Monthly Archives: February 2017

February 27, 2017

Week of February 27, 2017

Monday: #CDNcraft GOOGLE HANGOUT!

Tuesday: What makes a good research note? 

Use criteria to assess a note. 

Research Note Evaluation Checklist                    

  • Bibliographic Citation information
  • Thesis/Lead—identified
  • Headings
  • Key Words/Phrases
  • Your ideas—identified
  • Quotations—identified
  • Paraphrase—identified
  • Audience
  • Purpose
  • Summary— 2-3 sentences

Model notes on Reference Board

And digitally here: Research Notes

 

Complete: “A Very Short List of Canadian Values” note and submit via Assignment Submission page.        

EXIT: Update tracking sheet.

Wednesday: SNOW DAY.

Thursday: Article of the Week #1 “A Very Short List of Canadian Values”

Reading for Meaning sheet#1

 Article #2 

  • Read “Canada is hailed for its tolerance but is it ready to confront its racism?”
  • Annotate using Hypothes.is:
    • Decide on a purpose question and add it to the article (see my example);
    • Highlight the thesis statement;
    • Highlight text that answers your purpose question and annotate with your thinking;
    • Identify at least three challenging words or unknown concepts/facts and annotate with definitions and/or explanations;
    • Make connections to ideas in the text and other texts or the world by including links in at least one annotation;
    • Ask questions of the text;
    • Comment on at least two other annotations.
  • Make a research note
    • Assess your research note using this checklist;
    • Submit the note and the checklist to the Assignment Submission page;
    • Complete the Reading for Meaning sheet #2 and submit it to the Assignment Submission page.

Editing the Wiki

  • What page are you editing? Survey
  • Complete Peer Editing Sheet and submit via Assignment Submission page.

Friday: Weekly Wrap-up

  1. Handshake posted;
  2. Replies in Handshake discussion forum;
  3. What is your Canada? submitted via Assignment Submission page;
  4. Global Perspectives Scavenger Hunt completed;
  5. Wiki page edited and Peer Editing Sheet submitted Assignment Submission page;
  6. Annotations and Research note #1 completed and submitted Assignment Submission page;
  7. Reading for Meaning Sheet #1 completed and submitted Assignment Submission page;
  8. Annotations and Research note #2 completed and submitted Assignment Submission page;
  9. Reading for Meaning Sheet #2 completed and submitted Assignment Submission page;
  10. Update Tracking Sheet; 
  11. Weekly Reflection.

Handshake—>Media Creation. Consider audience and purpose.

  1. Sway
  2. Stupeflix
  3. PPT
  4. Thinglink
  5. Voki
  6. Prezi
  7. Padlet
  8. Other?
  1. What’s your Canada?  Consider audience and purpose.
    1. CBC version
    2. Our public gallery
February 21, 2017

Week of February 20, 2017

Reading: As always we will begin with reading, tracking our reading, and noticing and noting something about what we have read. 

Conferencing 

Reflection on your learning-to-date in your notebooks:

  1. What do you think about your reading progress? What have you been noticing about your use of reading strategies? 
  2. What about your use of web tools? What tools are new to you? What tools do you like using? 

Online collaboration….View this screencast. Follow the instructions.

Reading #1: A Very Short List of Canadian Values

Link to Group this one works!

Hypothes.is Exploration

From last week….this is now homework.

  1. Finish the Scavenger Hunt and share it with me via the Assignment Submissions Page.
  2. Make your handshake.
  3. Post it to #CDNcraft course in D2L; if you are not yet into the D2L course, send the link to your handshake to me via the Assignment Submissions Page.
  4. Review What’s your Canada?  Review the student made What’s your Canada? from last semester.
  5. Write your own “What’s your Canada?” in your notebook.
  6. Create it and share the link with me via the Assignment Submissions Page.
February 12, 2017

Week of February 13, 2017

Tuesday:

  1. Reading: As always we will begin with reading, tracking our reading, and noticing and noting something about what we have read. 
  2.  #CDNcraft Focus–  Permission Form and Letter and Sign into D2L. 

The Website

 

3. Global Perspectives: I will be introducing the wiki–Global Perspectives: A textbook for teens by teens. We will make a note about audience, purpose, conventions of the wiki (or web) page, and design elements. Finally, you will go on a wiki page scavenger hunt.

 

You will find the scavenger hunt here. 

Thursday: 

  1. Reading: As always we will begin with reading, tracking our reading, and noticing and noting something about what we have read. 20mins
  2. Finish the Scavenger Hunt and share it with me via the Assignment Submissions Page.
  3. Make your handshake.
  4. Post it to #CDNcraft course in D2L; if you are not yet into the D2L course, send the link to your handshake to me via the Assignment Submissions Page.

Friday: 

  1. Reading: As always we will begin with reading, tracking our reading, and noticing and noting something about what we have read. 20mins
  2. Review What’s your Canada? 
  3. Review the student made What’s your Canada? from last semester.
  4. Write your own “What’s your Canada?” in your notebook.
  5. Create it and share the link with me via the Assignment Submissions Page.

 

February 10, 2017

Friday, February 10, 2017

  • We are learning to use a variety of research strategies.
  • We are learning how to uncover bias and perspective in texts.
  • We are developing a broad vocabulary. 

Reading, Tracking reading, Notice & Noting.

Researching National Values through the lens of Trump’s America

Below is the cover of Germany’s Der Spiegel, which captured our collective attention for its provocative image of Trump decapitating the Statue of Liberty much like an Al Qaeda or ISIS terrorist murders one of its victims.

 Germany

What can you infer about the country’s values? Add your thinking to our National Values padlet

Beliefs, Values, Attitudes. Can you tell the difference?

The Frayer Model–Complete the chart for your designated word. 

Gallery Walk