Team+Japean

= Team JAPEAN: You Must Read This! Book Promo Project! = media type="custom" key="7080227" Click on the picture to take you to our wiki. Please email us if you would like to join our project

= = T**eam members:** Susan MacIntosh, Librarian, Tokyo International School smacintosh2@gmail.co m Bethany Shull, English/Language Arts, International School of the Sacred Heart bethany.shull@issh.ac.jp Darrin Schumaker, Grade 5 teacher, Gyeonggi Suwon International School schumacherd@gsis.sc.kr Mary Fish, English/Language Arts, International School of the Sacred Heart mary.fish@issh.ac.jp

Reflection and discussion
Use the discussion tab to post reflections and comments on plenary sessions and other events during the workshop. We encourage you also to comment on each others reflections, including those in other teams, and foster meaningful conversations to support the curriculum development project challenge.

Project Challenge
Based on the topics discussed during the workshop, your **TEAM CHALLENGE** is to develop, pitch, refine and present an idea for a classroom collaboration. Use this template to collect and synthesize ideas. You may also choose to use the [|Understanding by Design] Unit Template

**Project Title: You Must Read This! Middle School Book Promo Project** **Participants level/age: Grades 5-8** **Curriculum focus: reading, library, technology** **Timeline: ASAP to eternity:)** **Learning outcomes: (the following standards/outcomes are taken from McCrel and NETS.S)**

**Reading:** Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of literary texts Reflects on what has been learned after reading and formulates ideas, opinions, and personal responses to texts Understands inferred and recurring themes in literary works (e.g., bravery, loyalty, friendship, good v. evil; historical, cultural, and social themes)

**Speaking**

6. Makes multimedia presentations using text, images, and sound (e.g., selects the appropriate medium, such as television broadcast, videos, web pages, films, newspapers, magazines, CD-ROMS, Internet, computer-media-generated images; edits and monitors for quality; organizes, writes, and designs media messages for specific purposes) 7. Uses a variety of verbal and nonverbal techniques for presentations (e.g., modulation of voice; varied inflection; tempo; enunciation; physical gestures; rhetorical questions; word choice, including figurative language, standard English, informal usage, technical language) and demonstrates poise and self-control while presenting

**Technology**

Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students: || Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students: || > environments and media. Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students: || Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Students: || Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. Students: || Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems and operations. Students: || National Educational Technology Standards for Students, Second Edition, © 2007, ISTE® (International Society for Technology in Education), www.iste.org. All rights reserved. ||
 * NETS.S: The Next Generation ||
 * ||  ||   |||| 1. Creativity and Innovation
 * ||  ||   |||| 1. Creativity and Innovation
 * ||  ||   ||   || * a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.
 * b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
 * c.. use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.
 * d. identify trends and forecast possibilities. ||
 * ||  ||   |||| 2. Communication and Collaboration
 * ||  ||   ||   || * a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts or others employing a variety of digital
 * b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats
 * c. develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures.
 * d. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems. ||
 * ||  ||   |||| 3. Research and Information Fluency
 * ||  ||   ||   || * a.plan strategies to guide inquiry.
 * b.locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.
 * c.evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.
 * d.process data and report results. ||
 * ||  ||   |||| 4. Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving & Decision-Making
 * ||  ||   ||   || * a.identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.
 * b.plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.
 * c.collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.
 * d.use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions. ||
 * ||  ||   |||| 5. Digital Citizenship
 * ||  ||   ||   || * a.advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.
 * b.exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity.
 * c.demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning.
 * d.exhibit leadership for digital citizenship. ||
 * ||  ||   |||| 6. Technology Operations and Concepts
 * ||  ||   ||   || * a.understand and use technology systems.
 * b.select and use applications effectively and productively.
 * c.troubleshoot systems and applications.
 * d.transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies. ||
 * ||  ||   |||| NETS for Students:


 * 'Seven Steps to Flatten Your Classroom'** **- Essential objectives for global collaboration**

//Use this list as a template for brainstorming and creating your project//

**CONNECT** I**n what way will classrooms connect globally? (Tools and expectations)**

Students will contribute to their class' cache of book promo trailers that will be uploaded to a wiki and accessed by classmates, schoolmates, parents, and students in other schools in Japan, Korea, and Canada.

**COMMUNICATE**
 * What are the modes of communication? Synchronous? Asynchronous? (Tools and expectations) **

All of the modes of communication are asynchronous.The project will be ongoing. **CITIZENSHIP** **What do you and your students need to know to be reliable and responsible online learners?**

Understanding and effectively communicating to a broader audience than simply their classroom teacher and classmates. Using Creative Commons & attributing credit to source. Ensuring to have Works Cited at end in proper bibliographic format.


 * What do you need to prepare to complete a classroom collaboration? **

We have created a wiki on wikispaces (Across the Globe) that each participating class may join (by invitation only) and upload complete book promo trailers to.

**CONTRIBUTE & COLLABORATE**
 * How will the classrooms work together? What are the parameters of the project? (Tools and expectations). **

Language Arts: reading, responding, evaluating; adapting original text to script Technology: learning multimedia tools & editing Library: selecting books & learning proper citations

Teachers will select which book promo trailers are ready for a broader audience. Selected trailers will be posted on shared class wiki (Across the Globe). Students may be given some time in class to view the trailers of other students.
 * How will contribution be encouraged and monitored (Tools and expectations) **

Differentiate presentation format: speaking, dramatic acting, claymation, narration using Voice Thread. Students may also select from a variety of tools to support their multimedia presentations (Powerpoint, Keynote, Prezi, Photo Story, Iphoto, Imovie)
 * What choices will learners have to accommodate different learning styles and abilities? **

**CREATE** W**hat are the expected outcomes from the joint knowledge creation and sharing activities?** Students will have a more purposeful forum and more purposeful audience for whom to evaluate literature that they have read independently. Students will have access to a bank of book promotion trailers that will introduce them to a variety of books that they will be encouraged to read.

**CELEBRATION** Advertise/Share wikiURL at middle school assembly Host "Film Premiere" party in the library with snacks & invite school community
 * How will the project and collaboration be celebrated and shared at its conclusion? **

Final Team Product
Share your final team product via this wiki by uploading or embedding files created to support the curriculum idea.