Rachel+Gao+Google+Earth+and+Voicethread+Tasc+Wheel

=Tasc Wheel=

  What do I know about Google Earth and Voicethread? Google Earth allows people to search places around the world and voicethread allows us to upload images and make them into moives that have a URL. Have I presented material about Google Earth and Voicethread before? No Do I understand what I have to do? Is there anything I don’t understand about this activity? Yes, I understand ALL about what I have to do in this project What skills and knowledge will I be using? Computer skills that we have been taught ||  What do I want to accomplish in creating a presentation? How do I want to interest others in my topic? I want to show people that Google Earth have lots of functions and share my knowledge about the places I have chosen. I would interest people by having interesting pictures in the video clip. What do I need in order to do this? What materials do I have? What resources do I need? Should I do more research on Google Earth and Voicethread? I don’t need many materials other than my laptop and info. I need. The teacher provides enough info. about voicethread and Google Earth to work with. Who will be looking at this work? How can I appeal to other students? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">People of all ages will be looking at this work so the text cannot be too complicated to understand. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Are there examples of Google Earth and Voicethread posters or materials that I can look at? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">No <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">What are the obstacles? What problems may happen? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">My problem was that I couldn’t upload the KMZ file <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Can I draw a diagram that will help me to visualise my work? Draw some rough ideas for posters. <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I didn’t do any diagrams to help me || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">List as many ideas as possible. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">What aspects of Google Earth and Voicethread interest me? What would I want to see on a poster? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Google Earth interest me because we get to see lots of places around the world <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Consider the advantages and disadvantages of each idea. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Are there any other subjects to consider? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">No <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">What resources (books, websites, etc.) have I been provided with? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">We had to go on Google and find info. by ourselves <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">What do other people think about this? Do others think I have a good idea? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">We didn’t do any creative thinking on this project so I didn’t need an idea. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Which are the best choices? Prioritise the 3-5 best choices <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Bejing Olympic stadium, the great wall of china, <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> si chuan earthquake. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Explain your reasons for choosing these. What are the arguments for and against each idea? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Because I know these places quite well so it will be easier for me to work on. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Which idea is the best one for completing the task? Which idea is best for accomplishing my goal? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Beijing Olympic stadium <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">What is my plan? What are the steps to follow? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Find info. about my choices first, then follow instructions and work on my project <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">How will I keep track of my progress? What are my milestones? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I could write a dairy entry and record all my doings <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Possible list of steps: <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Research and gather material about my subject. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Revise material and compose text for poster. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Create graphics. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Take pictures. Edit pictures. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Assemble text and images into poster. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Review poster and modify as needed. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Am I making progress through the plan? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Yes <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Am I doing this correctly? You may need to review your goal for this activity. <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Yes, I’m following instructions correctly Do I need to revise my plan? As you continue, you may discover facts that require changing the plan. No, I don’t need to revise my plan Am I satisfied with the text/graphics/pictures that I have created? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Yes || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Did I complete the task as originally set out? Did I solve the problem? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Yes <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Is the text as interesting or informative as intended? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Yes <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Are the graphics and images appealing? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Yes <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">What have I done? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I did what we ere supposed to do (we didn’t have any choice of presentation, other than using text or speaking in the voicethread videos) <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">What have I done really well? Is there anything that stands out as particularly good? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I think the pictures I found was interesting <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Is there anything that needs improvement? Should I go back and redo anything? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">No <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Am I ready to communicate my ideas or show/display my work to others? Is the poster ready to be shown to others? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Yes || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">(You may have answered some of these questions early on during the planning stages.) <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Who can I tell? Who is my audience? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I can tell the teacher, my friends, classmates or maybe people around me <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">What is the best way to present this to my audience? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">In voicethread videos <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">How do I interest other students in my particular subject? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Using interesting pictures <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Did I include the right text/graphics/images to inform and appeal to other students? || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">If I had to start this activity all over again, how would I improve my performance? Would I change my work habits? Would I use a different subject or different design? Would I only make small changes? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I would follow instructions more carefully <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">How have I improved since that last time I worked on a similar task? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I haven’t worked on a similar task <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Have I learned anything about my subject or about appealing to others or about presenting information? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Yes <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Can I use that elsewhere? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Maybe on another time we do this kind of work <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">How has my thinking changed as a result of this work? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I had more knowledge <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">What skills have I learned and developed? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">More about google earth and voicethread <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Can these skills be applied to other subjects/activities? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Maybe subjects that relates to computer skills <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">What problems did I have to solve? Were there obstacles in developing ideas, researching material, or presenting the material? How were they overcome? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I had to solve the problem that I didn’t have much knowledge about voicethread and google earth <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">How did I use the strengths of others to help me? <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I used it correctly and used it to help my project || <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Google Earth and Voicethread **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Part One – Planning **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">TASC Process ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Questions to consider ** ||
 * __<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Gather/Organise __**
 * __<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Gather/Organise __**
 * __<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Gather/Organise __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">What do I know about this? ** ||
 * __<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Identify __**
 * __<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Identify __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">What is the task? **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> ||
 * __<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Generate __**
 * __<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Generate __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">How many ideas can I think of? **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> ||
 * __<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Decide __**
 * __<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Decide __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Which is the best idea? **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Part Two – Implementing and Evaluating **<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">TASC Process ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Questions to consider ** ||
 * __<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Implement __**
 * __<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Implement __**
 * __<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Implement __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Let’s do it! **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> ||
 * __<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Evaluate __**
 * __<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Evaluate __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">How well did I do? **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> ||
 * __<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Communicate __**
 * __<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Communicate __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Let’s tell someone! **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> ||
 * __<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Learn from experience __**
 * __<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Learn from experience __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">What have I learned? **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> ||