Mike

=//Welcome to the Mike Prevoznak Concluding Assignment and Final Project Page //= = __I. Concluding Assignment__ = = = =[|Mike Prevoznak Assessment using NETS] = = __II. Final Project__ = =Living 18th Century History with a 21st Century Learning Experience = = =

Project Summary:
===I will create a learning experience that integrates technology and content so that “s tudents” will experience a total picture of United States History of the early 1790’s by assuming the role of contemporary historical figure within a social network. “Students” will interactively learn about and communicate the social, political, and biographical history of the time. The project is based on the premise that in order to truly understand and apply history to the present, one must live and experience history in the context of the past. ===

My role:
===I will use the social network [|Ning], and its rich set of integrated features (blog, wiki-like content space, photo, chat, etc) along with other NIng applications to establish and maintain an energetic, interesting learning environment. “Students”, who will be expected to learn and use the features, as well as experience some history along the way, will be comprised of my direct and indirect family, ranging from ages 10 to 49, with education levels ranging from elementary to graduate school. They will assume the roles of different historical people at that time period, beginning with the inauguration of George Washington. ===

===In addition to maintaining the network, I will be George Washington in the network. In this capacity, my role is to encourage, influence and motivate participation and education. ===

===I will write [|four project blogs]. Chronologically, they are before the concluding assignment, but you need to **scroll down** **after the concluding assignment to read.** ===

· Mar 1 - Project Update: Living 18th Centruy History with a 21st Century Learning Experience
=== · Mar 4 - Project Update (2): Living 18th Century History with a 21st Century Learning Experience ===

===Your Role : ===

· **Read** my blogs: [|four project blogs]
=== · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">**Review** the the network: [|**America's Leaders of the 1790s: Great men and women in United States History**] === === · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">Based on your review of the networks and the above four blogs, **assess** my project per the rubric below: === · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Challenged traditional thinking; · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Used own creative thinking and leveraged others' input to drive a meaningful result; · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Set a high, aspirational bar. || · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Displayed some elements of a new idea; · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Mostly accepted traditional thinking; · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Some creative thinking to drive a so-so outcome; · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Set a modest stretch goal. || · Showed same old;" no new thinking; · status quo thinking;  · Produced a questionable result;  · Easy, uninteresting goal established. || · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Achieved repeatable participation;  · <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">E <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">ffectively role modeled desirable actions and behaviors. || · Enrolled a small number of "students"  · Achieved random participation;  · Sometimes role modeled desirable actions and behaviors. || · Membership was forced or coerced;  · Little or no participation;  · No role modeling. || · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Ex <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">ceeds expectations as to a learning model that demonstrates: 1. Integration of technology and content; 2. Deep knowledge of tools; 3. A wide variety of applications. || · Project might be sustainable or repeatable in "real" environment; · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Meets expectations <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> as to a learning model that demonstrates: 1. Integration of technology and content; 2. Deep knowledge of tools; 3. A good variety of application || · Project is not sustainable or repeatable in "real" environment; · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Belo <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">w expectations as to a learning model that demonstrates: 1. technology and content with little integration; 2. Some knowledge of tools; 3. Multiple applications. || · Ensured communication was personalized, · <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">I <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">s timely <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;"> and had maximum impact; · Utilized all forms of communication (blogs, comments, photos, etc) || · Facilitated dialogue; · Communications was broad-based, somewhat timely, and had some impact; · Different forms of communication were used. || · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Little or no dialogue or communication; No variety of communication ||
 * **Category** || **Grade: A** || **Grade: C** || **Grade: F** ||
 * ** Demonstrates Innovation (25%) ** || · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Generated a new idea to learning;
 * ** Cultivates Collaboration & Influencing (25%) ** || · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Enrolled a meaningful number of "students" to network;
 * ** Delive rs a High Quality, Repeatable Project (25%) ** || · Project should be sustainable or repeatable in "real" environment;
 * ** Effectively Communicates **
 * (25%) ** || · Actively engaged with "students" in an ongoing dialogue;

= =