Inquiry Process



OverviewEdit
For the next four weeks, we will pursue answers to our research question, select a platform, and create a project that displays our learning. We will follow the steps outlined below.

Goals:Edit
1.  Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.

2. Creates original works as a means of personal or group expression.

3. 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.

4. Interacts, collaborates, and publishes with peers, experts or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.

5. Develops cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures.

Phase One: One WeekEdit
The first step of this task is to tease out threads in your question and find some information about its far reaching possibilities. For this task, you want to consult not only internet sources, but also videos (youtube), pictures (flickr, instagram, etc.), and social media (tumblr, twitter, facebook, etc.). You want to interview peers, reach out to international communities (via social media), and try to take your project wide.

1.  Create a new Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, etc.

2.  Research your topic using google and other search tools.

3.  Seek guidance and feedback from online communities - reaching out internationally for ideas and information.

4.  Track your information and create notes and post here.

Phase Two: Two WeeksEdit
Now that you have information and ideas for your question, you need to come up with a format that will support your findings and allow others to share your learning.

1.  Brainstorm possible platforms for your project. (Documentary, video journal, blog, wiki, Flickr journal, Photo Essay, iMovie, Artworks, etc.)

2.  Your project could include a mixture of these platforms and combine audio, visual, and text.

3.  Meet with me to share your ideas and map out your final work.

4.  Create your project.

Phase Three:  One WeekEdit
Once the projects have been created and completed, you will share your work with your class. Alongside your class, you will upload, post, or export your work to share with a larger, global community.

1.  Presentations begin on Monday, October 14th and run through October 17th.

2.  We will view four projects a day until we are finished.