Welcome to K-5 Research Projects

Go Digital

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K-5 Research Projects Go Digital

Deborah Icard, Technology

Jane Hudson, Media

Iredell County population 146,384

Iredell-Statesville Schools population 21,274

Digital Projects

Mr. Trotter - Principal

The Future is Now• Your School and Mine• 21st Century Skills• Are we adding the 4 C’s?

4 C’s

Are We Shifting?• From Tradition to Innovation• Is the content and the role

changing in School Libraries and School Computer Labs?

Shift is HappeningFromTextbooks, Print

ToOnline Resources

State Standards Common Core Standards

Local Global

Individual Learning Social Learning

Lecture/Direct Instruction

Facilitator

Research goes Digital• Media + Tech = Information

Skills• Shared Responsibility• Background Content > Teacher• Research Process > Media• Digital Product > Tech

Reap the Rewards• Differentiates• Meets 4 C’s • Meets NETS, State, and

Common Core Standards

4 C’s

Where it Begins• Planning, Communicating,

Roles• Super 3 • Big 6

Copyright © 1994, Michael Eisenberg/ Robert Berkowitz

Resources• NCWISEOWL• Digital Citizenship • Digital Research is for all K-5

Kindergarten Animoto on Bats

Students Collaborate• Lewis and Clark Voicethread• 4th grade

Native American Museum Box

• http://iss.schoolwires.com/Page/16966

Museum Box

4 C’s

Creative Digital Products• Technology Engages and

Motivates• Choice is Empowering• Includes all learners

Education Reporter

Students Create• 5th grade Biome Project using

Powerpoint, Zooburst and Xtranormal

• 4th grade Rocks/Minerals Prezi• 3rd grade Presidential Blabberize• 5th grade Presidential Podcast

4 C’s

Kindergarten Animal PhotoStory with Shidonni Habitats

Students Think Critically

• 3rd grade Community PhotoStory

• 1st grade Author PhotoStory

4 C’s

Students Communicate• 2nd grade

Endangered Animal Glogs and Blog

• 5th grade Powerpoint for Discovery Education

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Resources• Partnership for 21st Century Learning• www.ncwiseowl.org• www.corestandards.org• http://iss.schoolwires.com/Page/16966 (school

webpage project links)• www.iste.org• http://www.wcsdpa.org/webpages/AMcavoy/research

_reseources.cfm

• http://iss.schoolwires.com/Page/16966

NETS-Students• Creativity and Innovation• Communication and Collaboration• Research and Information Fluency• Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and

Decision Making• Digital Citizenship• Technology Operations and Concepts

NETS-Teachers

• Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity

• Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments

• Model Digital-Age Work• Promote and Model Digital Citizenship• Engage in Professional Growth

NC Essential Standards Information and Technology Skills

1. Sources of Information

- Determine appropriate resources for specific topics and purposes

2. Informational Text

- Read for enjoyment and information

3. Technology as a Tool

- Use technology to reinforce and extend classroom concepts and activities

NC Essentials (cont.)

4. Research Process

- Apply a research process as part of collaborative research

5. Safety and Ethical Issues

- Safe, ethical, and responsible use of information and technology

Common CoreExtensive Practice with Short, Focused Research

Projects:• emphasizes that students should conduct several

short research projects • in addition to more sustained research efforts.• Materials should require several of these short

research projects annually to enable students to repeat the research process many times and develop the expertise needed to conduct research independently.