1 Arizona Technology in Education Association (AzTEA) and Century Link Innovation in Classroom Technology Integration (ICTI) Grant 2011-2012 Project Proposal Cartooning Your Way to a Better School Proposed by: John Kain [email protected]Lowell and Shaw Elementary Schools Phoenix Elementary School District #1 Phoenix AZ
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1Arizona Technology in Education Association (AzTEA) and Century Link
Innovation in Classroom Technology Integration (ICTI) Grant2011-2012 Project Proposal
School Environment: Lowell Elementary and Shaw Elementary are K-8 schools located at in
central Phoenix. Both schools have a high percentage of ELL students and studens eligible for free or
reduced lunch.
Need for the Project: Our students need to improve their writing skills.
Here are the 2010-11 AIMS results for Reading and Writing for sixth- and seventh- graders at
Lowell and Shaw Schools (the 2011-12 seventh-
and eighth-graders with whom I’ll work.)
Project Impact:
Student Impact: About 60 students will be
impacted during the initial project, with several
hundred more students impacted in the future..
Students will engage in all the Essential Elements
of Project-Based Learning, with an emphasis on collaboration, inquiry, and creation of a publicly-
presented product.
Teacher Impact: The impact on me is that the more PBL activities I do, I become a more skilled
PBL teacher and a more skilled PBL trainer of other teachers. I hope the impact on other teachers is that
they will become PBL believers.
Community Impact: For many students and parents at these two schools, the school is the only
place they have easy access to sophisticated technology tools. A “Cartoon Festival” on Open House
night would be a strong community relations tool. As a former Phoenix TV news reporter, I could invite
my former colleagues to help students with the finer points of writing, recording narration, and video
editing.
Learning Goals and Outcomes
Final Student Outcome: By the end of the trimester, the student will present a cartoon-based
multimedia story that answers the driving question, “How can we make our school a better place?”
Reading:
%Passing
Writing:
%Passing
Shaw 6th Grade 60 21
Shaw 7th Grade 65 49
Lowell 6th Grade 67 38
Lowell 7th Grade 79 42
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Description of Project-Based Learning Activities
Activity, Instructional Strategy, Learning Goals & Objectives,Contact TimeGather Data: Student teams poll students outside the class to answer question: "If you were in charge, how would you make our school better?" Students use todaysmeet.com and record interviews with Flip video cameras. Students use polling data to craft answers to the Driving Question.DifferentationWriting, Grade 7-8: S1, C1, PO1; AZ Tech Standards S2, C1, PO1;S4, C2, PO16 class periods (class meets twice a week, 50 minutes per period)Storyboarding: Student teams prepare scene-by-scene storyboard for their cartoon using online brainstorming tool bubbl.us. Each scene includes all dialogue and detailed description of characters' actions. At least one scene will be live-action video shot with the Flip cameras.Problem-based instruction supported by teacher-led, Web-based screencasts. Writing, Grade 7-8: S1, C1, PO5; AZ Tech Standards S3, C2, PO44 class periodsCreating cartoons: Student teams build their cartoon using the online tool goanimate4schools.com after creating practice cartoons until they are expert animators.Problem-based instruction supported by teacher-led, Web-based screencasts.Writing, Grade 7-8: S3, C1, PO1; AZ Tech Standards: S1, C4, PO1; S1, C4, PO2; S6, C2, PO58 class periodsPresenting: Student teams post their cartoons on the school blog and make face-to-face presentations to the principal explaining why their ideas for making the school better should be implemented.Cooperative learningListening & Speaking S3, LS-E2; AZ Tech Standards S2, C1, PO22-3 class periods
Learning Goals & OutcomesLearning Goal, Student Outcome, AZ Content Standards, AZ Tech Standards (7th Grade to High School)Students will generate potential ideas through a variety of activities. Student teams interviews students with Flip video cameras and copy video files to their computer. Writing, Grade 7-8: S1, C1, PO1, S2, C1, PO1, S4, C2, PO1Students will establish a central idea appropriate to this format. Members of each team review interviews, discuss possible topics, and agree on a topic.Writing, Grade 7-8: S1, C1, PO4, S2, C2, PO1Students will use organization strategies to plan their cartoon.Using the online brainstorming tool bubbl.us, each team will create a detailed storyboard for its cartoon.Writing, Grade 7-8: S1, C1, PO5, S3, C2, PO4Students will create a narrative in the form of a cartoon.Using the online animation tool Goanimate4Schools.com, each team will build a cartoon that includes animation and video elements.Writing, Grade 7-8: S3, C1, PO1, S1, C4, PO1, S1, C4, PO2, S6, C2, PO5Students will deliver an oral report and effectively convey the information to a specific audience.Students will link their cartoons to the school blog and give a live presentation to the principal.Listening & Speaking S3, LS-E2S2, C1, PO2
Item Quantity Total Cost RationaleGoAnimate4Schools SchoolPlus Package
2@$99 (one package = 50
student accounts)
$198 Student teams will insert live-action video into their cartoons and make cartoons of unlimited length (free package has 2-minute limit)
Flip Video Cameras 20@$79.99 $1599.80 Student teams will interview students to gather planning data, and shoot video segments to appear in the cartoon. Flipes record video to a flash drive that can easily be uploaded to a computer via built-in USB.These cameras can also be used for other technology projects.
Indirect Costs: $200. This is the value of my time spent creating GoAnimate4Schools student accounts
and creating instructional screencasts.
Total Cost of Ownership: $2437.70
Value On Investment: While it would be presumptuous to attach numeric predictions to this project, I
believe that students who complete this project will improve their score on the writing portion of the
AIMS. More importantly, students will become more comfortable learning in a technology-rich
environment and recognize the rewards of writing within the context of a multimedia project for a real-
life audience.
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AzTEA/CenturyLink ICTI Budget Form(Total Funding Requested = Instructional + Support Services + Capital as detailed below)
Total Funding Requested for the Project: $ 2437.70 1. Applicant Name: John Kain2. District/School: Phoenix Elementary/Lowell & Shaw Schools3. Project Title: Cartooning Your Way to a Better SchoolsITEMIZED PROJECT COSTSList all components and price for each component. Applicants must research fair prices on requested equipmentPROPOSED BUDGET: LINE ITEM DESCRIPTIONFunction Code Object
CodeDescription Budgeted
AmountInstructional (1000):Purchased Professional Services
6300 My time spent creating GoAnimate4Schools accounts and instructional screencasts
200
Purchased Property Services
6400
Other Purchased Services 6500Other Purchased Services 6600Supplies 6600Other Expenses 6800
Instructional Subtotal 200Support Services (2100, 2200, 2600, 2700):Purchased Professional Services
6300
Purchased Property Services
6400
Other Purchased Services 6500Other Purchased Services 6600Supplies 6600Other Expenses 6800
Support Services Subtotal 200Capital OutlayProperty 6700 QTY Cost Per
UnitDescription Purpose
2 99 GoAnimate4Schools SchoolPlus Package for 100 students
Allows students to insert live-action video in their cartoons, & to make cartoons of unlimited length
198
20 79.99 Flip Video Cameras Shoot video to gather ideas & to create content
1599.80
20 20 Vidpro Tripods Avoid shaky video 40010 3.99 4 pk Ultralast AA
batteriesReplace Flip Camera batteriess
39.90
Capital Subtotal 2237.70Total Funding Requested (Instructional + Support Services + Capital)
Not to exceed $10,000.002437.70
In-Kind Contribution (included Direct and Indirect Costs not covered by funding request) 0Project Total Cost $2437.70
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Biography
I have been an educator for 14 years – nine as an instructional
technology specialist, and five as a classroom teacher at the middle-school
level. Prior to that I spent 15 years as a TV news reporter.
I’m very comfortable with technology, and moderately comfortable with
project-based learning.
I’ve found that teaching and learning with technology often means
trying for force technology to fit an anti-technology environment. This funding will make it easier to
create a pro-technology environment for me and my students.