wiki+organization

THINGS WE NEED TO DO:
**Week 3** __By the end of this week you should have:__ · **Completed everything from week 2 to do list** o Answer the questions o What you understand from the information in your own words. Include who found the information and where the information was found (reference) o How you are planning to use it and show it in the exhibition · **Run through the inquiry cycle for each question so you can evaluate if you have sufficient information and you have used a variety of resources to answer each question.**
 * · Answer each key question synthesing the information your group has obtained until now. Leave a double page for each question, as a group you should sit down together: **
 * · added any resources to the bibliography list at the end of your process journal. **
 * · Written a weekly reflection of your groups participation and if you are on schedule. **
 * · Downloaded a digital copy of the planner which is on the ccbsixthgradenetwork wiki, __fill it in__ and upload to your own group wiki. **
 * · Drawn a copy of the inquiry cycle in your process journal. **
 * · Filled in the attitudes, skills and attributes tables for week 1,2 and 3. **

 > > You have started organising and analysing the information and resources you collected in week 2 and maybe in week 3...to see what is relevant. At this point you can discard information you do not need, and decide that maybe you need to find out more things you have missed. > > While organising and analysing it is a time for synthesising__.. putting your understanding in your own words..sharing your knowledge and drawing conclusions. > > At the moment a lot of you have a big pile of information you have collected and some of you have started answering key questions...So let`s focus and make connections..Let`s be creative to synthesise and bring together what we have .. to reach the goal of our inquiry....ACTION! > What should we do?.. > > Revisit the inquiry cycle..and..
 * Week 2 **
 * By the end of this week you should have **
 * ** Searched on a range of internet sites **
 * ** Filled in your planner **
 * ** Made a detailed list of resources **
 * ** Had your first full meeting with your mentor **
 * ** Added information to your Wiki **
 * ** Used print resources: books, magazines, **** encyclopaedia ****, atlases, newspapers **
 * ** Made a phone call to a person and/or organization **
 * ** Arranged an interview to do with someone in person or over the telephone **
 * ** Watched a video, documentary or news programme **
 * ** Written questions for your survey **
 * ** Written a reflection after your mentor meeting and a weekly reflection **
 * ** Written your bibliography in the back of your journal **
 * ** Written examples of your skills in the table **
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-size: 170%;">__Synthesising & considering how to present your information!
 * <span style="font-size: 150%; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Evaluate the resources you have collected and key questions

- Have you collected sufficient information? - Have you used a variety of resources to collect all the information? - Have you extracted useful information from the resource you collected? --if a text... by highlighting and writing the main idea in your own words. --If a video or image..by stating what the purpose--what you want to show with this --If an interview of an expert..by writing questions and answers and then drawing conclusions about it. -Is it clear which key question or line of inquiry you are addressing when you extract information from your resources? -Have you answered all the key questions with sufficient information? -Have you cited the exact source with each resource you use?..and on the wiki who is contributing with each source..this is useful to self-evaluate your participation in group work. -Have you thought of how you are going to present all this information. Do you have a variety within your presentation? There are so many possible products and performances. Check out the list you got at the beginning of the year! -Do you know you will only have approximately 20 min for your presentation?

-Are you focusing on a LOCAL ISSUE? -Is your problem meaningful to everyone around you? -Have you thought of possible solutions to help the problem you are presenting?
 * <span style="font-size: 150%; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Evaluate the connection of your problem with the central idea: **<span style="text-align: center; line-height: 115%; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(128, 0, 0); font-size: 16pt;">As human beings we have the responsibility to propose solutions to the problems around us in order to build a better world. **

-Are you following what you set out to do in the first place? - Are you making connections between all the information you have and are gathering to reach new understandings and follow your lines of inquiry? -Have you got side tracked from the objective? If so what can we do to get back on track? -Are your lines of inquiry heading in the right direction or do you need to modify any of them to suit the purpose of the inquiry? - Have you thought which action you will take to present a solution for your problem? - Have you planned how you will __carry out this action__ and not only present an idea of an action? - Is your action feasible, is it possible to carry out?
 * <span style="font-size: 150%; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Evaluate your lines of inquiry
 * <span style="font-size: 150%; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Evaluation leads to action!..which is the goal of your inquiry!