Owl Jr. Project
Joined 7 October 2011
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''(Focus: Software / User / User Needs Assessment)'' | ''(Focus: Software / User / User Needs Assessment)'' | ||
The goals of this group were as follows: | |||
• Walter Bender said he would love to see more peer review materials for writing in Sugar, and this is something that clearly aligns with best practices in our field | • Walter Bender said he would love to see more peer review materials for writing in Sugar, and this is something that clearly aligns with best practices in our field | ||
• Investigate existing tools in sugar for peer review (if any) | • Investigate existing tools in sugar for peer review (if any) | ||
• Then, propose how we can integrate peer review into sugar | • Then, propose how we can integrate peer review into sugar | ||
• All suggestions should be rooted in current best practices for literacy education and be | • All suggestions should be rooted in current best practices for literacy education and be | ||
supported with research | supported with research | ||
The following link takes you to this team's recommendation report. | The following link takes you to this team's recommendation report. | ||
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== Resources for Teachers-OWL Jr. Materials == | == Resources for Teachers-OWL Jr. Materials (grammar, writing to learn, journaling, etc.)== | ||
''(Focus: Research, Educational Content Development)'' | ''(Focus: Research, Educational Content Development)'' | ||
The goals of this group were as follows: | |||
• Create a list of materials that would go into a writing resource targeted at the 3rd-4th grade | |||
level (This resource will be available online and possibly through sugar) | |||
• Once you've gotten the list (which already partially exists from previous group 3), begin | |||
to create some resources | |||
• All resources should be rooted in current best practices for literacy education | |||
The following are the end-of-semester literacy materials developed for Fall 2011. | The following are the end-of-semester literacy materials developed for Fall 2011. | ||
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''(Focus: Web Development, Graphic Design, Multimedia)'' | ''(Focus: Web Development, Graphic Design, Multimedia)'' | ||
The following is a report discussing | The goals of this group were as follows: | ||
• Put all revised materials from original groups online; continue to investigate ways of publicizing our project | |||
• All suggestions should be rooted in current best practices for digital communication and be supported with research | |||
• Remember to focus on user-centered practices | |||
The following is a report discussing options for creating an online presence for Owl Jr. | |||
[[file:Face_of_the_Project_Report.pdf]] | [[file:Face_of_the_Project_Report.pdf]] | ||
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== Face of the Project (Video / Multimedia)== | == Face of the Project (Video / Multimedia)== | ||
''(Focus: Graphic Design, Multimedia)'' | ''(Focus: Graphic Design, Multimedia)'' | ||
The goals of this group were as follows: | |||
• Continue to work on materials that promote our OWL Jr. Initiative online | |||
• This will include making revisions to the original video and prezi, as well as material | |||
from other groups as necessary | |||
• Create one more multimedia/interactive piece to accompany the original two for | |||
publicizing purposes | |||
• Work closely with Face of the Project Group | |||
The following contains links to the end-of-semester multimedia projects for Fall 2011. | The following contains links to the end-of-semester multimedia projects for Fall 2011. | ||
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== The Gaming Group == | == The Gaming Group == | ||
''(Focus: Graphic Design, Multimedia)'' | ''(Focus: Graphic Design, Multimedia)'' | ||
The goals of this group were as follows: | |||
• Continue Group 3's investigations into games as a possible sugar activity | |||
• Design a literacy game that could be added to sugar | |||
• The game needs to have clear goals, be clearly rooted in current research and pedagogy | |||
on learning, etc. | |||
The following contains screen shots of a proposed Sugar literacy activity, created Fall 2011. | The following contains screen shots of a proposed Sugar literacy activity, created Fall 2011. | ||
[[File:Gaming Group-Screens.pdf]] | [[File:Gaming Group-Screens.pdf]] | ||