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**Welcome to the CURIT Wikispace!** **C** urriculum **U**nit **R**evision **I**nfusing **T**echnology


 * WORK EXAMPLES**

Below are selected project examples of teacher and student projects developed in school districts using the CURIT process.

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 * Messge to Viewers** - From: Ratosha R. Terry, Educational Technology Specialist, CREC

Newington High School - Teacher-Developed Math Videos
 * Example 1**

East Granby Middle School Poetry Project (teacher mockup) //Developed by K. Stewart - Grade 8, English Teacher// March 2010 Created using (Teacher Photos and [|Microsoft Photo Story 3]) media type="file" key="Poetry PhotoStory - Teacher Sample.wmv" width="300" height="300"
 * Example 2**
 * Project Overview:** Students will develop a similiar project surrounding concepts learned about poetry. They will use their photos to associate them with created works of poetry and are encouraged to use their own poetry and any supporting artwork as well.

East Granby High School Student-Created Children's Books //Developed by a Student of L. Zinnen, High School, Chemistry Teacher// March 2010 Created using (Student Drawings, scanner, and [|Microsoft Photo Story 3]) media type="file" key="Student-Created Children's Story - Oil and Water.wmv" width="300" height="300"
 * Example 3**
 * Project Overview:** Students will develop a children's short story story about a concept learned in science. They will then have the opportunity to read those stories aloud to students within the district's elementary schools. As a result of developing the electronic version, the stories can now be played in various classrooms, throughout the year, and shared with parents and others, as they have now been posted on a Wikispaces viewing and download.

Brownstone Intermediate School Portland, CT Social Studies Civil War Project http://grade5bis.wikispaces.com/socialstudies
 * Example 4**


 * EXAMPLES OF COLLABORATION AND TRANSFORMING TRADITIONAL EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES**

The CURIT process promotes:

Progressive and dynamic teacher and student collaboration, and offers opportunities for immediate success in the classroom such as using wikis in the classroom:
 * Classroom wiki created and opened March 2010 – received over 167 student posts and hundreds of responses both during and after school hours within the first week of use
 * Development of students created wikis and other projects being continuously developed and utilized

Transformation of former educational practices into 21st Century Educational Learning Experiences by:
 * Developing interactive, electronic versions of student writing examples, which were previously only available in paper form. Posting those works online in instead of printing, which resulted in saving hundreds of dollars, hours of time, and educating students about reducing their carbon footprint, while and in turn promoting environmental friendliness.


 * Providing access to the electronic publications of student work to parents, students, and other site visitors. The first release of the literary magazine, known as Ink Link, opened in June 2010. As of July 6, 2010 Ink Link the first release of the 2010 edition, received over 300 discussion board posts, which included responses from students, teachers, family members, and friends.


 * Bringing student work such as poetry and artwork, to life using Microsoft Office and other free software such as ([|Wikispaces], [|EasyRecorder], and [|Microsoft Photo Story]), as shown in the above examples.


 * Learning to maximize the use of free and easy-to-use online tools such as those mentioned above.


 * The Great Mail Race Project- Students correspond with students in other states nationwide (currently via “snail mail”) to collaborate on a particular project. Given the time, money, and resources which are exhausted on this project, it will be redesigned and woven into the unit plan to allow for complete online collaboration. Exploration of tools such as wikis, webcams, and free global communication software such as [|ePals].

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