ThinkQuest+2011


 * Date......... || Agenda.......................................... || Resources...................................................................... || Homework Assignment............. ||
 * 10/20/10 || Introductions

Goals & Results

The Elements of the Program

Expectations

The Elements of the Project

The Competition

Tying Themes to Issues

Project-Based Learning

Fireworks Introduction || **TQ EWITT Calendar [|calendar.pdf] **


 * Session 1 Manual Insert [[file:Session-1-Fall2010.pdf]]**


 * ACTIVITY**- Connecting Themes to Real-World Issues [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png height="32" link="http://enhancingwriting.wikispaces.com/file/view/Themes_and_Issues.pdf"]] [|Themes_and_Issues.pdf]

Rubric-
 * ACTIVITY**- Evaluating Student-Created Websites [[file:EvaluatingProjects.pdf]]

Gothic Culture- [] Vampire Literature- [] Vampire Lore- [] Breathe In... Breathe Out... - [] The Circulatory System- [] The Skeletal System- [] A Girl's Best Friend- []
 * EWITT 2010 Sites:**


 * All Sites:** http://enhancingwriting.wikispaces.com/TQEWITT+SITES

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 * ThinkQuest Award Winning Sites 2009**


 * Fireworks Tutorial- [[file:Fireworks_button.pdf]]**


 * Slides from Session 1- [[file:TQEWITT-100210.pdf]]** || Have students evaluate past TQ sites using the resources in the previous column.

Work on Themes & Issues with class as a series of Mini-Projects

Have your own Central Question ideas to share and develop for Session 2.

Read "How to TQ" in Manual... it helps! || All "Glee" fans will be aware of this organization that encourages people to take action for the causes they care about as well as learn about new causes... "Don't Be A Sue"!
 * || **INSPIRATIONAL RESOURCES** || **Members Project**

Learn with your students how to get grants for cleaning up your school's block... and other ideas for doing good!
 * NYC Service**

The largest database of volunteer opportunities in your community. It asks teens "What's Your Thing?" and encourages them to "Act Now!".
 * DoSomething.org**

HuffPost's Game Changers series celebrates 100 innovators, visionaries, and leaders in 12 categories who, whether working in the spotlight or under the radar, are changing how we look at the world and the way we live in it. We salute them for their willingness to look at things and take the risk of saying, "I think I have a better way."
 * The Huffington Post 2010 Game Changers**
 * Business Game Changers
 * Education Game Changers
 * Entertainment Game Changers
 * Food Game Changers
 * Green Game Changers
 * Impact Game Changers
 * Media Game Changers
 * Politics Game Changers
 * Sports Game Changers
 * Style Game Changers
 * Technology Game Changers
 * Travel Game Changers

Daily news on people making a difference. ||  ||
 * Huffington Post Impact News**
 * ||  || **TEMPLATE- [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/text/html.png height="32" link="http://enhancingwriting.wikispaces.com/file/view/template.html"]] [|template.html] ** ||   ||
 * 11/6/2010 ||  || [[file:word press glossary.pdf]]
 * ||  || **TEMPLATE- [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/text/html.png height="32" link="http://enhancingwriting.wikispaces.com/file/view/template.html"]] [|template.html] ** ||   ||
 * 11/6/2010 ||  || [[file:word press glossary.pdf]]



[|Blog Tutorials] ||  || Connect topics to contest model
 * 12/4/10 || SESSION 2 || Share successes of all sizes

Information Architecture Paper Templates

Fireworks: Creating Title & Button Graphics Dreamweaver: Developing your customized template || Blog Question for Students- What are five things that you have learned about your topic? What resources are you using?

Teachers develop their template page. Work on buttons and title graphics.

Have students work on Outline, Site Map & Paper Template.

For the ambitious- walk them through a practice round of Fireworks and Dreamweaver ||
 * 1/8/11 || SESSION 3 || Organizing Research

Hands-On Review Creating A Template - Create Buttons - Download template files and customize

Create Multiple Pages using "Save As..."

Create Rollover Buttons*

Save Projects & Share

//*If time permits// || **Blog Question for Students-** Students- What are some interactive ideas that can take your project one step further? Using technology for podcasts, videos, animation, digital storybook, Flash games/quizzes.

- Complete Research - Developing Content - Ideas for Multi-Media - Practice creating buttons in Fireworks - Practice building sites in Dreamweaver - Create Site Outline - Create Site Map - Create Paper Template || "Your America" PBS's student-focused guide to becoming active in their community [] ||  ||
 * PROGRESS FOR SESSION #4**
 * ||  || **RESOURCES:**
 * 3/5/11 || SESSION 4 || **Finishing Your Site**

Q&A • What Concerns do you have? • What tutorials do you need?

• Review Creating Buttons in Fireworks • Review Creating Title in Fireworks • Review Dreamweaver Template Tutorial • Customize Template, Insert Buttons

• Rollover Buttons • Link Buttons • Create Multiple Pages Based using “Save As…”

• Working in the Content Area with Tables & Cells • Resizing Images for website use • Retouching images

EXTRAS || **Blog Questions for Students** What are the challenges of working on a group project? What has your team done to cooperate and collaborate on this project?

Complete* websites by March 26th Decide on interactive elements Request visits with Staff Developers Work with your Staff Developer to register your teams on the ThinkQuest website.
 * Homework**


 * //"Complete" means all content is placed on the pages. Buttons, title graphics and supporting images created and inserted. Pages link together. Anyone who wants to WIN the competition will have the opportunity to polish up their sites for the ThinkQuest deadline in April.// ||
 * 3/26/11 || SESSION 5 || TQEWITT: Session 5: Uploading & Presenting Projects

Submit Projects on Flash drive to Bob & Kelly

Fill out questionnaire Discuss process and project

General Q&A Technical issues Content issues Success stories

Registering Teams at ThinkQuest.org

Presenting Projects ||  ||