STEAMEnrichmentCourse

Spring2016Calendar

GroupHangoutswilltake
place
everyTuesday.
March7th,2016

Start3/7/16
(Mon)
Due3/13/16
(Sun)

Thisweekyouwillresearch
andanalyzefivedifferent
formsofmediathathave
affectedsociety.

Itemsinpurpleneedtobesubmittedin
GoogleClassroomforagrade.

FirstOrientation

WeekOne
CompleteLearningStylesInventory
Assignment1.
Readallarticleslistedinthe
resourcestabonClassWeebly
ThreeTruthsandALiePost
(Google
ClassroomFeed)
Roughdraftforassignment2:
Constructan
essayanalyzingmediabasedonresearch
findingsUsingGoogleDocs,typeessayand
share
withpeertoreceivefeedbackvia
GoogleClassroomPost.

Start3/14/16
(Mon)
Due3/20/16
(Sun)
Thisweekyouwill
demonstratean
understandingofthe
effectsofvisual
communicationmedia.

Week2
Turnineditedessayonmediaviamedia
essayassignmentlinkonGoogleClassroom.
Assignment4:
InyourWardlawSteamBlog,blogaboutwhat
youread,howyoufeel(agreeordisagree),
additionalthoughtsandhowthatmediahas
affectedsociety
Assignment5:
Watchsampledocumentariesprovided.Start
brainstormingideasandtakingnotestoprepare
forthenextmodule.*Bepreparedtodiscuss
thisinourHangouts.
ClassGoogleHangoutTuesday
FirstIndividualHangoutBepreparedto
discussyouressay.

Signupforyourdayof
theweekforindividual
Hangout

SpringBreak:3/213/27


Start3/28/16
(Mon)
Due4/3/16
(Sun)
Forthisweekyouwill
becometheteacher!

Youwilltakewhatyou
havelearnedandsharewith
othersonVoiceThread.

Start4/4/16(Mon)
Due4/10/16(Sun)
Whathaveyoulearned?
Discussionisanimportant
partoflearning.Shareyour
knowledgeandcreate
dialoguetocommunicate
yourfindings.

Week3
LookonourGoogleClassroomstreamandfind
theassignmentlinktoVoiceThread.

Assignment6Part1:
A.Rereadanyofthearticlesconcerningmedia
andsociety.Feelfreetoresearchmoreand/or
useresearchfromyourpreviousassignment.
Youmayusepointsfromyouressay,aswell.
B.Completeyourownslideaboutmediaand
societyonyourvoicethread.
C.Youmaytypethecomment,recordyour
voice,and/orvideoyourselfspeakingoneach
slidetodiscussyourviewpoint.
D.
PostyourslidetoVoiceThread.
TurnyourslideinunderVoiceThreadSlide
AssignmentonGoogleClassroom.
ClassGoogleHangoutTuesdayWewill
viewanddiscusstheeffectsofMediaon
Society(WewillusePadLet)
IndividualGoogleHangoutComewithany
questions!

Week4
Assignment6.PartTwo:
D.
Commentanddiscuss
with
yourpeers(atleasttwocomments
perslide)aboutthecontentoneach
slideandshowknowledgelearned.
E.Youshould
answerany
questionsfromyourpeers
,aswell
as
facilitateconversationonyour
ownslide.
F.Usethisopportunitytoexplore
ideasofhowyoucanbeapositive
forceinmediawithyourupcoming
documentary.
Respondatleasttwicetoatleasttwo
differentpeers.
GroupHangout:Wewilldiscuss
whatwehavelearnedfromthe
processandsettleontopicsforour
documentary.
IndividualHangout:Wewilllookat
yourVoiceThreadanddiscusswhat
youhavelearned.