Avatar research

"You're mission Ethan, should you choose to accept it is..." (Mission Impossible? C'mon people work with me!)

We got a bit sidetracked last lesson, (which is fine, there were some great questions being asked) but we need to get things back on track. That means sinking your teeth into the Avatar research task. There's a link to the task sheet in a previous post, but I will put it in for you again here. (On a scale of one to ten how nice am I? You can answer that in the comments.)
View 9it-avatar-research-pdf
Go grab it, have a read then get cracking.

You may find the following "advanced web search" tutorials on Atomic Learning helpful with your research. I would also encourage the use of a data grid but as the task says, it's up to you. If you can't remember the school user name and password for Atomic Learning ask your teacher or at HelpDesk.

When your avatar task is complete, as a reward for your hard work you will receive an invitation to class social network.

Not quite done yet

Shout out thank you to everyone who assisted with presentations. The feedback has been very positive. Some groups didn't get through everybody so next time we meet it's first item on the agenda. If you did present Monday, don't forget to write that blog post reflecting on the experience, what you've learned and what you may do differently next time.
Here's something I came across a couple of days ago. I would encourage you to watch the whole thing but if you fast forward to 4:26 you will see other students presenting their project findings just like you.

Presentation of your life

Today is the day people.
A theme for us has been effective feedback. Not wishy-washy, "Aww! Wasn't that nice! You're just awesome!" feedback.
That's rubbish.
We're talking real feedback. Timely, specific comments aimed at helping people learn and grow.
So here's the deal

1. Your research team splits up so each person is a "representative" in a larger presentation group and head off to separate areas.


2. For each presentation you view, you are required to fill out the student presentation feedback form (click here to view). Fill it out as accurately as possible (spelling of names etc). I am putting a ban on the word "good". Learning to give good feedback is as important as learning how to receive it.


3. At the end of all presentations start a blog post reflecting on your experience. What was it like to present? Which presentation interested you the most and why? How did you feel about giving feedback to the other presenters? As always feel free to use the sentence starters to you know, get you started.

There’s a bit to get through so we have to be as efficient and effective as possible. Stay focused. Enjoy.