TF Digital Tech Literacy: BIG HISTORY CLASS

Introduction

Digital Literacy Class: We are going to learn about so many incredible ways to be creative, collaborative, and to communicate. We will focus on computer skills and applications. Some topics you already know about, and you will know better, and other topics and applications will be new to you! Either way, we will work together to find the ones you are able to use best. This class consists of Project-Based-Learning. You will be given plenty of time to learn the skills and applications that you will use for a lifetime. I hope you enjoy the material we will cover. - Mr. S

Thursday, December 11, 2014

BIG HISTORY CLASS

HELLO EVERYONE:

To read about this project from the History Channel (Click Here)!

Visit the Youtube (TEDX) Site for History of The World In 18 minutes! (Click Here)

The following class is available to everyone at Crossroads. Please go to the following link to begin your progress and learning about the BIG HISTORY PROJECT:

URL: https://school.bighistoryproject.com/joinclass

Classroom Code: GLEKV6

Use the Classroom Code above to create a STUDENT Account for the program.

This program will be used at the end of the year as an independent project. EVERYONE MUST COMPLETE THIS PROJECT! The total points awarded for the 4th Marking Period will be between 1000 and 1500 (30%-50% of your overall grade).

Please complete all levels at your own pace. To receive any credit, you need to start and keep a Tackk.Com Website with links to your assignments and posts for your "Learning Diary" (see below)!

INSTRUCTIONS AND SAMPLE LEARNING DIARY (Tackk.com)

Click Here to SEE MY SAMPLE TACKK (CLICK HERE)

Create a Tackk.com webpage all about your learning experiences with this program. You will include pictures for each post, journal entries about what you are learning, and at least one opinion article for each major section. Please post how you feel about the material and the course as you complete it. I would also like you upload your activities and quizzes to your Google Drive so you can add links on your Tackk.com Journal to your test/quiz results. (You will need to keep PDF copies of your work online (Print and Click PDF to save Documents, then Upload them to Google Drive)). This will give you the ability to track and respond to your course progress.

ALL ASSIGNMENTS, PROJECTS, QUIZZES, AND WORKSHEETS SHOULD BE UPLOADED OR RE-CREATED IN YOUR GOOGLE DRIVE. COPY/PASTE THE "SHAREABLE LINK" INTO YOUR TACKK.COM SITE FOR EACH POST YOU COMPLETE SO I CAN CHECK YOUR WORK AS YOU GO!

YOU MAY ALSO COMPLETE THE KHAN ACADEMY VERSION OF THIS PROGRAM AS AN ALTERNATE. GO TO https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/big-history-project/what-is-big-history/welcome-to-big-history/v/the-big-history AND SIGN INTO KHAN ACADEMY. YOU MUST STILL FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS AND COMPLETE A TACKK.COM "LEARNING DIARY" AS OUTLINED ABOVE.

Use the Feedback Form or Comment Stream on the Sample Tackk.com website for questions and comments as you go!

Good Luck!

Mr. S

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Overall Academic Class Standards

SELF-ASSESSMENTS

Student Self-Assessments refer to training students to evaluate themselves, and their work, for the purpose of improving outcomes. To become capable evaluators of their work, students must have:

- a clear target (goal)

- the opportunity to help create definitions of the quality of work.

- the opportunity to correct, or self-adjust, their work before turning it in.

Students are also prompted to reflect and evaluate strengths, weaknesses, and areas of improvement. These skills will allow for planning, improvement, goal-setting, and reflection. Emphasis will be placed on integration of previous learning across the school curriculum.

ISTE 2. Communication and Collaboration

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:

a. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media

b. Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats

3. Research and Information Fluency

Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information:

a. Plan strategies to guide inquiry

b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media

General Computer-Based / Project Based Classroom Standards Met:

PA Common Core 8.5.6-8G: Integrate visual information (e.G. charts, graphs, maps, video, etc.) with other information in print or digital format.

ISTE 3.3A: Students plan and employ effective research strategies to locate information, and other resources, for intellectual and other pursuits.

ISTE 3.3D: Students build knowledge by actively exploring real world issues and problems, developing ideas, and pursuing answers and solutions.

CSTA Collaboration 1: Apply productivity/multimedia tools, and peripherals, to a group collaboration and support learning throughout the curriculum.

CSTA CPP1: Use advanced tools to create digital artifacts.

PA CEW Standards Met

PA 13.1.8A Career Awareness and Preparation

Relate careers to individual interest, abilities, and aptitudes.

PA 13.1.8G Create an individualized career plan including, but not limited to Assessments, Career Goals, individual interests and abilities, and Training/Education requirements.

TF Digital Tech Literacy

Introduction

Thursday, December 11, 2014

BIG HISTORY CLASS

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