Elementary Presenters

If your group is hoping to present at an elementary school, please fill in your information in the spreadsheet here.

Cyberbullying Group Project Overview

In small groups (3 members), you will conduct a project to learn more about cyberbullying.  You may focus on causes, effects, history, culture, awareness, technology, or other aspects of cyberbullying.  The learning in this project will not be guided by the teacher - each group will need to be their own guide (I am available to help you when you need it, however).

Project goals:

• Collaborate using Google Documents and email.
• Discover more about cyber culture.

Project components:

• Proposal
• Action
• Presentation
• Works Cited
• Reflection

Grading:

• Each of the project components will be graded according to whether the group each individual follow instructions.
• Group members will assign each other collaboration grades
• Individuals will assign themselves an overall grade
• The teacher will assign an effort and participation grade

Cyberbullying Project: Action

This portion of the project may be interpreted freely.  The only way that this portion of the project is graded is whether it appears that the group spent the allotted time working on their project or not.

Some action portions of the Cyberbullying Project by past students:

• Create a presentation and leading a discussion in an elementary classroom.
• Make an informational video.
• Create informational posters to hang about the school.
• Create an informational model.
• Write an article to submit to a local paper.
• Write a research essay.
• Create a board game.

Cyberbullying Project Research Requirement

You will need to gather information from several sources to ensure that the information you use in your project is accurate and meaningful.

While gathering information for your project, you must use information using the following resources:

1) At least one article found using Gale Power Search

2) At least one article found using SIRS Knowledge Source OR Opposing Viewpoints

3) At least one news article found using Google News

4) At least one website that you trust as a reputable source

As you collect information, be sure you keep your sources in a works cited page.  Let me know which requirement you are fulfilling in your works cited page by including the resource where you found the article.  For example:

Works Cited

1. Acohido, Byron. "Hackers Invade iTunes Accounts." USA TODAY. 26 Aug 2010: B.1. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 07 May 2012. (Found using SIRS Knowledge Source)
2. Molina, Brett. "Study: More People Using Cellphones for Real-time Info." USA Today. Gannett, 07 May 2012. Web. 07 May 2012. <http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2012/05/study-more-people-using-cell-phones-for-real-time-info/1>. (Found using Google News)

Cyberbullying Project Proposal

Be sure you have completed your group brainstorm document before starting your Project Proposal.

Project Proposal

1. One group member create a Google Document.
2. Title the document "Cyberbullying Project Proposal"
3. Designate all group members as editors using the "Share" button.

Write what your group plans to do with this project, addressing all of the following:

1. Is your proposal written in a Google Document, using clear formatting, correct spelling, punctuation, and a file name that is descriptive and appropriate?
2. What is the date that you are submitting the proposal?
3. Who is submitting the proposal?
4. Who is the intended audience of the proposal? (hint: Mr. LaTorre)
5. What action do you plan to take?
6. Where will your project take place?
7. Why will it be important to take this action?
8. How long will this project take?
9. What materials or help will you need?
10. Are each of the sections that answer these questions titled and clearly separated (where necessary)?

Proofread your document carefully.  Taking turns reading aloud is a good method of finding mistakes.

Once you are sure that your proposal is ready to submit, designate one group member to follow these instructions:

1. Click "File", then "Download as", then "Word"
2. Save the file using class saving procedures.
3. Draft a professional email in Microsoft Outlook.
4. Add all group members to the "Carbon Copy" (CC) section.
5. Add teacherlatorre@gmail.com to the "To" section.
6. Approach Mr. LaTorre to let him know your proposal has been submitted.

After the teacher approves your project, you may take action.

Class Discussion: Online Identity

Hyperlink to this blog from your blog

1) Create a new post on your blog.

2) Write the following message:

"This blog is a class project of a student at Lake Oswego Junior High School. Contact the class teacher at latorrem@loswego.k12.or.us with any concerns.  The assignment requirements for this project can be found here."

3) Highlight the word "here".

4) Click the word Link in your toolbar to open the hyperlink dialogue box.

5) Paste this web address in the "To what URL should this link go?" box:

http://lojtechnology.blogspot.com/2011/12/blog-assignment.html

6) Name your post and publish your post!

Online Identity Survey

Click here to take the updated survey.

Blog Assignment

1) Think of a topic that covers all of the following categories:
+ Something you care about
+ Something that others may like to find out more about
+ Something that is easy to research
+ Something that is not too specific
+ Something that is not too vague
+ Something that you would not mind writing about once per class meeting for the rest of the term
+ Of course, must be school appropriate

2) With parents/guardians:
-Discuss topic for approval
-Create blog using the Google account your parents created for this class on www.blogger.com
-If necessary, your parents may be required to verify your account by receiving a code by text or voicemail.*  If you are not prompted to enter a verification code, your account was not randomly selected to be screened!
-Discuss whether to write under your real name or pseudonym

3)  Navigate to Blogger.com to create your blog!

4)  In the "Blog Description" section, you must include the following:

"This blog is a class project of a student at Lake Oswego Junior High School. Contact the class teacher at latorrem@loswego.k12.or.us with any concerns"

You may also include any other information that may be helpful in describing what you plan to blog about for visitors to your blog.

*Note: if you have to verify your blog using a phone, you may start your blog in Microsoft Word, and copy your content to your blog after you have verified your account.

Individual Assignment: Your Personal Infomation

1) Create a draft message in Gmail, with a subject heading of "Online Identity Questions".

2) In a professional email to teacherlatorre@gmail.com, answer the following questions:

-How is your personal information useful to people who know you personally?

-How is your personal information useful to people you meet in person for the first time?

-How is your personal information useful to people you meet through the internet?

-How is your personal information useful to companies?

3) Proofread your email and send.