Water Pollution
Outline for Presentation at ASTL Conference, Nov. 1997
12/18/97
Water Pollution Outline for Presentation at ASTL Conference, Nov. 1997
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| Driving Questions | Art |
| Lesson Plans | Cartography |
Key Investigations
To develop and divulge a new interdisciplinary way to teach through interactive telecommunications by an integration of the disciplines in a thematic context to create an interactive, multidisciplinary website dedicated to problems and solutions related to water pollution.
Technology
This projects utilizes technologies existing at Idalina and Edenvale. Idalina uses PC based computers and Edenvale uses Mac and PC based computers. At present (12/97) the American school is better equipped for multimedia production.
Technology is used only as it supports the curriculum aspects of the projects. It is the tool of the future that links our students to each other and to the world. It allows for the collection and reporting of data, for the production of multimedia products, and for the telecommunications necessary to complete a project of this scope. The acquisition of real world technology skills is essential for our students if they are to function in the world.
15 teachers at Idalina (high school) in Sao Paulo, Brazil and 1 teacher at Edenvale Elementary School in San Jose, CA, USA
100+ high school students (growing number) (high school) in 15 different classes at Idalina in Sao Paulo, Brazil and 36 3rd-6th grade students in a gifted and talent education program at Edenvale Elementary School in San Jose, CA, USA
Telecommunications:
Email with partners, experts, etc...
Creative Partner eMotion to send projects for joint work
CUSeeMe Video Conference
Collaborative web site
Collaborative artworks
Collaborative research sharing
Published articles in journals, papers, etc...
Multimedia projects to be determined by students (digital video, HyperStudio Stacks, PhotoShop, etc...
Training and Development
Brazil: Tania coordinates the pedigocical process (specifically the art group), and Eduardo Ruiz Maldonado coordinates technology
Tania teaches at the University and trains teachers. She will use this process at the University of Sao Paulo.
California: Linda is a Technology Learning Coordinator teaching, coaching and mentoring teachers integrating project based learning and multimedia technology as part of a US Federal Technology Grant. She teachers Internet based project methodology to teachers through the Santa Clara County Office of Education.
Mutually agreed upon data on turbidity, pH, dissolved oxygen, nitrates, etc.
Field trips for hands on research to rivers, lakes, bays, etc.
Laboratory and classroom experiments on water samples
Online communication with experts, databases, web sites, etc........
Ongoing:
Collaboration between teachers to refine plan as necessary
Teacher/student created evaluation rubric of student work
Portfolio of created multimedia products and website
Student and teacher reflections
Mentor evaluation
Driving Question: How will we work without money?
How will we get money to support this project?
Need to explore grants and other funding options.
Needed Resources
Software for Brazil
Hardware upgrades for both schools to support multimedia
Translation Software (English, Portuguese)
CD Rom Press
Financial support for teachers' overtime commitments to project
Technical Support
Money for fieldtrips, experts
Ongoing support from ASTL mentors
Money for travel
Teachers to visit each others schools
Brazilian students to come work with American students on multimedia projects
