WikiSpace~Team+3


 * = __Team Name__: **GJED** ||

Glenn Curtis || Jessica Boylan || Emily Teubl || Dianna Poe ||  ||
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 * ** Interactive Field Trips ** ||
 * Teachers at Forest Park Middle School are currently unable to take students on field trips due to cuts in the district’s budget. These enrichment opportunities are not seen as a valuable use of money and therefore, students are missing out on extending their education beyond the confines of the school building. ||
 * **Subject Matter Expert (SME):** Ms. Dona Weber ||


 * **Initial Status Report** ||
 * Team GJED - Initial Status Report ||


 * **Team GJED: Progress Reports** ||
 * 1. Progress Report: 10-17-2011 ||
 * 2. Progress Report: 10-24-2011 ||
 * 3. Progress Report: 10-31-2011 ||
 * 4. Progress Report: 11-07-2011 ||

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 * **Final Team Presentation** ||
 * 1. To view our Final Paper, please click here. ||
 * 2. To download and view our Final Presentation in PowerPoint, please click [|here].
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 * 3. To view our Final Presentation in Vimeo, please click here. ||
 * 4. To view the wikispace created for the teachers at Forest Park Middle School, please click here. ||
 * 4. To view the wikispace created for the teachers at Forest Park Middle School, please click here. ||
 * 4. To view the wikispace created for the teachers at Forest Park Middle School, please click here. ||


 * Please question or comment in response to our presentation below. Feel free to add more rows if needed. ||

Unfortunately, budgets are being cut in schools all around the US more and more and this is a great alternative way for teachers to have their students still "go on a field trip" without actually going on a field trip that will cost the district money. I have never heard of a interactive field trip until I took an educational computer class in undergrad and we talked about it. I have definitely thought of doing this with my students one day and you have pushed me to really start thinking about what I can do! ||  ||   ||
 * Your Name: || Comment: || Question: || Team's Response: ||
 * Joy McGlone || I thought that you created an effective survey for your needs anaylsis. It really sounds like your group worked nicely and effectively with your SME. I loved how you explained TPACK to the group. It was very cut and dry and was easy to understand. I enjoyed how you discussed how doing those types of field trips can meet multiple learning styles. It was a wonderful example to show an actual example of doing a science project with someone who is miles away. I thought your Wiki was a wonderful reference for the teachers to refer to and discuss any questions they may have. It seems that your project was very effective and the participating teachers are confident enought to try to implement a distance learning experience within their classrooms based on your final evaluation survey. || Who will be maintaining the discussion board once the semster is over? || Our SME will be maintaining the discussion board. This is a continuing project for her and her department. ||
 * Jackie Misiak || Very well executed project and presentation. The participants in your professional development were engaged and, based on survey results, seemed to benefit from your instruction; that's great the majority said they would begin working on this idea in the next few weeks. Explaining the importance of TPACK to your audience was necessary to ensure the technology and idea of virtual field trips was being used for the right purpose. The wiki is a great resource for teachers to use for collaboration with each other; I liked that you included various field trips for all subject areas. I feel that having access to those off hand increases the likelihood that teachers will explore the idea further because we all know that finding time to do research is very difficult! Great job, I enjoyed watching your presentation! || Will there be any other survey going out to the teachers to see if they've been trying incorporate the tool in the classroom? || Our SME has discussed this as a possibility and we are hearing that she will create and distribute one in the coming months. This survey will not only seek out how many teachers are utilizing interactive field trips, but also try to discover roadblocks to their implementation. ||
 * Dr. Ward || Vimeo worked out well for an alternative to the large PPT, but both are viable for this presentation. Great resources on the wiki! ||  ||   ||
 * Dee Demyan || As someone who has both attended and implemented pofessional development sessions, I thought you did an awesome job on this assignment. The interaction between the two locations was very well executed. I would have like to have attended a professional development session conducted in this manner. The participants in the video also seem to be engaged. The Wikispace was a great reference for your audience. ||  ||   ||
 * Saker Alexander || Wow, this was incredibly in-depth. I love the clip from the professional development. I had never heard of the idea of interactive field trips until now, so I've learned something useful. Your collection of resources was also excellent and ridiculously complete, so kudos there. It's unfortunately that your time constraints got in the way of fully realizing your ideas for this project, but the work you put into it certainly does show through. || As far as the evaluative results are concerned, what was the "danger" number for your answers? Was there a point at which you felt you would need to revise your presentation? || We don't feel that any of the numbers were really anything that was not expected or could be considered a "danger". We were pleased with the results. Our presentation went as planned and there was nothing that we would revise in hindsight. We went through several revisions of the presentation beforehand so we were pleased with what was presented. ||
 * Andrea Franklin || I really loved how you made the session so interactive for those involved. They all sounded like they were really interested and having a lot of fun. The tool also sounds like it could be a solution for many things. The wiki was great because it allowed them to have all the resources they needed and even post things for others to use. This sounds like something they will really be able to use in their classes. || how will they educate future teachers on this? Will your video be available to them on the wiki? || Our goal was to educate the participating teachers enough to share some of the resources with their colleagues. In addition, our SME is present in the building and will share all of the information with those that want to learn and will assist in any way possible. As for the video, it is too large to place in the wiki. However, it is available for them to watch at Forest Park Middle. ||
 * Kristin Yee || As I remember correctly you guys choose this project yourselves and it is absolutely something that needed attention and you did a excellent job in executing and presenting it!
 * Brenna Raddish || I liked the groups presentation video. I really enjoyed watching the two locations interact from a distance. I honestly never gave interactive field trips a thought. It is great the group explained the implementation of TPACK within this task. I liked the wiki you guys created. This is a wiki I will definately keep in mind and refer to in the future. Awesome job on this project! :-) ||  ||   ||
 * Victor Kaplack || Your presentation fit the theme of my other master's class very well, which was cultural foundations of education. One of the main issues was how to bring equity to districts that clearly are at a disadvantage. Your presentation is an excellent alternative and lends teachers to use aspects of your final product while incorporating their own standards to meet the diverse needs of their students. ||  ||   ||