This Thursday - Back into the Swing of Things

I can't believe how quickly January has shot by. I sent everyone an email, but haven't gotten responses. I hope you got the emails. Here is a rundown of the same information:

We resume work on the project this Thursday, February 4. I will follow the usual schedule. If possible, I would like to meet with Ms. Lorenzo and Ms. Ranney during the period that starts at 9:50 and Ms. DelVecchio during the period that starts at 12:50. (Sorry, I don't know the period numbers, just the times)

Here are suggestions and questions for each of you:

Rubrics: The last time we met we were working on rubrics. Hopefully those are finalized now. If you have not already sent me your final rubric(s), please do so. Also, let me know if students have gotten the rubric yet or not.

Ranney - We should consider starting a class wiki on my next visit. This will help me follow the progress your students are making. Let me know if you want to.  Also, your major task was to digitize the videos we want to use for the project. Let me know the status of that task so that I can plan accordingly. Also, let me know if students how much, if any, research students have begun. With these answers, I can come up with a viable plan for Thursday. The sooner I get this information, the better.

DelVecchio - I see you are really using your wiki with all your classes. We need to work on some organizational issues. I can also help you with turnkey activities. When I come in, I would like to focus on how to use the wiki as a research tool. I would like to demonstrate to students what should and should not be going onto the pages, as well as how to use the wiki. We want to make sure students don't copy web pages and paste them into the wiki. 

Lorenzo - We may want students to create them to combine the information. Also, it may be good, before groups begin storyboarding/scripting, to have each group do a brief pitch of their ideas. This is a good way for students to put their conversations and ideas together and present to the class what their plan is. How will they hook the audience, what type of show will they have, what is their vision. Putting this in a pitch or presentation both gives them something solid to work from, but also allows the rest of the class to provide feedback for where the strengths and weaknesses are.  Let me know if this fits in with your expectations, or if you need something else from me.

I hope everyone else is psyched about me coming back on Thursday. I look forward to seeing you and your students.