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=**Year 2 Grade 6-8 Curriculum Inquiry Projects - Round One**=

Post a summary for each project being designed by teachers participating in the Second Year Technology For Learning Project. Complete the basic information fields AND attach a file of your "HEAT Student Performance Task" -

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 * Technology Support Person -** **Kristen Smith**
 * Designing Student-Performance Tasks** **Template** **(Doc):**
 * Project Summary:[[file:FHNStudentLearning.rtf]]**
 * Project Title || Product Advertisment. ||
 * School / Teacher Name || Fairhaven/Chris Catton ||
 * Grade Level || Grade 7/8 ||
 * Content Area || language arts/science ||
 * Driving Question || How can we communicate to pursuade others? ||
 * Scenario Task || You have created a Hovercraft and now you must create a commercial for your product. ||
 * TYPE of Communication || Persuasive Advertisement ||
 * MODE of Communication || student choice ||
 * Student Digital Product || media type="file" key="Hovercraft_Commercial__Advertising_to_Persuade_Others-Girls.mp4" width="295" height="280"
 * Other Supporting Documents ||  ||


 * Technology Support Person -** **Tamzen Kulyk**
 * Designing Student-Performance Tasks** **Template** **(Doc):**
 * Project Summary:** Communicating understanding in Math.
 * Project Title || Communicating Math ||
 * School / Teacher Name || Hugh Cairns School/Jenine Tan ||
 * Grade Level || Grade 7 ||
 * Content Area || Math ||
 * Driving Question || In what ways can I represent my understanding in math and what strategies did I use? ||
 * Scenario Task ||  ||
 * TYPE of Communication || Personal Expression and Informative ||
 * MODE of Communication || Variety of tools such as: blogger, smart tablet, flip cams, written. ||
 * Student Digital Product ||  ||
 * Other Supporting Documents ||  ||


 * Technology Support Person - Brian Gurney**
 * Designing Student-Performance Tasks** **Template** **(Doc):**
 * Project Summary:**
 * ~ Project Title || Cell Phone PSA ||
 * School / Teacher Name || Montgomery School/Brian Gurney ||
 * Grade Level || 7/8 ||
 * Content Area || Science ||
 * Driving Question || What is important when persuading a target audience ||
 * Scenario Task || We now know the health concerns associated with cell phone use. Persuade the public of your stand on the issue. ||
 * TYPE of Communication || Public Service Announcement ||
 * MODE of Communication || Video (photo story, movie maker, anamoto etc) ||
 * Student Digital Product ||  ||
 * Other Supporting Documents || [[file:Public Service Announc Feedback.docx]], [[file:psarubric[1].pdf]], [[file:Analytical-StoryBoarding-Checklist1.pdf]] ||

Groups will create a PSA around body image that shares the research they found and possible answers to their inquiry questions [] || ||
 * Technology Support Person - Lisa Proctor**
 * Designing Student-Performance Tasks** **Template** **(Doc): [[file:Body Image outline.doc]]**
 * Project Summary:**
 * Project Title || Body Image Public Service Announcements ||
 * School / Teacher Name || John Lake/Mitch Lowe ||
 * Grade Level || Grade 7/8 ||
 * Content Area || Health/LA ||
 * Driving Question || **Groups created their own inquiry questions around the topic after discussion around good inquiry question creation** ||
 * Scenario Task || **Assess how body image satisfaction/dissatisfaction and over-reliance on appearance as a source of identity and self-esteem affects the quality of life of self and family.** ||
 * TYPE of Communication || Personal Expression/Narrative ||
 * MODE of Communication || Pulbic Service Announcement ||
 * Student Digital Product || Commercialmedia type="file" key="Tyree and Caylie.wmv" width="300" height="300"
 * Other Supporting Documents || [[file:storyboard.docx]][[file:Body Image PSA project2.docx]][[file:PSA criteria rubric.docx]]


 * Technology Support Person - Charles Paul Bazin Webster**
 * Designing Student-Performance Tasks** **Template** **(Doc):[[file:Designing Student Performance Tasks Template Lakeview 2011-2012.pdf]]**
 * Project Summary:**
 * Project Title || xxxxxxxx ||
 * School / Teacher Name || Lakeview - Jason Brunett ||
 * Grade Level || 7/8 ||
 * Content Area || ELA and Expository Writing ||
 * Driving Question || How do amazing authors and exemplary texts motivate us to read and improve our writing? ||
 * Scenario Task || The production of a book review for the purpose of school wide consumption in the LRC using weekend QR codes and podcasting. ||
 * TYPE of Communication || Personal expression, short story, analyze/conclude ||
 * MODE of Communication || Podcast Book Review ||
 * Student Digital Product || media type="custom" key="12114054" ||
 * Other Supporting Documents || [[file:Teacher Unit Profile Lakeview 2011-2012.pdf]]

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 * Technology Support Person - Dawn Morgan**
 * Designing Student-Performance Tasks** **Template** **(Doc): [[file:DESIGNING_student_task_2010_ssalter.doc]]**
 * Project Summary:**
 * Project Title || Persuasive Commercials ||
 * School / Teacher Name || Mayfair School--Stacey Salter ||
 * Grade Level || Grade 5/6 ||
 * Content Area || Language Arts ||
 * Driving Question || How can using quotations marks help students write with more persuasion using xtranormal.com? ||
 * Scenario Task || The production of a script and commercial using xtranormal.com ||
 * TYPE of Communication || Persuasive advertisement ||
 * MODE of Communication || animation ||
 * Student Digital Product || xtranormal.com ||
 * Other Supporting Documents || Introduction (teacher) []

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