Perez

a. What 21st Century skills does the student sample demonstrate?  · Demonstrating originality and inventiveness in work  · Developing, implementing and communicating new ideas to others  · Being open and responsive to new and diverse perspectives  · Acting on creative ideas to make a tangible and useful contribution to the domain in which the innovation occurs

· Articulating thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively through speaking and writing · Demonstrating ability to work effectively with diverse teams · Exercising flexibility and willingness to be helpful in making necessary compromises to accomplish a common goal · Assuming shared responsibility for collaborative work

· Working appropriately and productively with others · Leveraging the collective intelligence of groups when appropriate · Bridging cultural differences and using differing perspectives to increase innovation and the quality of work

b. How does the student sample help to answer the Curriculum-Framing Questions?

Students learned how they were essential as a community and how they could learn to get along with other communities while working for a common purpose.

c. How does the chosen technology tool enable students to enhance their learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity? Children gain firsthand experience in sending and receiving e-mails, attaching files to e-mails, printing material, using a digital camera, scanning material, and saving information on a computer. Word processing skills are developed as the children engage in journal writing. Spreadsheet skills are strengthened as the students create charts from the data collected. Database skills are practiced as the students complete database fields with the foods eaten by their flat friends. In fact, the sky is the limit, depending on the ability of the class.

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 * **Assessment Timeline**


 * **Before project work begins** || **Students work on projects and**
 * complete tasks** || **After project work is completed** ||
 * * Brainstorming
 * Discussion || * Journals
 * World Map || * Newspaper Checklist and Rubric
 * Map
 * Anecdotal Observations
 * Collaboration Self-Assessment Checklist
 * Collaboration Peer Assessment Rubric
 * Collaboration Reflection || * Revised Map
 * Journal
 * Decision-Making Checklist
 * WWI Journal and Letters Rubric
 * Discussion
 * Propaganda Presentation Checklist and Rubric
 * Propaganda Presentation Peer Feedback
 * Informal Interviews || * Project Rubrics
 * Final Essay Test Rubric || * Final Reflection ||