Research 4 Today
Unit 1: Coming of Age in a Digital Age
In the book That Was Then, This Is Now, Bryan is faced with a difficult decision. What Bryan decides will change his brother’s life forever. Although this book was written forty years ago, today’s teenagers also face difficult decisions: some like those outlined in the book, as well as a whole host of new challenges brought on by the technical advancements of our age.
Each day, we make decisions about our use of technology that affect our schoolwork, our relationships with others, and even the kind of people we are becoming.
Explore this issue through research, focusing on this essential question:
What issues or challenges do today’s teenagers face due to technological advancements?
Select one of the following issues or challenges to research:
- Interpersonal Relationships – Friends and Family
- School – Work, Discipline, and Distraction
- Digital Self/Citizen – Who are You Online?
Using PowerPoint, create a Public Service Announcement based upon your research aimed at raising awareness about the issue.
Project Rubric or Checklist: (B Day Due Dates)Partners’ Names: ______, ______Pd.: ______
Research 4 Today Unit 1: Coming of Age in a Digital Age Product Due:
*Dates subject to change.
Task List:
Schedule of Tasks and Dates / Where to Find It / Task Sequence / Possible
Points / Earned Points / I’m Done!
Complete a “Choosing my topic” worksheet
Due 11/2 end of period / Crate/OneNote / *Do this First! / 5
Open Noodletools, complete Dashboard with research question
Due 11/3 end of period / Noodletools.
com / *Do this Second! / 5
-Each partner will choose, read, highlight, and annotate three (3) different articles relating to the research topic selected, and develops Thesis Statement
Due / Resource List / *Do this Third! / 15 pts (5 pts. Each article)
-Each partner completes works cited for each article in Noodletools
Due / Noodletools.
com / *Do this Fourth! / 6 pts(2 pts. each article)
Each partner creates two (2) Noodletools Notecards for each article. Total six (6) cards.
Due / Noodletools.com / *Do this Fifth! / 30
(5 pts. each source card)
-Partners select and save background music
(no words) from freeplaymusic.com
-Partners choose and save images (refer to How to Cite Media), create text for PPT slides and add background music and narration to PPT
Due /
*Do this Sixth!
-Partners convert PPT to WMV
Dropbox your final presentations correctly:
Save As: PeriodDayPartners’LastNamesPSA
Example:
1AJones-SmithPSA
Due / **Subject to change – may not be placing in dropbox if on OneNote / *Next to last! / 5
5
Final Presentation PSA PowerPoint
Presentations begin / Last! You completed the final product! / 60
Lessons:
Annotating a Text / Notes
Noodletools Notecards / Notes
How to add music / Schoolwires Vodcast
How to add audio / Schoolwires Vodcast
How to convert PPT to WMV / Schoolwires Vodcast
Scoring and Comments: / Total Points
Earned