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=Welcome to WCTA 2012-2013 Global Flat Classroom Wiki!=

This wiki has been set up for the students at West CTA who have been selected as part of the Global Flat Classroom Project Team. This is not the actually research wiki that you will use to collaborate with other students from around the world, but a place to discuss with other students at West CTA and a place to look for due dates and announcements related to the Global Flat Classroom.


 * John Langley addresses "****Communicating & Collaborating and Other Skills Needed to Flatten the Classroom".**

__Keynote on the Wiki__ @http://fcp13-1.flatclassroomproject.org/Keynote

__Keynote on the Ning__ @http://flatclassroomproject.ning.com/video/langley-2013-communicating-collaborating-and-other-skills-needed

__**Last Years Winning Videos**__
@http://fcp11-3.flatclassroomproject.org/Awards

Recordings: __ All __ Global Participants... please review.
February 17, 2013 Meeting Recording

February 24, 2013 Meeting Recording

March 6, 2013 Meeting Recording

March 20, 2013 Meeting Recording **(WCTA Students-Please review and feel free to fast forward, as needed)**
Blackboard Collaborate

**April 7, 2013 Meeting Recording**

 * Blackboard Collaborate **

=Timeline for Judging FCP13-1 =

Awards Ceremony scheduled for: After May 13
=**IMPORTANT LINKS FOR THE PROJECT**= =Click hear to learn more about the Global Flat Classroom Team Members from the 2012-2013 school year.= =2012-2013Global Flat Classroom Ning= =[|2012-2013 Global Flat Classroom Team Wiki]= =2012-2013 Global Flat Classroom Project Page(Changed 2/25) = =2012-2013 Team A Global Flat Classroom Team Grid (WCTA will be in Team A Only!)=

=2012-2013 Videos:= = = =Review Thomas Friedman Video to Prepare for FCP Global Project= =Growing Up Online Video-Watch Video= =Flat Classroom Conference Qatar Video= = = = = =Diigo Help Wiki = =Tagging Standards Help Wiki = =Overall Wiki Assistance-Ning (Social) Wiki (Project/Academic) =

2011-2012Team A Global Flat Classroom Team Grid 2011-2012Team B Global Flat Classroom Team Grid 2011-2012Global Flat Classroom Team Wiki

**3. If you did not have your video filled, please reference that on the "outsource clip area" in the purple side bar area.**
Tutorial: Getting outsourced clip videos from the NING:

@http://flatclassroomproject.ning.com/video/how-to-rip-video-from-a-ning-using-real-com

I just wanted to pass along an update on what we should be doing now.
 * April 8, 2013 (NEW INFO) **

New video to watch above.... @http://fcp13-1.flatclassroomproject.org/Outsourced+Video+Request @http://helps.flatclassroomproject.org/OutSourced+Video+Help @http://fcp12-1.flatclassroomproject.org/Outsourced+Team+A @http://fcp13-1.flatclassroomproject.org/Rubrics  <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The final date for completed videos should be **<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Friday, April 26, 2013 ****<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">. **
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Everyone should be in the video creation phase, as in writing stories/storyboards, however comments on the wikis re editing and improving are still needed throughout the project.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> Outsource requests should have been posted by **April 5th** . There is still time for this. If you have note posted outsource requests, please do that now. Let other teachers know when your students will be posting and we can all be encouraging our students to respond to those requests as soon as possible.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">You can find instructions for outsourcing here
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Students should click on their appropriate team and then submit their requests there. Additional assistance can be found on the help wiki
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Samples of outsource requests from a prior project can be found here
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> The target date for completion of outsource videos should be no later than **Wednesday, April 17th** . Please keep communicating in the google group as to your progress and status on the project. Students will upload their completed outsourced video to their NING profile and then hyperlink it in the appropriate place on the Outsource Video Request Page.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Just a reminder - the rubric for the video artifact (which is also used for judging) can be found at


 * This concludes this project. Thank you for your participation in this "global" initiative!**


 * March 23, 2013 **
 * Please fulfill an outsourced video request from a student other than West CTA by April 5th (Friday after Spring Break). To do this, go to team wiki, find "about the video" on left hand side of page list, click on "outsourcing" and watch video, then click on "outsourced video request-team A" and complete a request. I've added our WCTA school and each of your names (Hicks classes), so you'll request for example "30 seconds of Google being used", etc. The video request will need to be received by 4/14/13. See me for question to clarify this process... **


 * Once video clips are received, Global Wiki members will add this clip to their own video and finalize by 4/21. Judging will begin on 4/26! **


 * You'll need to upload your final video to your profile page on the ning, then link the video to the wiki. Judges go to the wiki to access final videos (for recognizing "best of the best" videos). Students also go to the wiki to get their outsourced clips. We ask students to upload to the ning for convenience of access for everyone. **


 * //Students should __not__ embed their videos on the wiki - just linked.// See "master list of final videos" in purple area of 13-1 Wiki.**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">**__Wiki__**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">1) Wiki editing should be wrapping up. Wiki pages should be finalized by March 22, 2013.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">2) Resources should be cited-The resource citations go at the bottom of each topic page.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">3) Sounding board classrooms will start to evaluate the wiki pages on March 23. They will give feedback and evaluate the wiki pages and their content. Any questions about this please contact Mrs. Jessica Friday. She has taken the lead on the Sounding Board Classrooms.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">**__Videos__**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">We are entering into the video phase of the project. Some important information about this phase.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">1) Students will find their video category on the topic of the "student team grid". Their research category for their topic and their category for their video are two different things. Students keep the same topic and relate their topic to their video category.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">2) At the bottom of each topic page there is a section called "video artifacts". Students can click on their category and it will take them to a page that explains their video category. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">3) You will find the video requirements, rubric, and important links on the "All About the Video Page":

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">4) Students will need an outsourced video clip from another student in the project - not from their school. Students post their request here (this link is on the "All about the Video" page: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Students then click on their team.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">5) Teachers need to name a section for their school on the Outsourced Video Request page. Students then copy the request template and add their information. They should like their name to their page on the Ning. Please take a look at Midpark's section on **__team B__** for an example.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">6) All videos should be uploaded to the Ning (not all schools have access to uTube) and then linked to the Wiki. Please do not embed any videos on the wiki (outsource clips or final videos).

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">**__Global Schools Timeline (WCTA will work a few days ahead of this timeline to avoid late issues)__**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">March 22 - Wiki phase done and Sounding board classrooms start

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">April 5 - Outsourced Request Due

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">April 17 - Fulfill outsourced video requests <span style="color: #262626; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">(outsourced clips should be uploaded and linked)

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #262626; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">April 26 - Final Videos Due

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #262626; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">**__ Meeting Recording - March 20, 2013__**Please take a minute if you were not able to attend the meeting and listen to the recording.
 * March 17, 2013 **

Here is what all global students should be doing now:

1) Students should be completing their wiki research and posting all information. Remember when you post information you should add to a discussion thread and communicate with team members.

2) Students should be now be making outsource video __requests__. These should be posted on the wiki under: Outsourced Video Request by Friday, April 7, 2013 (1st Sunday after Spring Break).

Requests should be based on subject matter needed for __your video__.

3) The outsourced video requests should be fulfilled by Friday, April 21, 2013 (2nd Sunday after Spring Break). The completed outsourced clip should be uploaded to the Ning on the student's profile page. Then the student should go onto the wiki under the outsourced request page and enter the address of the completed outsourced clip next to "Hyperlink to Video" and link it to the completed outsourced clip.

You will find directions on how to complete all parts of the video at: http://projecthelp.wikispaces.com/Outsourced+Video

You will find the rubric for judging the videos at: @http://fcp12-1.flatclassroomproject.org/Rubrics

** March 4, 2013 **
===**1. AT HOME: It is very important that you communicate with students on the ning who are on your team. Please say hello and respond to anyone who has communicated with you or initiate a conversation. By the end of this week, you should have communicated with everyone in your immediate letter group and 3-4 others on your team at minimum. Also, please reach out to some of the other teachers on the ning. Mrs. Hicks will be checking that you have done this.**===

===**2. Make sure you sign up for the 12-1 wiki and once you have been approved, please sign up for your two subtopics. You should also have your subtopic rough drafts complete by the end of this week. Please also post a discussion forum post for each of your topic, so you can discuss them with other members.**===

===**3. Just a reminder that this is WIKI FOCUS WEEK. March 1 - March 8, 2013. All of our participating schools are in session, therefore, we should see a tremendous amount of activity on the wiki this week.**===

===**4. Student leaders should establish discussion threads on the wiki pertaining to the categories to their topics. These should be completed now and students should be able to comment and discuss as they make edits using**===

===**5. Please do not forget to put your school information on the home page of the FCP 13-1 wiki. There is a table as you scroll down. All teachers should input their school information if they have not already done so.**===

===**6. As students start to conduct their research, please make sure they add their personal information on their topic page of the wiki. At the bottom of their topic page, students should link their names to their ning profile**===

===**Thanks for all of your work. Sheri and Amy are excited to see fantastic participation this week. The wiki is the collaboration piece of the project which is essential. It is now that students begin to understand global collaboration. Very exciting!**===

=__ **February 24, 2013** __=

==This week team grids are being finalized and the global wiki will hopefully be available in the next day or so. In the meantime, it's very important for you to begin planning out your video. Remember the video is based on the topic and the focus should be your letter category you are under on the Global Team Grid (see Mrs. Hicks). Please do the following by the end of the week.==

==2. The wiki for the Flat Classroom Project is now available! To join the wiki is a two step process. You will first have to join the general Flat Classroom Project Wiki and then the specific Flat Classroom Wiki.==

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 * Please remind your students to use the comment box when requesting membership. That will help make it clear to Lisa Durff that it is ok to approve the students. It is also important in practicing good netiquette.**=====

<span class="wiki_link_ext">6. Please start researching via your Diigo accounts
=<span class="wiki_link_ext">**Tags are: FCP 13-1_WCTA** =

==**7. Once students are on the wiki, please have them go to their topic page, then their team page. They should then scroll down to the bottom of their team topic page and enter their names under "Team Members". They should then link their name to their ning profile page. This will assist in helping students find one another as they conduct their research together.**== =8. (NEW) Next week Global Members should review 2 new posts under the discussion area (click on top link where your pictures are located, then click on discussion tab). You will be pulling together a Global Group "Mind Map" with idea bubbles and creating a "Group Photo" for the Global Area. The process will help you learn more about Photoshop and Lucid Charts. You'll be working on these 2 areas and Diigo Research next week.=

= **February 17, 2013** =

Teams for the Global Flat Classroom project are now being added to the true team grid (WCTA is Team A). You will be working with all the people who have the same topic (i.e. Google) as you to create the one wiki page. The subtopics going across horizontally refer to focus for your videos (i.e. If you have Google and Innovation, you will focus on innovations being developed at Google). You will have approximately 25-35 people on your total team. Hopefully by the end of this week we will be given access to the wiki and you can begin to work on it.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 19px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rules for adding students: (For your info)
 * 1) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">No more than 4 students per square until all squares are full.
 * 2) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">No more than 1 student per classroom per square.
 * 3) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Split your students evenly between the 11 trends and the 6 senses of the conceptual age! This is important.
 * 4) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Teachers add your OWN students.
 * 5) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #990000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Student first names and last initials ONLY and school code after it as well. e.g. JohnL_BISS
 * 6) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Color code your students with your code from the document.
 * 7) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">First come first serve - only project organizers may move students - please check the grid as project organizers may have to move some students to keep balance. We do our best to give first choice but do not guarantee it!

Complete the following tasks this week.


 * SEE ME ASAP FOR YOUR FIRST CHOICES!! NO LATER THAN FRIDAY 2/22!**

1. Contact all the people who are on your team on the Flat Classroom Ning and say hello. Try to learn a bit about them and their life by asking questions.

2. Post a 1 minute "handshake video".

3. Team grids will not be finalized and shared with students until finalized. Groups may change along the way.

4. Team leaders will be depicted with asterisk*

2. Watch some of the video winners from last year and begin to formulate a plan for the video you will create for your topic. Click here to see the winners from last year's project (notice many WCTA students won!)

= February 6, 2013 (By Sunday 2/10/13) =

Here is what you should be doing now.......

1-3 Were for teachers only....

4. Students should join the ning and then join your school group. When students join the ning, a page on the ning will automatically be created which will serve as their profile page. They can edit that profile page as they wish.

5. Students should create a blog entry on their own ning page and introduce themselves to the large project group. When students blog on their individual pages on the ning, that blog entry is automatically shared on the main page with the larger group. This blog entry serves as their initial handshake.

6. Teachers: PLEASE post your holiday schedule in the google group. Jessica has started this thread - thanks Jessica! We need to know when your students are **not** going to be in school. Please post this today/ASAP.

7. VETERAN TEACHERS ONLY (those who have participated in at least one past Flat Classroom Project) - please communicate to us the names and email addresses of your student leaders by this Friday. We will hold our first student leader meeting on Monday, Feb 11th at 8;30 pm EST. A Timebridge will be sent out to the designated student leaders after we receive their names and email addresses from you.

8. Here is a link to a Thomas Friedman video that might be helpful for you and your students to watch. Sheri will send out a link to the handout she uses with the video.

9. A great way to start the project is to talk about creating a digital footprint and digital citizenship. Here are a few links for good videos; Growing Up Online

OR Overexposed

10. We will send out a Timebridge for our next meeting shortly.

**Final Thoughts:** Please remember as you begin to collaborate with global participants that you are representing West CTA. Please be professional and polite in all of your interactions and postings. Thanks for all the hard work you have put forth this far!!


 * <span style="background-color: #d0d0d0; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">Here is the relevant timeline for this project
 * **FCP-01: January-May (2013)** Application Deadline: January 23
 * <span style="background-color: #d0d0d0; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">Online Teacher Information meeting: Before February 7
 * <span style="background-color: #d0d0d0; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">Classroom and student handshake: February 7-21
 * <span style="background-color: #d0d0d0; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">Wiki editing and collaboration: February 22 - March 22
 * <span style="background-color: #d0d0d0; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">Wiki editing must be started by: March 8
 * <span style="background-color: #d0d0d0; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">Video pitches and creation: March 23 - April
 * <span style="background-color: #d0d0d0; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">Video outsourced requests due: Up before break or by April 5
 * <span style="background-color: #d0d0d0; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">Video outsourced requests completed and uploaded: April 17
 * <span style="background-color: #d0d0d0; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">FCP videos due: April 26
 * <span style="background-color: #d0d0d0; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">Student Summits: April 26 - May 31
 * <span style="background-color: #d0d0d0; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">Video Judging Phase 1: April 26 - May 6
 * <span style="background-color: #d0d0d0; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">Video Judging Phase 2 (meta-judging): May 6 - 13
 * <span style="background-color: #d0d0d0; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">Awards ceremony: After May 13 as determined by the project organiser