Project 1: Empowering through Digital Poetry Communication
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Standards | Goals Assessment |
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Project Description:
This project entails the creating of a Poetry Slam in a Café environment using VC technology to connect students from all over. Students will create poetry about any choice of topic having to do with personal to global concerns and will be presented in the following formats: text, audio reading, visual media (photo collage, digital collage, i-movie, etc.). Student’s poetry will be based on their interactions with Taking it Global, in efforts to incorporate other students from around the world. Student’s poetry will be presented during a videoconference café, in which a coffee house will be created and the community invited (or Skype connections or online synchronous café time) to view and/or participate in the poetry slam, if not compete for a donated prize. At completion students will compile their projects and submit them to Kigluait Adventure.
Project Age Level: Grades 8-12
Project Materials:
Internet connection
Video Conference Equipment (Polycom, Tandberg, Skype etc.)
Software for Processing Digital Media
Project Goals and End Product: The goal of this project is to have students be empowered to speak and communicate on issues (personal, local, or global) using poetry and art as vehicle and to explore the effects of different media on this voice. The end product includes a submission to Kigluait Adventures, Taking it Global or District Recognition
Assessment:
See Moodle
- Rubric for Poetry Presentation
See Moodle for National Sstandards Details
Alaska State Writing Performance Standards:
(E.A.4)Demonstrate understanding of elements of discourse (purpose, speaker, audience, form) when completing expressive (creative, narrative, descriptive), persuasive, research-based, informational, or analytic writing assignments;
(E.A.2)3) use the conventions of standard English independently and consistently including grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure,punctuation, spelling, and usage;
(E.A.5)4) revise writing to improve style, word choice, sentence variety, and subtlety of meaning in relation to the purpose and audience;
Alaska State Technology Standards
D: A student should be able to use technology to express
ideas and exchange information. A student who meets the content standard should:
1) convey ideas to a variety of audiences using publishing, multimedia,
and communications tools;
2) use communications technology to exchange ideas and information; and
3) use technology to explore new and innovative methods for interaction
with others.
Project Timeline:
Scheduled Date: April 17th 9:00 A.M. ADT
- April 6th 8:00-10:00 ADT: Videoconference Test Calls to the Bridge
- April 7th- Last day to register for event and submit Videoconference Information (Once registered you will receive pre/post, steps to prepare for Videoconference, and access online Classroom.)
- April 10th: The latest date you should login to the online classroom to access materials and introduce yourself, http://www.kigluaitadventures.com/moodle
- April 15th: Last day to identify 3-5 students to participate during the VTC Poetry Slam and 1 judge to judge during Slam. These should be posted in Moodle or emailed. (We recommend you choose your top 3-5 poets from your classroom from a Slam you hold at classroom or site)
- April 15th: Students should have submitted their digital pre-slam Poem into Moodle as a video, text, or audio. (See online lessons for how to do this)
- April 17th: VTC Poetry Slam from 9-11A.M. ADT. Please be prepared for the bridge to call you 15 minutes early
- April 22nd: Last day to communicate or access online Classroom forums or materials.
Schedule for Videoconference:
- 9:00-9:15 a.m. Introductions of sites, poets, and judges
- 9:15-9:20 a.m. Review of rules and how judges are to submit their scores.
- 9:20-10:00 a.m. Rounds begin by alternating slammers from each site, 1 at a time.
- Once a site is completed having slammers present, the rotation will continue skipping the site until all slammers have presented.
- Following each slammers rotation, judges will be asked to share their scores via Moodle Chat with the main judge at the hosting site. If there are any ties, slammers should be prepared to present a second poem to break the tie.
- 10:00-10:05 a.m. 5 minute break Once all the rounds are completed, judges will take a 5 minute conference and confirm winners. Again any ties, will be presented and slammers will be asked to break the tie.
- Any time remaining will be for students to ask questions and share answers with one another.
Suggested Project Budget: Fees for paying participation for non-members will go to prizes.
