Student Opening Session Day1

STUDENT OPENING SESSION Come in and sit with your teams

CULTURAL SCAVENGER HUNT 3:17 – 3:30 pm

VENN DIAGRAMS
Compare each of your cultures to that of one of the other students
Share the main thing you’ve learned in the backchannel
similarities differences differences

VENN DIAGRAMS
Share your insights in the backchannel
similarities differences differences

FACILITATOR REFLECTION Digidollars!!!

UNDERSTANDING CULTURE Hofstede’s 5 Cultural Dimensions

#1 - POWER DISTANCE

#2 - INDIVIDUALISM VS. COLLECTIVISM

#3 – MASCULINITY VS. FEMININITY

#4 – UNCERTAINTY AVOIDANCE

#5 – LONG TERM VS. SHORT TERM

NO “PERFECT” CULTURES Just different cultures

DESIGN WITH CULTURE IN MIND Why you need teachers

BACKCHANNEL John Turner

STUDENT ACTION PROJECT You will change the world!

BRAINSTORMING PHASE Coming up with ideas

THREE PHASES
Generation of ideas (Ideation)
Analysis
Action Planning

OUR “PROBLEM”
What would a global collaborative student project that successfully addresses a social issue look like?
Brainstorm
Analyze
Plan

PHASES OF BRAINSTORMING
Select 2 recorders
Join the wiki
http://www.ideationnation.net
http://vflatclassroom.ideationnation.net
Get two notebooks
One – social issues
Two – ideas for how the project would work

RULES OF BRAINSTORMING PHASE 1 - IDEATION
Generate as many ideas as possible
Don’t judge – DON’T CRITICIZE!
Think creatively – BE WILD!
Combine & adjust ideas
Expand, delete, consolidate, substitute, reverse, make analogies, make problem bigger or smaller
Brainstorm Responses
Recorders note EVERYTHING
Discuss terms that are unclear
I’ll give you a 2 minute warning!
3:45 – 4:05
GOAL: AS MANY IDEAS AS POSSIBLE!

OUR “PROBLEM”
Brainstorm
Analyze
Plan

2 – ANALYSIS
How will you pick best ideas?
What are your criteria for selection?
Select three ideas that are your best
Outline steps needed to implement
List forces (situations, people, events) that work for or against implementation of the events.
4:10 – 4:15
Goal: Selection of ONE IDEA that will be your groups focus! Start thinking of a name!

BACKCHANNEL John Turner

WEB 2.0 2 MINUTE TOOL OVERVIEW
Ning (Educational Networking) – Paul
Wiki – Anne
Mindmeister – John
Social Bookmarking – Chris
Microblogging – Anne
Digital Storytelling – Vicki
Tagging – Vicki
Remember: If you like a presenter, you can give them DigiDollars!!!

OUR “PROBLEM”
Brainstorm
Analyze
Plan – 30 minutes

3 - PLAN
Go to your team wiki page
Plan by completing the form
Plan your pitch (4:45 – 5:00 pm)
Each person should speak about the topic idea
Name of project
Summarize Project
Getting Ready for your pitch tomorrow!

WHAT’S NEXT?
Tomorrow:
8:15 – 8:45 Learn about presentations
8:45 – 9:15 Perfect “pitch”
9:15 – 11:15 – Competition Phase 1 –
Develop your “pitch” – each team will have 5 minutes to “sell” the idea of their project to educators – small group.
Each team member must participate
11:15 – 12:15 – “Pitch” your project to small tables of educators (3 tables – pitch is 5 minutes)
May use props, acting, drama, video, computer, anything!

WHAT’S NEXT?
Tomorrow:
12:30 – 1:15 – Lunch
1:15 – 2:15 – “Ted Talks” (may get ideas)
2:30 – 3:00 - Compelling video stories – Frank
3:00 – 4:00 – Creation of Final Presentation
4:15 – 5:15 – Student Final Presentations to Leadership Strand
2 large rooms
Voting to determine TOP 4

WHEN CAN WE MEET?
Some time in session.
Meals
Hotel (for international participants)
Any time we’re NOT in session.
Online
Chat
Skype
Ning
Work on wiki!!
We will leave feedback tonight!

YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD This is your time!

Student Opening Session Day1

by Vicki Davis on Jan 24, 2009

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