critical judgement, appropriate communication

=Overall Purpose=
 * To share ideas beyond the walls of our classrooms
 * To learn etiquette of giving comments

=Outline=
 * 1) **Introduction**
 * 2) Teacher gives an example for discussing “What is a good student”
 * 3) Students brainstorm as a class
 * 4) Purpose: Discover format and concept of different points of view
 * 5) Dec-Jan
 * 6) **Beginning**
 * 7) Teachers present possible topics & organize groups
 * 8) Students self-select preferred topics and brainstorm with a graphic organizer as a group
 * 9) Purpose: practice using critical judgement
 * 10) January
 * 11) **Image**
 * 12) Teacher shows Flickr for creative commons images and leads discussion in intellectual property
 * 13) Students find an appropriate image or take an appropriate photo
 * 14) Purpose: To choose an image which supports the ideas to be shared in an important way (media literacy
 * 15) January
 * 16) **Practice**
 * 17) Teacher:
 * 18) Students decide who will say what part of the presentation – all members to speak
 * 19) Purpose: be prepared to record (appropriate communication
 * 20) January
 * 21) **Production**
 * 22) Teacher will set up laptop for recording and teach the steps
 * 23) Students will take turns recording as a group
 * 24) Purpose: Demonstrate the critical judgement and appropriate communication
 * 25) January
 * 26) **Collaborating**
 * 27) Teacher will show products from all classes and lead discussion of appropriate, positive, constructive commenting.
 * 28) Students will prepare and record their comments
 * 29) Purpose: Practice appropriate communication
 * 30) February
 * 31) **Celebrating**
 * 32) All will participate in a Video Skype Call to meet & greet and celebrate

**BCT Collaborative Projects: Our Working Plan**
 * February 17th Update:**


 * Title of Our Project:** What Makes a Good...


 * Team Members:** Natasha Soppit, Jaclyn Wong, Jody Meacher


 * Report Person:**

//**Purpose:**// The purpose of our project is to share ideas beyond the walls of our classrooms. To learn etiquette of giving comments and exercise critical judgment.

//**Outcome:**// When our project is completed, we want to have produced a collaborative voicethread based on the theme "What makes a good.."


 * //Activities://** What steps are we going to follow to complete the project?
 * See [|project outline]


 * Adjusted Timeline:**
 * January
 * discuss what makes something good.
 * Assign topics, write comments
 * Early February
 * Chose / Illustrate images
 * Record comments
 * Late February
 * View comments from other schools
 * Early March
 * Compose and record replies to other classes
 * Mid March (possible week of March 15th
 * Skype call between the classes to celebrate


 * Technological Tools**
 * VoiceThread - already learned and underway
 * Skype - Practice today (Jody can help)


 * What can I share on Sakai in the discussion forum with collaborating Teachers?**


 * **Questions?**
 * **Concerns?**
 * **Successes?**
 * Getting all the images and comments onto the same VoiceThread. Feels collaborative already..
 * **My students' reactions?**
 * Enjoyed the process - group work, recording, etc.
 * Enjoyed idea that it would be shared
 * Will post reactions to collaboration & Skype once done
 * **New ideas?**