HorizonProject_SoundingBoard

BSGE 7th Grade IB-MYP Tech Class
=[|Horizon Project 2008] Peer Feedback Sounding Board =


 * See Sample Feedback written by Mr. Mayo from Maryland: http://tigscollaborate.wikispaces.com/example_feedback
 * BSGE 7-3 Technology Feedback Groups

As an IB MYP Technology class, we have been asked to take part in the horizon project which links students in different countries. These students are creating wikis that help to explain what is "on the horizon" or the "Next big thing" as described in [|The Horizon 2008 Report].

We have been asked to review and comment on their work by breaking ourselves down into small groups. Your comments will be read by these students. Your main audience is the high school students who are working on the Horzon Project wikis. You should remember in your writing that they are working very hard and their wiki page is a work in progress. We hope to give them feedback that allows them to improve the communication skills in he final draft of their wiki. The teams are from the USA, Australia, Austria, Qatar, Spain and Japan. Students and teachers are located in many different time zones.   The Horizon 2008 Project groups are centered around 6 emerging technologies and 7 mega-trends from the Horizon Report. The report is published annually by the New Media Consortium. The key emerging technologies and mega-trends are  : >  >   >   >   >   >   >   >   >   >   >   >     You will be peer reviewing Horizon Project topics. Our small groups are tasked with evaluating an assigned topic and responding to it.
 * Grassroots Video
 * Collaboration Webs
 * Mobile Broadband
 * <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Data Mashups
 * <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Collective Intelligence
 * <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Social Operating Systems
 * <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Human and machine communications
 * <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Collective Sharing & Generation of Knowledge
 * <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Games as Pedagogical Platforms
 * <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Computing in Three Dimensions
 * <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Connecting People via the Network
 * <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Shifting of Content Production to Users
 * <span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Evolution of a Ubiquitous Platform

Task I: Read--May 6th In Class
Read and discuss your section of <span class="wiki_link_ext">The Horizon Report. Discuss these questions as a group:
 * What do you understand about the trend itself?
 * Why do you think the trend is important for the future?
 * If the actual report is written for adults, how could the project teams make the information easier for you to understand?
 * What would you expect to find out in each trend's section?
 * How will you decide if the project team has done a good job of their trend?

Task II: Thoroughly Review and Discuss--May 8th in Class
Thoroughly review and discuss your group's selected project.

You will be asked to assess the projects and provide feedback on the discussion page of the relevant wiki. Understanding that these are projects in progress (roughly at mid-point), you will be asked to assess the projects as they are now according to the criteria found in your Feedback Page.

Task III: Evaluate Projects in Progress--May 8th in Class
Use the criteria found on your assigned Feedback Page to evaluate the each group's work. Be sure to remember that they are only about half-way through their project. Each is a "work in progress". This means that your comments will help them make their work even better! Think of this as a standard Peer Review and use constructive comments to help improve their work.

Task IV: Provide Peer Feedback--May 8th in Class
For each of the questions below consider including information about:
 * Content - clarity, quantity
 * Communicaiton - between the students as collaborators
 * Wiki Presentation - design, use of graphics, layout

Answer the following Summary Points on your Feedback Page. **<span style="color: rgb(10, 163, 33)">Also copy and paste these summary points to the Discussion Tab on the appropriate wiki that your group is evaluating. **
 * //4 things that are very good about this wiki project.//
 * //2 concrete suggestions for improving the wiki page.//
 * //At least 1 example of new knowledge our group has obtained thanks to this wiki page.//

NOTE: Your feedback will be probably be read as soon as you post them. Remember these students have worked very hard and their wiki is a task in progress. Give them positive, constructive feedback to help them improve their project.

Task V: Tag
Don't forget to tag your work<span class="wiki_link"> using the <span class="wiki_link_ext"> delicious tags: hz08

//CREDIT: The forms used in this soundingboard project were created by Mr. Mayo//