the big picture

reading, researching, and reflecting: our journey of becoming connected learners

buffy hamilton | susan lestermedia 21 students, fall 2010

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whereare

we going?

what directions will our learning take?

how will we work together?

how will we share what we are learning with the world?

let’s look at our blueprint for connecting, collaborating, and creating learning

the three major components

written research

paper and reflections

literature circles and

reader response journals

learning portfolio

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why do literature circles and research together?

research

reading

integrated connected

learning

the research paper process

• traditional sources

• social media

research and evaluate

• social bookmarking

• noodletools

• google docs

organize• your blog

• your research project website

• multigenre elements

reflect and synthesize

information sources

• skype

• eInterviews

• primary source documents via databases and websites

• online magazines

• online newspapers

• authoritative websites

• ebooks

• youtube/video

• twitter

• blogs

• mashups

• podcasts

• podcasts

• periodicals

• video

• reference articles

• book chapters

databasessocial media

primary sources

web resources

evaluating information resources

active reflection and assessment of sources

your blog and website noodletools helplets

principles of information evaluationf2f mini-lessons web-embedded mini-lessons

rubricsstudent developed teacher developed

information sharing and management

social bookmarking

rss aggregation

citations and notes

• evernote

• your wikispaces page (rss widget)

• iGoogle

• noodletools

• evernote

literature circle conversations

individual

reader response journals

groupdiscussions based on reading journals

group reflections

relationship to research

does the book support or refute your findings?

understandings of book incorporated into

multigenre elements

reader response journals

choice conversation spark 1

choice conversation spark 2

discuss and cite passage of choice; how does it inform your understanding of

the issue of the book?

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literature circle learning process

collaborative learning

weekly response to

group discussions

on class/group

wiki

group discussions

individual reading journals

literature circles and our research

reading of novel/memoir informs your

research

your research informs your

reading of your novel/memoir

your research journey website

process

• research reflections

• components of written paper

resources

• identification of resources

• evaluation of resources

learning artifacts

• multigenre elements reflecting understandings of research and reading

• learning reflections

culminating learning and sharing activity: presentation to community

presentation zen

presentation zen

mini-lessons

stand and deliver

beyond our local

community: the web

Checklist

• 4 reader response/inquiry circle/reading journals (see calendar for due dates) to be posted on YOUR Wordpress blog

• 4 sets of meeting notes posted to class wiki at wikispaces

• 4 research blog journals/entries to be posted on YOUR Wordpress blog (see calendar for due dates)

Checklist

• Wikispaces portfolio

• 3 multigenre artifacts with notes

• Research paper

• VoiceThread Self Assessment

• Presentation zen final presentation

Reading Journals/Blog Entries

• Paragraph 1: reading spark of your choice

• Paragraph 2: reading spark of your choice

• Paragraph 3: Choose a passage that stands out to you from the group assigned reading. Include the passage (put it in quotation marks and include page numbers) and explain why this passage stands out to you; also discuss how this passage informs your understanding in some way about the issue that is central to your group’s book.

Research Reflections/Blog Posts

• Paragraph 1: choose any of the writing prompts for reflection (see list)

• Paragraph 2: discuss a research skill they used (we’ll collaborate as a class to create an ongoing list)

• Paragraph 3: “resource” or “Find” of the week in which you discuss the information you learned and how you evaluated the authority/credibility/value of the source

Multigenre Artifacts

Your multigenre artifact should reflect some significant piece of knowledge or insight gained through your research. Ask yourself these questions before committing to a genre/artifact:

1. Why am I choosing this particular genre?

2. What do I want to show, express, or convey through this genre?

Wikispaces Learning Portfolio Checklist

• RSS feed (s) for any sources you may use

• RSS feed for your public Evernote notebook of sources, Evernote

• RSS feed for your blog (set to last 10 items)

• 3 mulitgenre learning artifacts

• Other resources/widgets you feel are relevant

• Embedded VoiceThread self assessment

• Embedded PPT Presentation zen slidedeck

• Discussion area for your portfolio

VoiceThread Self Assessment

• You will choose at least 3 performance standards and/or information literacy skills you feel you have mastered and create a VoiceThread showcasing learning artifacts that demonstrate this mastery; you will provide narration to share your story of learning.

• Details and VoiceThread contract forthcoming

Organization/Checklists

• You will get handouts in writing for each project component. These will also be cross-posted to our class Google Site

• We will help you schedule all due dates into your Google Calendar

Presentation Zen

• Visual style of presenting information and key learnings

• We will begin working on this final part of the presentation near the end of October

questions?

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resources

• all resources, including our research and assignment pathfinder, may be found at http://theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/africa-researchproject

• about the Media 21 project: http://theunquietlibrarian.wikispaces.com