Overview

Alcoa - An Eagle Eye To The World New Teacher Guide What you need to know about running the Alcoa - An Eagle Eye To The World Project in your classroom This project is based on the template/foundation of Flat Classroom® Project [|__http://www.flatclassroomproject.net__]

Welcome
Welcome to the ‘Alcoa - An Eagle Eye To The World’, a collaboration project for classrooms based on the foundations of the Flat Classroom® Project. The teachers from Bettendorf Middle School and some college students are thrilled to have you take interest in our project that we have put together. Alcoa - An Eagle Eye To The World is an online and collaborative project that will unite and connect young students and teacher in a classroom experience like no other. We have crafted an exciting, challenging, and hopefully memorable project that will allow teachers and students to talk about this project for years to come. This project will start at the beginning of the calendar year and end with the hatching of new eaglets. See below for the full schedule and timeline. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Aaron Maurer at __aarmau@gmail.com__ . More information about this project can be found on the main wiki at __http://eagleeyecamera.wikispaces.com/__

Project overview and purpose
Alcoa - An Eagle Eye To The World is designed for upper elementary/middle level approximately ages 8-12. The curriculum focus is interdisciplinary focusing on the study of bald eagles. Through the observation of the bald eagle camera students will develop a deeper understanding of the bald eagle, nature, the environment, and our relationship with our ecosystem.

What can a person learn about life through the study of a single animal such as the bald eagle?
 * Guiding Question **


 * Essential Questions **
 * 1) How can we connect with each other through our commonalities?
 * 2) How does your geography where you live impact animal habitat?
 * 3) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">How does the bald eagle reflect your city, town, nation?
 * 4) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What can be done to protect the animals that are important to earth?
 * 5) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">How do we conduct research and answer questions about the bald eagle?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #990000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Project structure
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Students will be placed in mixed classroom teams and contribute to their team product. Students in mixed global classroom teams will: 1. Do some research on one of the bald eagle topics <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2. Complete a team project demonstrating found information to the rest of the groups. 3. Upload their multimedia to the project wiki. 4. View all the group projects and compare and contrast the results. **Groups can be added or reduced based on participation Modes of communication of final product <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Learning outcomes To gain an understanding of the bald eagle and the impact it has in the world. Students will use the bald eagle topic as a platform to gain 21st century skills by working collaboratively to create a final product that demonstrates their learning. Students will have to problem solve, use their creativity and personal skills and traits to work with students from all over the globe to create a final product that demonstrates their learning. Required inputs Teachers will: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Students will: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Required outcomes <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Optional outcomes
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Birds of Prey
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Habitat
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Symbolism and cultural influence of the bald eagle
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Protection and laws for bald eagle
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Lifespan of a bald eagle
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Anatomy of a bald eagle
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Images
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sounds
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Videos
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Place students from their class into the teams across the topics(after a teacher meeting online)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Provide skill development for wiki and other Web 2.0 work
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Provide opportunity for communication and collaboration between team members via the wiki and via any real time opportunities e.g. Skype
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Connect, communicate and collaborate on their topic
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Research the different topics in their community
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Teams discuss their ideas for collecting multimedia for their topics (via wiki and Edmodo)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Devise a plan for the documentation - what will be collected and what they will do with it
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Spend time collecting/sharing information
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Collate and present final multimedia
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Compare and contrast informatiion presented by the other groups
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A school/classroom introduction including one or more of these medias: images, voices, pictures, video
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Create a team product with the collected multimedia - artifacts to be placed on the team wiki
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Create a school product that compares and contrasts all topics: showing, discussing, revealing, examining, synthesizing
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Create a personal reflection based on experiences in the project - blog, wiki page, podcast
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Real-time Skype with another classroom during the project
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Daily/classroom lesson plans

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #990000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Project spaces and places
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Alcoa - An Eagle Eye To The World has these online locations. As the teacher, you should be present and active in all of them. You are a guide to your students in helping them understand the project and in promoting digital citizenship while they are working in the project. Lead and learn by example. These four online locations are: Google Group for teachers only <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!forum/eagle-eye-__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This is where teachers get together and discuss the project and it's progress. Wiki on wikispaces- e.g. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__http://eagleeyecamera.wikispaces.com/__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">‘Edmodo Group on <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__http://www.edmodo.com/__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Blackboard Collaborate (virtual classroom)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This is where student team collaboratively post their research and writing on their assigned topics
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Team process and final products will be located on the wiki
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This is our student and teacher educational network
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The project starts here with introductions, discussions and sharing of initial ideas
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Password and group login will be shared in the Google Group
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This is a real-time virtual classroom where teachers will meet each week to monitor project developments
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">All meetings are recorded for playback to cater for time-zone differences
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Student summit sessions may also be held at the conclusion of the project (optional)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #990000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Workflow / Timeline
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The project typically runs for about 8-12 weeks. See the 'Timeline' link for more details. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #990000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Resources <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Tools used:
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Application Deadline: December 15
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Online Teacher Information Meeting: before January 10th
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Classroom and Student Handshake: January 7th - 11
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Team Formation and Project Discussions:January 11th - February 11th
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Multimedia Collection and Sharing: February 11th - 15th
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Media Collation and Product Development: February 18th - March 8th
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Celebration, Summits and Reflections: March 11th - 22nd
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Hopefully Bald Eagles will be ready to hatch
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__Edmodo__]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__Wikispaces__]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__Voicethread__]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Other multimedia online tools for sharing and creating artifacts