21st Century Skills & Documentation in the NAF Classroom

Harnessing the Power of Inquiry-based Learning, Social & Digital Media

Agenda• Introductions & Context• Mobile Interviews • Welcome to the Social Network• Blogging– Break

• Blogging Revisited: Adding Video• Google Maps• Q & A and Closing

Who We Are, What We Do

Essential Question• Focuses student inquiry• Provides lens for student’s internship documentation• Ties media and artifacts together • Multifaceted, has no simple answer

Examples:• What does it take to be a successful accountant?• How should one prepare for a career in hospitality &

tourism?

Essential Question: Think-Write-Share

What's the most important thing your Academy offers to your students, your school, and your

community?Students School Community

Mobile Interviews

Mobile Interview Process1. Set interview goal: what do you want to learn?2. Develop interview questions3. Prepare interview subject with purpose and

format4. Conduct interview5. Upload to web hosting service (Ovi)6. Write blog entry contextualizing the interview

and embed video

Shooting: Location & LightingLocation: Quiet, visually interestingLighting: Not too dark or bright

Shooting: Framing• Rule of Thirds

Shooting: Framing• Keep camera steady & stay close

Medium Close Up Close Up

Nokia MusicXpress 5800

Volume Controls

Sleep Unlock

Camera

Stylus Storage

Exit Application/Back

Applications MenuHome

Power (top edge)Micro USB Input

Prepare Your Subject• Short answers: 15-30 sec.• They should include the question in their

answer. – Example Question: What did you have for breakfast

today?• Weak: Oatmeal and a banana• Strong: For breakfast this morning, I had oatmeal and a

banana

• They should focus on you, and not the camera.

Pair PracticeShare your answer with your filming partner and work with them to perfect your answer

– Question in the answer

– 15-30 seconds– Focus on person, not camera

Get close: frame them tightlyGet calm: find a quiet space with little background noise

Back at 10:55

BREAK

Be back in 10! (by x)

What did you have to say?

Welcome to the Social Network

Develop a professional online presence

Blog your internship

Collaborate with peers, teachers, and employers

Store files in the cloud

Put your internship on the map

Discover the keys to success

Blogging

Blog Interface

Rich text formatting

Edit the blog’s HTML to embed video

Privacy controls

Block quotes set off important information

Display pictures from outside online sources

Sign on to the Social Network• Look at the ticket number you received when

you walked in

• http://sfusd-cte.mli-network.org• User name: Guest1, Guest2, etc.• Password: same as user name

Blog Prompt: Essential QuestionRevisit our essential question

What were your initial thoughts? Have they changed or expanded since your interview?

Write 2 paragraphs, 5-7 sentences each.

What's the most important thing your Academy offers to your students, your school, and your community?

Blogging Revisited: Multimedia

www.ovi.comUsername: SFUSD-CTE

pw: video4CTE

DifferentiationFinished early? Ask us how to:• Add a picture to your profile• Update your profile• Embed a picture• Add a Google Map

Q & A

Project Overview

Student-driven Inquiry

Contact Us• David Cole | david.cole@pearsonfoundation.org

• Jennifer Dick | jdick17@gmail.com

• Forrest Lewinger | forrest.lewinger@gmail.com