Let's Get Started:
Reminder: All assignments for the week are due before the last bell rings on Friday!
Week One:
Task 1: You will be put into groups of 5 and given a region to study. Each person will be randomly selected to have a job as the group leader, secondary group leader, reporter, time manager, or secretary. See Job Discriptions to learn about your responsibilities.
Task 2: You will need to complete the first research assignment as a group.
(Hint: You may want to break up the questions so you are using your time wisely.)
Task 3: Individually read the Copyright and Creative Commons License information
Week Two:
Task 1: You will need to complete the second research assignment as a group.
(Hint: You may want to break up the questions so you are using your time wisely.)
Task 2: Take the Copyright and Plagarism Quiz
Task 3: Print out ONE handout of the open content student handout for your group to use as a reference.
Task 4: Read information about digital storytelling in the assignment section
Week Three:
Task 1: You will need to complete the third research assignment as a group.
(Hint: You may want to break up the questions so you are using your time wisely.)
Task 2: Be sure that all of your research is ready so you can start collecting the pictures you need for your storytelling assignment
Task 3: Collect pictures that link to your first research assignment questions.
Week Four:
Task 1: Please view the the Storyboard created by 4th graders: School Train (look below week 7 to view the movie)
Task 2: Collect pictures that link to your second research assignment question, remember that you need to site your picture sources!
Task 3: Re-read over the digital storytelling telling from Week 2 Assignments
Week Five:
Task 1: Collect pictures that link to your third research assignment question, don't forget, make sure you are following the creative commons license!
Task 2: Discuss as a team how you are going to put together all of your information so to create an educational digital storytelling about your region.
Task 3: Plan out your digital storyboard. Remember you need to:
Do you still need more help? The following adobe file is an easy to follow tutorial: Learning Workshop
Week Six and Seven:
Task 1: Put together your digital storyboard. You have the remainder of the week to finish your project
Week Eight:
Task 1: Your complete digital project, logs and quizzes are all due on Friday.
Task 2: Please take some time to view the "take a break" section at this time if you are finished.
Task 1: You will be put into groups of 5 and given a region to study. Each person will be randomly selected to have a job as the group leader, secondary group leader, reporter, time manager, or secretary. See Job Discriptions to learn about your responsibilities.
Task 2: You will need to complete the first research assignment as a group.
(Hint: You may want to break up the questions so you are using your time wisely.)
Task 3: Individually read the Copyright and Creative Commons License information
Week Two:
Task 1: You will need to complete the second research assignment as a group.
(Hint: You may want to break up the questions so you are using your time wisely.)
Task 2: Take the Copyright and Plagarism Quiz
Task 3: Print out ONE handout of the open content student handout for your group to use as a reference.
Task 4: Read information about digital storytelling in the assignment section
Week Three:
Task 1: You will need to complete the third research assignment as a group.
(Hint: You may want to break up the questions so you are using your time wisely.)
Task 2: Be sure that all of your research is ready so you can start collecting the pictures you need for your storytelling assignment
Task 3: Collect pictures that link to your first research assignment questions.
Week Four:
Task 1: Please view the the Storyboard created by 4th graders: School Train (look below week 7 to view the movie)
Task 2: Collect pictures that link to your second research assignment question, remember that you need to site your picture sources!
Task 3: Re-read over the digital storytelling telling from Week 2 Assignments
Week Five:
Task 1: Collect pictures that link to your third research assignment question, don't forget, make sure you are following the creative commons license!
Task 2: Discuss as a team how you are going to put together all of your information so to create an educational digital storytelling about your region.
Task 3: Plan out your digital storyboard. Remember you need to:
- tell complete story;
- use images, music, and narration;
- follow copyright law/creative commons licenses; and,
- be saved in some movie format [e.g. mov, avi, wmv, mpg, etc.].
Do you still need more help? The following adobe file is an easy to follow tutorial: Learning Workshop
Week Six and Seven:
Task 1: Put together your digital storyboard. You have the remainder of the week to finish your project
Week Eight:
Task 1: Your complete digital project, logs and quizzes are all due on Friday.
Task 2: Please take some time to view the "take a break" section at this time if you are finished.
