Virtual Village of the Future Learning Tool

1. Green Virtual Village of the
Future
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ENERGY PRODUCTION CURRICULUM
WI L L I AM JOJO
A SHL E Y D ’ I M P E R I O
CHE R Y L CHA T T E R TON
ADR I AN S K INNE R

2. Energy Production Curriculum
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 The Virtual Village will serve as the space where students grades 4-5 learn about
energy production
 Teaching Areas inside the village
 Virtual Wind Turbine
 The turbine will provide the power for the virtual town. Students will learn how energy is produced
through interactivity at this location
• Video demonstration
• Interactive Games
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 Virtual Home
 Students will gain the knowledge of where energy comes from and how it is used to power lights,
ovens, baseboard heaters, refrigerators and electric hot water tanks while visiting this home.
• Students will have the opportunity to make virtual repairs
• Interactivity at different areas of the home to demonstrate energy production and usage
 Virtual Classroom
 Collaborative area where students can use as a discussion are for extra help &project collaboration
 Virtual Soccer Field
 A fun area for students to gather which can be used as a learning tool to show energy production
• Create a game to show how kinetic energy from movement can power the lights on the soccer field.
Detailed Curriculum in attached Hand Out

3. Classroom
Virtual
Village of
the
Future
Home
Setting
Soccer
Field
Wind
Turbine
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4. Tour of the
Virtual Village
Home Wind Turbine
Kitchen Soccer Field
Classroom
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5. Web 2.0 Components
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 https://greenvilliage.wordpress.com
 https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Green-Virtual-Village-of-
the-Future/1538799066361743

6. Badging Strategy
 Badge Distribution
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 Badges will be distributed throughout the village at various
learning activities that the students must participate in and
meet the activity requirements to obtain the badge
 Possible Badges
 Lightening Badge
 The team who can make the most electricity powering the soccer
field lights during the kinetic energy unit will receive this badge
 Turbine Badge
 Awarded to students who take the correct steps in starting the
turbine

7. Virtual Village Governance
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 The Village will be governed by one individual the
“leader” that individual will be chosen from the
teachers who will administer this curriculum to their
students;
 The role of leader can change each semester
 The lead teacher must be notified when other classes plan to
use the virtual village
 The lead teacher will create a schedule and request process for
other teachers to book the space

8. Why a virtual space?
Children need a place to learn that is safe and supervised. The
virtual village will provide a safe and warm learning environment
where students will learn about energy production. Students will
learn collaboratively in a shared space that demonstrates energy
usage and production in our daily lives, in the virtual village they
will be able to participate in unique learning experiences that
would not be possible in a traditional classroom setting.
Supervised
& Safe
Learning
Virtual
Village
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9. Funding Potentials
 Importance of the Virtual Village as a learning
delivery system
 Village does not have to be used specifically for energy
production curriculum
 STEM curriculums will benefit to the built in energy
production and science lessons
 The village can be retro-fitted for other curriculums on an as
needed basis
 Create licensing agreements for usage by other educational
institutions or businesses
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