Week+8

media type="custom" key="24093198" Next week (Week 9) is Peer Critique again, so lets make a QR Code of your website URL for your classmate to use in the critique. Make a QR CODE for the URL to your website, print and bring to class next week. Here are a couple examples of using QR codes.


 * A little more experience with the iPads. **
 * A little Incentive. Presentations will be next week in class, the class will cast votes on the best presentation and the winning team does not have to do the 2 weekly reflections for Week 9. **

==== “Your team has just been selected to make a presentation to the committee at Money Magazine that determines the Best Places to Live in the World or the US. You have been asked to research three cities. Using the criteria your team selects, you must compare the cities you have chosen by researching and then presenting your findings in a compelling way to the magazine selection committee. Only one of your cities can be added to the magazine. The magazine editors will use a rubric to rate your presentation.” Make sure there is a picture of your team and all their names in the presentation. The rubric is below.====
 * The Challenge **


 * Design and Build**
 * Planning
 * Gathering media and building a set of activities
 * Publishing, presenting and assessing
 * Reflecting on the experience, writing a reflection


 * Where is the best place to live in America?**
 * Select the best place to live in America.
 * What is the criteria for selecting their city and compare two or three cities using the criteria. We will do this as a class!
 * Each group creates a compelling presentation of that place to the editors of Money Magazine (which each year publishes a list of the Best Places to Live in America).
 * Using the iPads plan, gather, build, publish, to complete the activity, then share their projects and use
 * Alternative: Where is the best and/or most cost effective location for a dream vacation? Choices could include luxury, eco-travel, history trip, adventure, exotic, or theme-based (such as famous gardens or sporting venues). Plan and gather materials and then create a compelling presentation to argue for a particular location.

Each year Money Magazine publishes a list of the best places to live in America. Best Places to Live 2010: @http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2010/index.html @http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/best-places/

Brainstorm a list of criteria you think they might use to determine which cities are selected and select three criteria your group thinks are the most important. Examples: cost of living, quality schools, affordable housing, leisure activities, cultural options, job opportunities, weather, and so on.

A Few Possible Resources **to start** you on your journey...... but don't limit yourself to just these.

• www.hometownlocator.com • www.ersys.com • http://factfindr2.census.gov • [|www.citytowninfo.com] • www.bestplaces.net • www.cityrating.com • www.city-data.com
 * Multiple Data Sources**

• http://smpbff2.dsd.census.gov/TheDataWeb_HotReport/servlet/HotReportEngineServlet? emailname=whazard@census.gov&filename=ed_home.hrml
 * Economic**

• www.weatherbase.com
 * Weather**

• www.areaconnect.com/crime/compare.htm
 * Crime**

• www.greatschools.org • www.psk12.com/rating/index.php
 * Schools**


 * Cultural, Entertainment, Historical, Things for kids to do, Sports, etc., etc................**

Apps to consider using, ones in bold ARE YOU BEST OPTIONS FOR FINAL PROJECT PRESENTATION
 * ** iMovie, make a movie, use New Project rather than Trailer, easy to share **
 * **Educreations: Narrated slideshows with annotation possible (create a free account)**
 * ==**QR codes ar a good way to share and move links and files and photos to your teammates.**==
 * Pages: Page layout/word processor, make a flyer
 * Keynote presentation, but you will need a Dropbox account to share with your teammates
 * SonicPic narrated slide show, easy to share
 * Scratchwork for internet searching and notetaking
 * Book Creator: make a publication/booklet with movies, links, photos, sound, etc.,
 * Maps
 * Camera
 * PicCollage Make a digital poster, fairly easy to share
 * Animoto, easy to share, makes very cool presentation
 * Zite, great for your research
 * Voicethread, narrated collaborative slideshow, easy to collaborate and share
 * Comics life
 * Zoodle comics
 * Popplet for brainstorming
 * BlueFire for audio recording


 * A little Incentive. Presentations will be next week in class, the class will cast votes on the best presentation and the winning team does not have to do the 2 weekly reflections for Week 9.**

Title your POST: Best Places Presentation and Creating with the iPad

 * 1) Add your 2 reflection posts to your website; Refection Week 8, and the second Reflection Week 8. Details on Week 2, this is an every week assignment. NO exceptions. There is never substitution for the, everything we do is in addition to this.
 * 2) If you were in class, we did everything in class.
 * 3) If your were absent today..........You will need to go to the Catalyst, check out an iPad, and complete the iMovie assignment above.
 * 4) QR codes: Make and Print a QR code for you website and bing the printed copy of your QR code.