Moving Straight Ahead Wiki Project Visual directions for “Making a Difference In the World”

Our Overall Goal: Together we will build a wiki that will provide the next generation of Moving Straight Ahead students with video and audio explanations of the investigation problems.

Together we will build a wiki that will provide the next generation of Moving Straight Ahead students with video and audio explanations of the investigation problems.

Your Group’s Goal: Create a wiki entry that fully explains the investigation problem your group was assigned complete with: Explanation of Getting Ready (if applicable) Explanation of problem Hints about ACE Questions Solve similar examples

Create a wiki entry that fully explains the investigation problem your group was assigned complete with:

Explanation of Getting Ready (if applicable)

Explanation of problem

Hints about ACE Questions

Solve similar examples

Getting Ready

What You Will Need: SMARTBOARD Software DIGITAL PAGES from your problem (Both problem and ACE question pages) Example Smartboard Presentation Image Snagging Software (apple has standard, windows needs jing project) Wikispaces.com account with fake name Ed.voicethread.com account

SMARTBOARD Software

DIGITAL PAGES from your problem (Both problem and ACE question pages)

Example Smartboard Presentation

Image Snagging Software (apple has standard, windows needs jing project)

Wikispaces.com account with fake name

Ed.voicethread.com account

Now That You Are Ready

Step 1: Solve your investigation problem on a separate sheets of paper

Solve your investigation problem on a separate sheets of paper

STEP 2: AS A GROUP: (minimum) Use the example smartboard document and digital copies of your problem to create new images that your group will use to present the explanation of how to solve the investigation problem

AS A GROUP: (minimum)

Use the example smartboard document and digital copies of your problem to create new images that your group will use to present the explanation of how to solve the investigation problem

STEP 3: Use the example smartboard document to create images that your group will use to give help and hints for solving the associated ACE questions from your problem.

Use the example smartboard document to create images that your group will use to give help and hints for solving the associated ACE questions from your problem.

NOW THAT YOU HAVE YOUR IMAGES

STEP 4: Export your smartboard slides as images (jpegs 800 x 600)

Export your smartboard slides as images (jpegs 800 x 600)

STEP 5: Import your images into a few ed.voicethread.com projects Make a separate thread for getting ready, for your problem, and for each section of ace questions. Think about your audience.

Import your images into a few ed.voicethread.com projects

Make a separate thread for getting ready, for your problem, and for each section of ace questions. Think about your audience.

STEP 6: Add your video, voice, and/or your doodling to support your explanations.

Add your video, voice, and/or your doodling to support your explanations.

STEP 7: Share your project with the world by embedding it into your wiki entry. Get specifics from Mr. Powers!

Share your project with the world by embedding it into your wiki entry.

Get specifics from Mr. Powers!