Introduction

Our class will be involved in a peer review project for the Flat Classroom project. This project links student classrooms from all over the world including the United States, Austria, China, Qatar, and Australia. The projects the students are working on revolve around new technologies and innovative and creative breakthroughs.

Our job is to review and comment on their collaborative project. Your comments will be read by these students and also by education experts who are evaluating the entire project. Please comment positively and constructively. Never say anything online that you wouldn't be willing to say face-to-face.

Flat Classroom Video

Take a look at the video below. This will help describe the digital movie process of this project.

Projects

Below are links to the class projects, assigned review teams, and links to the review pages. Please read and discuss your assigned project with your team member.

Please create your wiki page HERE.

Task

• Each group of two-three students will be assigned to review and evaluate two of the above projects. Each project will have three sections or categories:

• Story and Empathy - A compelling narrative combining persuasion, communication, and self-understanding. This video will tell a story and cause the viewer to empathize with the characters.

• The Fun Factor - Enjoyment, laughter, games, and humor are an essential part of the Conceptual Age because of their importance for our general well being. This video will highlight the fun aspects of technology that this trend enables or makes possible.

• Design and Innovation - Students will work to create and envision an innovation related to their topic.

• Take time to read and discuss the project with your partners. Below are required elements of the wiki and the video.

Wiki

• Students must contribute equally to the wiki / show communication with each other (we can check the history pages/discussion tabs to verify this)

• The information on the wiki page is organised, easily understood and visually appealing

• Resources accessed must be listed and cited correctly, tagged and bookmarked

   

Video

• Up to 50 word summary of the video (should make someone want to watch the video)

• Credits/Citations - At the end of the film, they do not count as part of the length of the final videoLength of Outsourced Clip: 1-4 minutes (Outsourced means that it must come from another person not taking part in the project)

• Length of Final Movie: Up to 5 minutes (not including the credits)

• Use the following Rubric to score your assigned group. In your wiki, link to the Rubric and assign scores.

• Write a short essay and answer the following questions on your wiki page. Please write in MSWord first to spell check and edit. Be sure to use paragraphs and spaces between the paragraphs. Do all that crazy stuff like adding capitals to some words. Also, tag the page with flatclassroomproject2007.

   

  • What do you think are the three key facts from the project?

  • Evaluate the accessibility and usability of the project (video, links, alt text, etc...)? Can you find the information easily? Is it formatted clearly?

  • Is there anything that you would add? There may be important links or ideas that we have covered in class that you could add to this project.

  • List three great things about the wiki.

  • List two suggestions for improving the wiki.

  • List one piece of new knowledge thanks to the wiki

• These will be probably be read as soon as you post them. Remember these kids have worked very hard. Give them positive, constructive feedback to help them improve their project.

Check this rubric out to see how the experts will evaluate your comments. This will also be YOUR scoring guide for this assignment.