This document outlines the requirements and guidelines for a digital research project. Students will work individually or in small groups to create a Prezi or VoiceThread presenting the key findings of their approved research topic and questions. The document provides details on project elements, exemplars, rubrics, sources, timelines, and locations for work. Students will review guidelines, exemplars, and brainstorm qualities of strong projects. They will then create their digital text, build a citations page, embed their work into a class wiki for peer review and self-assessment. The goal is for students to tell the story of their research through multimedia and collaboration.

1. Digital Research “Text” Requirements and Guidelines
Fall 2011
Who:
Each research team (whether an individual person, pair, or small group) will work together to create a
digital “text” that reflects the key findings of their research on a topic and research questions approved
by Ms. Lester and Ms. Hamilton.
What:
Your choices for the digital research product include:
Prezi
VoiceThread
Ms. Hamilton will review specific guidelines and exemplary examples with you the week of October 31.
We will also review the rubric at the time and explore/inquire as to what elements create a quality
VoiceThread or quality Prezi. Your input will be solicited as part of the process for finalizing the rubric.
Ms. Hamilton will be working with the class the week of October 31 to help you begin building your
formal Works Cited page in NoodleTools. You must use at minimum of five sources, including 2
database articles. The other sources may be carefully vetted videos and web sources.
When:
Wednesday, November 2/Thursday, November 3 (1/2 day): Review guidelines for products;
students will look at exemplar projects and brainstorm list of qualities of exemplary
VoiceThreads and Prezis.
Friday, November 4: please provide Ms. Lester a rough outline of your “storyboard” for your
digital product (content, multimedia elements)
Monday, November 7---Monday, November 14: work on creation and crafting of digital
product
Wednesday, November 9: Template for project wiki page and required sections will be
available for you to preview and plan; Ms. Hamilton will be available to help you work on your
pages the remainder of this week.
Monday, November 14: embed required content into your project wiki page on our 3rd period
Fall Research 2011 wiki (Ms. Hamilton will walk you through this process)
Tuesday, November 15: peer review
Wednesday, November 16: self assessment
Where: Why:
Media Center/Library We will explore how we can tell the story of our
Home research through multimedia and collaborative
Fishbowl Cohort blogs work/construction of meaning.
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