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Owl Jr. Project
Joined 7 October 2011
→The Gaming Group
''(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.
''(Focus: Web Development, Graphic Design, Multimedia)''
''(Focus: Web Development, Graphic Design, Multimedia)''
The following is a report discussing our options for creating an online presence for Owl Jr.
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]]
== 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.
== 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]]