Recent Changes

although i'm happy about keeping our project to the 4 corners that currently exist, i can be convinced of adding another school.
i really like the fact that we are in 4 distinct areas of the world...hence the cool name that liz came up with!
some thoughts--mannythoughts--Manny
everyone ok with having 2 kids from each school to be in a group?
how do we change the colour of our font?
so, are we going to go ahead with a pre-project first, where all 8 group members have to do a little research on their community first, basically to introduce themselves, their school, their community, their city, and their country?
I'm just rambling here, but how about, we make it a photo pre-project? the students have to take pictures of themselves, their school, their community, their city and their country and explain 5-10 sentences each of the above. i.e. significance etc.
once they've completed their part, then they upload their section of their 8 member group photo pre-project to their own wikispace page that we as teachers create for them.
how many kids does everyone have? we're going to have to figure out our groupings.
i have 88....geez i hope all of them participate in this!
still rambling....
any ideaswhat are your thoughts on how towe assess this? wondering if it should count as part of their homework mark?
when do we want to start?
i'mI'm good to start octoberOctober 22nd with
ok...done for now....whewwwwhhhhhhh
end of thoughts---mannythoughts---Manny
Thoughts from Lizz
Wow - this is sooooo cool - you should see the grin I have on my face right now!
Assessment - I will think on this one - I have some ideas, but need to ramble on paper first. Overall, I think that teachers can allocate their own assessment necessities - ie, is this a homework grade, assignment grade, end of year grade.... etc. But the criteria of the assessment could be much the same. I also think students could pair assess other groups work. I will think more on exact criteria.
Photos of students - I know I wont be able to convince senior management of allowing kids to put photos of themselves on the net!! I will double check - but this is ok - they can do self portraits and upload them.
Manny - there is a way to change font colour - but you need the wiki code to do it. Your kids are good at figuring this stuff out - get one of them to search it. I havent worried about it for now.
Protecting this wiki site from intruders: At the moment, everyone can see it but only the members can edit this space - so as long as we do not accept any random people to the space, then we shouldnt experience any vandalism, I was mainly asking about whether people mind others being able to see our ramblings :) Manny - I leave this one for you to decide. I have made you and gail both "organiser status", so if you want to change the settings so that this one is for members viewing only - go for it:) The main this is - we can all see and edit.
Adding other classes - for now I think I would like to keep it with the four we have and go from there. Maybe next year if people want to join, they can let us know for next year?? Alternatively - they could evaluate our kids work. So, they dont do the project as is, but evaluate the end result and let the groups know what they think.

6. What are some of the solutions to solve this global issue?
7. Who should carry out the solution(s)?
your group "rulesis in charge of deciding what the world"....world should do about the issue. Brainstorm the
References

- Write THREE questions starting with "What if.....?" about "your global isse."
- Brainstorm and explain why the world should care about this issue.
2. Why isdo you consider this a global issue? (Who does it affect? Where is it occurring? What proportion of the world is affected or will be affected in the future?)
3. What the issue? (Give examples, evidence and pictures to support your answers above)
4. Why the issue? (Give examples, evidence and pictures to support your answers above)
5. What are your individual opinions on the issue? (each group memeber comments about this)
6. What are some of the solutions to solve this global issue?
7. Who should carry out the solution(s)?
global issue. Justify your choice. (You will need to work together on this)
References

Creators
Students add their names and their blog URLs
Global Issue:Issue
1. Brief description of the issue.
- Write THREE questions starting with "What if.....?" about "your global isse."

Please note:
1. Do not post individual pictures of students on the internet
2. Do not with others
3.
2. Contribute to know them
4.
3. Information on of information.
4. Make sure you give examples and specific information as evidence to support your ideas.
5. Reference any sources of information including websites AND hyperlink back to sites where you have gained information from. This is not a competition to see who write the most. We are looking for your ability to collaborate on and summerise the global issue. Again - use hyperlinks to external sites that help explain information in more depth.
6. Make sure you give examples and specific information as evidence to support your ideas.
Creators - Tell us about your self and give your blog URLCreators
Students add their names and their blog URLs
Global Issue: ???
1. Brief description of the issue.
- Write THREE questions starting with "What if.....?" about "your global isse."

Students add their names and their blog URLs
Global Issue: ???
of the issue:issue.
- Write THREE questions starting with "What if.....?" about "your global isse."
- Brainstorm and explain why the world should care about this issue.
2. Why is this a global issue?
3. What are some of the different opinions/perspectives on the issue?
6. What are some of the solutions to solve this global issue?
7. Who should carry out the solution(s)?
8. Imagine your group "rules the world".... Brainstorm the ways that you would solve your global issue.
References

Please note:
1. Do not post individual pictures of students on the internet
2. Do not give out your email on this wiki - pass it onto your teacher's spreadsheet to share with others
3. Contribute to the discussion tab above each time you add to the wiki - let others know what you have done and get to know them
4. Information on this page MUST be your own work and not copied from books, articles, websites or any other sources of information.
5. Reference any sources of information including websites AND hyperlink back to sites where you have gained information from. This is not a competition to see who write the most. We are looking for your ability to collaborate on and summerise the global issue. Again - use hyperlinks to external sites that help explain information in more depth.
6. Make sure you give examples and specific information as evidence to support your ideas.
Creators - Tell us about your self and give your blog URL
Students add their names and their blog URLs
Global Issue: ???
1. Brief description of the issue:
2. Why is this a global issue?
3. What are some of the different opinions/perspectives on the issue?
4. Why are there different opinion/perspectives on the issue?
5. What are your individual opinions on the issue? (each group memeber comments about this)
6. What are some of the solutions to solve this global issue?
7. Who should carry out the solution(s)?
8.
References

Main Project
This is to start in two weeks time and run for 3 weeks. (school is over the following week in NZ)
Ideas for the format of each main project page. This will give the kids something to start with - they could change the overall layout afterwards - as long as they cover all the aspects.
Brainstorm
Add to the list:

rubric
hey guys I've created a rubric of assessment for the wikipages for me to evaluate my kids work. Feel free to check out in the Assessment section of the classroom and change it up accordingly.

manny