Ethic

Rigor, collaborative, research
 * 6 jobs that students can do in the classroom every day...** Warning! There will be a shift of control.

Job to find resources on the web that supports the lesson. Teach children to be self-directed in finding their own answers. e.g. Use [|google tool] to build a search that others can reach. You will need an account in google. Every teacher should have a google account! You will need to publicize the the URL.
 * 1. Everyday there is an official researcher in every class.**

Teacher provides an outline and students are assigned to take notes on different sections of the outline. The notes will grow... Revisions can be noted. e.g. Use [|Google docs] (note: Google docs also has a PowerPoint collaborative tool. As an English teacher if you had the students using then the teacher will be able to see the revision process.)
 * 2. Everyday there is an official scribe team.**

If you type in common terms like November, New York, Massachusetts, American Revolution into Google, wikipedia comes up as the first, second or third out of millions or billions.... Alan November comes up as #2. Google ranks: e.g. go to altavista to see how many links from webpages going into that article/webpage. link:www.city.waltham.ma.us/SCHOOL/WebPage/tofc.htm
 * 3. Everyday there is a curriculum research team.**
 * Why?**
 * URL
 * Title bar
 * Number of links coming into the website.

[|Google Search Commands]

Teach children to have the courage to communicate around the world.
 * 4. Everyday there is global communication.**


 * 5. Everyday students add value to the world.**


 * 6. Every class should have a tutorial creation team.**

Easy and free tool: [|Jing Project]. Examples: Maine - every week in this elementary class they produce a podcast to review the work of the week before. Impressive chart where students organize the roles and content for the podcast.

We need to restore real work for students. Change to collaborative environment - make a contribution.
 * Why are we not doing this? We do not have a collaborative culture. This core value needs to change.**

Don't forget the kids! We have underestimated what they can do. We know have some powerful technologies.