Goal+3+Level+II

=Level II=
 * Goal 3 - Model digital- age work, research, collaboration and learning**

Example 1: This example of digital-age collaboration was created after I learned about Google Docs, and the ways that it could be used to synthesize and share information amongst a group of people. In this situation, I was a member of a committee that designed an 8th grade inquiry-based hybrid course, the first of its kind in our school district. Because the course needed to go to the school board for approval in a short amount of time, members of our committee worked individually to gathered information and activities. Then, to put all of the pieces together, we used Google Docs to combine our ideas and what we had discovered, and make modifications as necessary. This information was then transferred to Moodle, an online learning platform. Using Google Docs was an effective and efficient way to collaborate in order to complete a complicated task, and being able to use this online platform to create a new learning environment for my students demonstrates that I am able to model digital-age work. [|Google Doc- 8th Grade Inquiry Course]

Example 2: An important skill necessary to be successful in the 21st century is media and visual literacy, especially since information is available to students almost instantaneously. The artifacts that I have included for this goal are a checklist for and PowerPoint about the validity of websites. I use these artifacts with my classes before they begin any major science research projects during the school year. These artifacts meet Goal 3 because they show that I am able to use what I know about modeling digital-age work to teach my students how to effectively and efficiently locate, analyze, and evaluate information that they find on a website.

[[file:ValidityOfWebsitesChecklist.doc]]


Example 3: At the beginning of the unit I teach on Earth History, I introduce the Grand Canyon, which is the theme under which Earth’s processes are studied in the unit. Instead of doing what the curriculum suggests, which is to show the kids a boring video on the Grand Canyon, I have my students do a different project instead. This artifact is a Wikispaces page that is devoted to student research and collaboration about different aspects of the Grand Canyon. Students work in groups to research and post information about specified topics such as animals, climate, plant life, resources, and tourism in the Grand Canyon. Then, they are expected to read other group’s information on their given aspect, and comment on or ask questions about what they read. This artifact meets Goal 3 because it shows that I can encourage students to participate in digital-age research, collaboration, and learning through the creation of a collective body of knowledge about the Grand Canyon. Exploring the Grand Canyon Wiki

Example 4: This artifact is a wiki that I created, which is a compilation of different Web 2.0 technologies that can be used to engage students while learning science. In this online learning space, students will examine how certain web technologies are being used today in the science field by describing and analyzing examples that I will provide for them. Then, they will replicate its use using the same type of Web 2.0 tool to collaborate about what we are learning in our own science classroom. I have also created and included various modes for assessment, to ensure that learners are receiving meaningful feedback frequently. This artifact meets Goal 3 because it shows that I am able to model how digital-age work actually occurs in the real-world of science, and then have students replicate that digital-age work in the classroom. Web 2.0 For Science Wiki Page