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October 13, 2022

A PBL Documentary (Middle School M & M)

1. Sign in and stow your phones out of reach. Log into a Chromebook and complete the WYAW activities.
   
   
2. SMALL GROUP WORK: In your sweetie groups, using your storyboard, create a group digital story using Puppet EDU.
   • TIPS for Using Puppet EDU
     • For a slide to show up and be included in your story, it must have sound even if you don't say anything and it's silent (e.g., for the title)
     • Make sure to turn the volume on your iPad up ALL THE WAY so your audio is loud and proud.
     • Explore different ways to add images and also try at least one video
     • NOTE: For video, you must play it all the way through for the entire video to be added to your story
     
     
3. Getting Google-y: So far we've used Google: Blogger (blogspot), Sites, Drive, Jamboard, and gmail. Here are a few more to consider:
• Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/
  This tool is very useful in finding research related to a particular topic. You can often access the entire article by using the link to the right of the citation. You can also get the article citation in a variety of formats (e.g. APA, MLA, etc.)
  
  
• Google Keep: https://keep.google.com/ allows you to keep notes, add images, create checklists, and sync all of this across multiple devices.
  
  
• Search for "Google Keep". When you see the results, right click and choose "Pin to shelf" It can also run offine (these apps are indicated in the Chrome store) by a lightening bolt. Every time you log into Chrome on any device, your Keep notes will be accessble.
  
  
• Google Goodies
  • Google Doodles: https://www.google.com/doodles
  • Mr. Doob: http://mrdoob.com/projects/chromeexperiments/ball-pool/ (reminds me of thisissand) what about this one for classroom management or to interpret music? https://bouncyballs.org/
  • Prefer bouncing cats? https://cat-bounce.com/
  • Google Experiments (https://experiments.withgoogle.com/)
    • https://experiments.withgoogle.com/collection/chrome
    • https://experiments.withgoogle.com/collection/arts-culture
    • https://experiments.withgoogle.com/collections
    • CHECK SOME OF THESE OUT
      • http://bit.ly/googlecarmensandiego
      • https://artsandculture.google.com/experiment/what-came-first/ZQGBUPErEE3bVg
      • https://artsandculture.google.com/experiment/art-coloring-book/1QGsh6vSfAQBgQ
      • But wait there's more.....

Choice Assignment Option:
Field-Based Digital Story with A Student OR Educational PSA with a Small Group

View the project overview: This will help you explain to your CE what the project is all about. When discussing this with your CE, set some tentative dates for when you can work with your one student to create the story. The project overview handout gives an summaryof the process. Share this with your CE if you think it would be helpful.

Additional resource: If you wish to show your student sample stories, you may use these from the internet:


Kindergartner	Fifth Grader	Middle School

Pretty soon, start making arrangements to meet with the child to talk about the story he/she might like to tell and how to illustrate it - with his/her own drawings or photos, with copyright free (CC0) photos or images found (with your help) on the internet. See here for ideas and details..... The reflection form for this project is available in Canvas.

• You will need to get the parental permission form (Release) signed by the parent and this is also available in Canvas.
  
  
• The story must be created by a child (not someone else's story) and creative freedom from the student must be apparent.
  
  
• You'll want to give yourself enough time to work on it as it may take more than one session. If you're working with young children or learners with disabilities who struggle with focus, you may need to schedule a few short sessions rather than one long one.
  
  
• Keep an eye on the technical and don't get frustrated if you encounter snags.

RESOURCES FOR GOOGLE

• Google Guru: 20 Hidden Google Tricks for Schools and Classrooms
  https://www.simplek12.com/google/google-guru-schools-classrooms/
  
• 10 Google Search Functions You May Not Know About
  http://www.gizmag.com/google-search-functions/34382/
• Make Google Do a Barrel Roll and 6 Other Crazy Tricks
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dXbC2xqNZg