Final+Project+Development

Projects are due on August 30, 2011


1. How can we strategically plan lessons that incorporate inquiry, literacy, and technology?
 * Essential Question**

Create a new page in your notebook for Session 12 **.** Then, on that page, answer the following questions. Title this heading "12.1 Final Project Topic"
 * 12.1** **__Opener:__**

//What do you think the topic of the project you create for this course will be?// //Why do you plan on choosing this topic?//


 * __12.2 Planning Your Project__**

Open and review the following documents containing Lesson Planning instructions




 * __12.3 Creating Your Project__**

Create a new page in your notebook entitled ** "Final Project" ** This page will contain your new 21st Century Lesson.


 * __Identify the following which must be included in your project:__**
 * Name of Lesson/Topic
 * Essential Questions
 * State frameworks: Content, Literacy, & Technology
 * What will your objectives be - content objectives, literacy objectives, and technology objectives?
 * How will assess student outcomes?
 * What activities will you plan to achieve expected outcomes?
 * What strategies will you embed in the activities to help students reach the lesson objectives?
 * Are you integrating 21st Century skills and/or technology in your lesson?
 * Can you find any extremely engaging material (such as a virtual tour or experience) on the web related to your unit that might be useful?
 * Where will the space for inquiry be made? In other words, at what point in the lesson will you allow students to follow an area of interest within your given topic?
 * When do you plan to teach this lesson?

Be sure to reference your virtual notebook and **Final Project & Technology Guides**. The technology guides provide a quick review of specific technology tools.

http://historymalden.wikispaces.com/21st+Century+Online+Classroom

http://historymalden.wikispaces.com/Creating+a+Wikispace