We'll have another showing of work in progress Thursday morning first thing. For the most productive use of our time (part of our expectation), students will fill any major gaps in information or logic by then. We will address individually or collectively timing, script and/or technical issues and questions.
Between now and then, for the best possible presentation and best possible grade, students should take another look at the rubric(s).
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
No HS meeting this busy, short week...
means Thank-yous are still pending.
Friday I delivered the school's thank-you gift to my neighbors the Camerons, and they were delighted.
Ethan and Kennedy's note to the school board has been edited and forwarded to Kennedy, who will revise by tomorrow.
Friday I delivered the school's thank-you gift to my neighbors the Camerons, and they were delighted.
Ethan and Kennedy's note to the school board has been edited and forwarded to Kennedy, who will revise by tomorrow.
Friday, October 7, 2011
We saw two more presentations...
this morning, Dalton's look at log driving and Megan's work on solutions for polluting paper mills. Though we all thought the pictures worked well, the fact that he didn't know where many were taken creates a problem both as far as the project's focus on the Penobscot Watershed and the requirement that all information be carefully sourced.
Megan wants to work on her script and fill out her story more with details of obstacles to the closed system mill.
Riley finished his thank-you note. Others will work on them in advisory.
1005 update: Craig finished his time w/ G. Canter and showed us his presentation on electro-fishing. We agreed that it contained lots of information we'd never seen. Craig wants to replace his Wikipedia sourcing w/ the sources Wikipedia is using--double-checking, of course, that it is the actual source of his information.
When do we want to try hotlinking w/in the presentation? Tuesday?
Megan wants to work on her script and fill out her story more with details of obstacles to the closed system mill.
Riley finished his thank-you note. Others will work on them in advisory.
1005 update: Craig finished his time w/ G. Canter and showed us his presentation on electro-fishing. We agreed that it contained lots of information we'd never seen. Craig wants to replace his Wikipedia sourcing w/ the sources Wikipedia is using--double-checking, of course, that it is the actual source of his information.
When do we want to try hotlinking w/in the presentation? Tuesday?
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Some debate...
amongst producers whether KeyNote or iMovie will work in a seamless presentation including several chapters. The general concern is whether a student will be able to stop and start the progression of slides at will in iMovie. Watching the tutorials linked to the blog for more information might help further understanding on this topic.
Ethan, one of the four producers, has his work currently in iMovie and he has little experience in KeyNote. The three producers, Ethan, Leta and Natalie, who are here today must come to a conclusion about the format as soon as possible. (My observation, at this point parenthetical, is that we may want the work be able to run start to finish without stopping and starting anyway.)
The work we saw this morning ran the gamut, some slick enough for show now and some needing more thought and research. You know who you are.
Specifically, Leta wants to focus her attention on statistics and Maine's possibly unused system of fining water polluters; Ethan and Avery want to look at the big picture of birch bark canoeing by putting their "Lamborghini" of prehistoric water travel image to work and helping us understand how this technology set the tribe(s) that used them apart. Also they will take the "you" out of their text. They'll remember they are the experts explaining something to an audience, not addressing peers or children.
Aidan's project wants more attention to dam removal in the Penobscot Watershed, the monetary and civic costs; Natalie wants to add sound and more detail regarding the national park creation process; Gabe will work on stating his problem/solution(s) clearly in words; Zeb will pull back from our experience to explain why we chose No Trace Camping in the first place; Riley wants to build on his Maine/community connection in his explanations of alternatives to hydropower.
Thank-you notes are still pending. Zeb, Ethan, Aidan (w/Natalie's help), and Riley have words on a page. All need help. Click here.
Ethan, one of the four producers, has his work currently in iMovie and he has little experience in KeyNote. The three producers, Ethan, Leta and Natalie, who are here today must come to a conclusion about the format as soon as possible. (My observation, at this point parenthetical, is that we may want the work be able to run start to finish without stopping and starting anyway.)
The work we saw this morning ran the gamut, some slick enough for show now and some needing more thought and research. You know who you are.
Specifically, Leta wants to focus her attention on statistics and Maine's possibly unused system of fining water polluters; Ethan and Avery want to look at the big picture of birch bark canoeing by putting their "Lamborghini" of prehistoric water travel image to work and helping us understand how this technology set the tribe(s) that used them apart. Also they will take the "you" out of their text. They'll remember they are the experts explaining something to an audience, not addressing peers or children.
Aidan's project wants more attention to dam removal in the Penobscot Watershed, the monetary and civic costs; Natalie wants to add sound and more detail regarding the national park creation process; Gabe will work on stating his problem/solution(s) clearly in words; Zeb will pull back from our experience to explain why we chose No Trace Camping in the first place; Riley wants to build on his Maine/community connection in his explanations of alternatives to hydropower.
Thank-you notes are still pending. Zeb, Ethan, Aidan (w/Natalie's help), and Riley have words on a page. All need help. Click here.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Beginning to Tie Loose Ends
Zeb "volunteered" to write a letter home to parents announcing the presentation.
Everyone missed the thank-you note deadline. We'll shoot for tomorrow, along with the eight slides and eight bits of information. If they're not yet Keynoted, GarageBanded or iMovied we'll move in that direction during class.
Students spent the English block focusing and working quietly on their presentations.
Courtney, Kristen and I finished a draft of the rubrics we plan to use to assess the evening's production.
For more tying, click here. (I put a permanent link on the upper right hand corner of the blog.)
Everyone missed the thank-you note deadline. We'll shoot for tomorrow, along with the eight slides and eight bits of information. If they're not yet Keynoted, GarageBanded or iMovied we'll move in that direction during class.
Students spent the English block focusing and working quietly on their presentations.
Courtney, Kristen and I finished a draft of the rubrics we plan to use to assess the evening's production.
For more tying, click here. (I put a permanent link on the upper right hand corner of the blog.)
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
More Story Arcs
Due Thursday: at least eight slides; at least eight facts; keep attribution in mind. Let me know if you need a hotlink citation lesson. Also, start writing your script.
Chayse, Zeb--
Problem: Camping/human activity disrupts
Obstacle: Meeting human needs
Solution: Find camping area that provides for human needs while disrupting the natural world as little as possible
Real solution--Camp cleanly, zero-impact camping
Ethan, Avery--
Problem: For Native Americans what's the best way to get through the Penobscot River
Solution: Making birch bark canoe
Obstacles: Available resources, traditional ways?
Craig--
Problem: How do we study fish without killing them?
Solution: Electrofishing--history, why use this
Obstacles: What goes wrong? settings, lack of skills, techno failure
Real solution: Continued use of it--connect to project
Dalton--
Problem: Getting logs to mill and market
Solution: (historically) Log drives
Obstacles: (explore reasons for stopping) pollution, etc.
Today's solution: Trucking, is it economical, ecological?
Gabe--
Problem: Loss of alewives and habitat
Solutions: Take dams down
Obstacles: Need power
Real life solution: Replace the power sources, then remove dams
Kennedy--
Problem: Pollution in Penobscot River could harm lobsters in Penobscot Bay
Solution: Bring river to the standards of the Clean Water Act
Obstacles: Failure of companies and people to follow law; lack of enforcement; economic difficulties
Real world solution: Strengthen enforcement, improve education of stakeholders
Chayse, Zeb--
Problem: Camping/human activity disrupts
Obstacle: Meeting human needs
Solution: Find camping area that provides for human needs while disrupting the natural world as little as possible
Real solution--Camp cleanly, zero-impact camping
Ethan, Avery--
Problem: For Native Americans what's the best way to get through the Penobscot River
Solution: Making birch bark canoe
Obstacles: Available resources, traditional ways?
Craig--
Problem: How do we study fish without killing them?
Solution: Electrofishing--history, why use this
Obstacles: What goes wrong? settings, lack of skills, techno failure
Real solution: Continued use of it--connect to project
Dalton--
Problem: Getting logs to mill and market
Solution: (historically) Log drives
Obstacles: (explore reasons for stopping) pollution, etc.
Today's solution: Trucking, is it economical, ecological?
Gabe--
Problem: Loss of alewives and habitat
Solutions: Take dams down
Obstacles: Need power
Real life solution: Replace the power sources, then remove dams
Kennedy--
Problem: Pollution in Penobscot River could harm lobsters in Penobscot Bay
Solution: Bring river to the standards of the Clean Water Act
Obstacles: Failure of companies and people to follow law; lack of enforcement; economic difficulties
Real world solution: Strengthen enforcement, improve education of stakeholders
Monday, October 3, 2011
Thank-yous
The high school will write thank-you notes to :
Nicatou-Dalton, Aidan
Sam-Zeb, Chayse
Toni-Riley
Steve-Leta
NMW, Ruth-Gabe, Ken
School Board-Kennedy, Ethan
NHNews-Megan,
Joan, Michael-Avery
NHNews-Craig
These are due Wednesday morning first thing for a final edit and signing.
Nicatou-Dalton, Aidan
Sam-Zeb, Chayse
Toni-Riley
Steve-Leta
NMW, Ruth-Gabe, Ken
School Board-Kennedy, Ethan
NHNews-Megan,
Joan, Michael-Avery
NHNews-Craig
These are due Wednesday morning first thing for a final edit and signing.
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