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Dan Laicha Blended e-Learning __//** PHASE 1 **//__

Reflection: I have chosen this project because I have taken many trips in my life and it was always fun to create pathways from one location to another. I feel like this would be a fun and interactive activity for the students and they would also be learning about landmarks around the United States which would definitely be interesting to many of the students. I feel like this would make a good exercise.
 * General Topic ( Topic Overview ): ** I will be creating a webquest for students to be able to plan out a hike in a park somewhere in the United States. They will be tasked with using maps online to plan out a specific way to get from Point A to Point B.
 * Specific Topic: ** Students will be asked to find a route along the South Rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona and map out the best way to see all the sights there. They will be able to use various resources to create this “map”. They will need to search and find out where the South Rim is located, and will be given certain points of interest that must be viewed to complete the hike. This can be done in multiple ways.
 * Audience for this project: ** The audience will include middle school and high school students that should be learning about the wonders of the United States, and how to use Map resources on the web to create a particular pathway to where they want to go.
 * Type of Activity I have chosen to create ( Task ): ** I have chosen to create an activity where the students will create a map using various resources. They will need to use skills such as using the web to find a place in which they do not know the exact location. They will need to be able to use their skills of knowing the map of the US to locate states and places within them. They will be given clues as to where these particular locations are, and they must be able to search for them and find them on the web.
 * Process/Guidance: ** I will create this project by mapping out, myself, what the final possible routes will be that the students must find. I will give the students vague clues as to the whereabouts of the final location, discussed earlier in this document. They will need to individually connect all the specific areas to create a pathway from one place to the next and so on.
 * Evaluation: ** I will evaluate my audience by how well they found each marker and how well the route is put together. If the route connects each marker without being extraneous, they will have satisfactorily finished the exercise. It will be explained to them what the path should look like in terms of length.

PHASE 2 (Materials for this phase are included on my wiki site, titled PHASE2FILES) Link to surveymonkey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FJMLDNY

Dan Laicha Blended e-Learning Phase 2 Project Plan

Reflection: I have chosen this project because I have taken many trips in my life and it was always fun to create pathways from one location to another. Then, it is very necessary to know why the students did what they did. It would be worthless if they did not reflect about why they did the exercise the exact way that they did.
 * General Topic ( Topic Overview ): ** I will be creating an online quiz for students to be able to answer general park questions from those that are in the United States. They will be tasked with finding answers to questions regarding America’s parks. They will be asked questions about the scavenger hunt that they had completed.
 * Specific Topic: ** Students must answer specific and general questions about the National Parks that are located in the United States. They will be answering questions as follow-ups to the online scavenger hunt that they had previously completed. It is necessary to find out how these students came to the conclusions that they did.
 * Audience for this project: ** The audience will include middle school and high school students that should be learning about the wonders of the United States, and how to use Map resources on the web to create a particular pathway to where they want to go. They will be answering questions based on their previous activity about this topic area.
 * Type of Activity I have chosen to create ( Task ): ** I have chosen to create an activity where the students will create a map using various resources. They will need to use skills such as using the web to find a place in which they do not know the exact location. They will need to be able to use their skills of knowing the map of the US to locate states and places within them. They will be given clues as to where these particular locations are, and they must be able to search for them and find them on the web. Then, they must answer short essays about how they came to these conclusions. This will help create better teaching and training for the students in the future.
 * Process/Guidance: ** I have thought out specific questions that I want the students to answer based on their previous activity of an online scavenger hunt. I want to know the thought process of the students as they completed this activity.
 * Evaluation: ** I will evaluate my audience by how well they thought about the questions and how much effort they put into answering. There is no real other way to grade the students. I will see how much effort they put forth.

**Dan Laicha **

**Blended e-Learning **

**Phase 3 Project Plan **

PHASE 3 (Materials for this phase are included on my wiki site, titled Laicha_BlendedPhase3.zip)


 * General Topic ( ****Topic Overview ****): **I will be creating a whiteboard activity for the students. They will be given a photo of a particular place within a national park here in the U.S. Then, they will be given drawing tools on the digital whiteboard to do activities.


 * Specific Topic: ** Students will be asked to look at a particular photo or drawing and come to a few conclusions regarding that, while also partaking in various activities. They will be shown a photo of a scene, using Dabbleboard, and as a small group, they will be asked to do a few different things. This is a continuation of the ideas presented in Phases 1 and 2, as this will allow them to show, visually, how they understand the physical attributes of the various scenes, and what strikes them about the photo or scene.


 * Audience for this project: ** The audience will include middle school and high school students that should be learning about the wonders of the United States, and how to show what they know about a particular area of the country. Since they have already used mapping tools in Phase 1, they will then be asked to use their knowledge of the terrain of each part of the country to identify traits in photographs.


 * Type of Activity I have chosen to create ( ****Task ****): ** I have chosen to create an activity where the students will use a photograph to answer questions and identify traits. First, they will be shown a photo of a section of terrain. Then, they will be shown the name of the area (if applicable), and the name of the Park in which it exists. The students will first be asked to guess what part of the country this terrain exists in, and what state they would guess it to be in as well. This will show if they have a general idea of the differences in climate and terrain. Next, they will be shown exactly where this photo has been taken. Now, they will be asked to identify traits about the photo that make it unique, such as the type of rock, colors of various sections, and size. Then, they will be asked to make educated guesses about the adjacent climate and terrain. This will show how the students will apply their knowledge. Then, they will be asked to draw their favorite aspect of the photo, and describe why they chose that aspect.


 * Process/Guidance: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">I will create this project creating a digital whiteboard for a small group of students using Dabbleboard. Students will be asked to do the steps outlined in the previous section of this Project Plan. The teacher/guidance leader will be there to answer any questions that the students have. Otherwise, they will be encouraged to discuss among themselves and add in any qualities they think would add to the discussion. They are asked to be as open as they can be with their drawings and answers to questions.


 * <span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Evaluation: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">I will evaluate my audience by how much they added to the discussion. Using a digital whiteboard, this is a good way to have the students get creative and add to the discussion. They will use previous knowledge of terrain to voice their opinions and input. Each student will be asked to add their input to every section of the project.


 * <span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Reflection: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> I have chosen this project because I have taken many trips in my life and it was always fun to look at photos and guess where they are in the country. This will call into action prior knowledge that the students have from prior exercises. They will be asked what photos grabbed their attention the most, and what attributes they think caught their attention. For visual learners, this will be the best activity. They will be able to draw attributes of the photo and discuss what makes each section unique.