Technology+Resources

My students will be shown the following resources to use in the creation of the Genocide Project

[|Wikispaces] : They will be sharing their projects on their wiki. Each student will have their own page to present their inquiry question and answer. Their wikis will be viewed by other students engaging in the project, their parents, a grade 5/6 class at Haultain School and other teacher around our school. Student will also be asked to view and respond to other projects presented by their peers. This fulfills my objective of students sharing their learning in a public space.

[|Creative Commons Canada:] My students will be only given permission to use media files that are found using Creative Commons Canada. This site allows you to search a subject and then filters Google, Yahoo, Flickr, Blip.tv, Jamendo, SpinXpress and Wikimedia Commons to include files that are only under a Creative Commons Licence. This allows me to fulfill my objective of producing a copyright free resource and teach my students about copyright and online ethics.

[|YouTube:] Students will be encouraged to find video files that can be included in their project that supports their findings. This supports my objective of having students create a multimedia resources.

[|Voice Thread] Students will be shown some examples of Voice Thread and given the option of using it in their presentation. This supports my objective of having students create a multimedia resources and experimenting with web 2.0 tools.

Google Maps and other Applications: Students will be encouraged to use the Widget selector in the Editor bar to include Google Maps, a poll, audio and other applications to their projects. This supports my objective of having students create a multimedia resources and experimenting with web 2.0 tools.