Wrapping

Wrapping:



I spent the last week in Canada for Thanks Giving. During my stay I got some Canadian Money. Wow- I forgot but the money has Haida Art on it. This project is becoming so much more meaningful. It is interesting to see when I focus on a topic- I notice things more. It has become important to me because I feel I am sharing a part of my heritage with our students. Being from the Pacific West Coast for years means that I understand some about the ocean, fishing and art work of the area. It is wonderful to learn more.

At this stage, I am most ready for the wrapping stage. This is the time to definitely decide what product I am chosing to produce the information that I have collected about Haida Way. I weighed lots of choices. I thought about the audience- who are school aged children who come for an after school Title One program (grades 4 and 5) and also would like to use it for a program for young adults to share about our homelands. I considered a brochure, a website and a powerpoint. In the end, I selected a powerpoint. My main reason for this selection was the fact that I could incorportate many images, links, sound links and also maps and text. I also felt that it could be used in two ways- as a stand alone show and as one that I would use to give a presentation of the Haida Way.

In creating this powerpoint- I have clear sections on the origins, family, livelihood, art and myths. My goal is to make it well organized, simple language and to give a clear appreciation for the culture. I also will have books etc. on hand when I present the powerpoint.

Part of wrapping is being clear about the audience. For my project I plan to focus on the students at our library. They would benefit about learning about a diferent culture. I also want to use it as a teaching tool for my staff. I would like to provide them with the W’s and let them see how it all comes together.

One thing I want to stress in my wrapping stage is the including of Higher Level Thinking. I have always used Blooms Taxonomy when teaching or using questions. I did incorportate it during the questions phase. But, want to come back and insure that it is used in the final product. I’d like to have comparisons- I think I will create a graphic that shows another tribe that they have already studied comparing it to Haidas.

In the Alberta Inquiry Model they discuss the revise and edit tasks. I feel that the wrapping phase involves this. I have really learned to zone in on most important details and to story board or outline where I am going. Already I have pulled some information.

I created some questions to think about before I submit the final product.

Does the product have a language level for the audience?
Is the information clear?
Does it answer most of the questions?
Are there a variety of inforation styles- visual, technolgy, audio, etc.?
Are there elements of critical thinking, creative thinking, media litercy and information literacy?
Is there something I need to add or take away?

Kuhlthau’s ISP Model suggests that I should feel a Sense of Relief, and satisfaction or disappointment. I do! I am very satisfied with the final product I am working on. I do feel a sense of excitement to atually present my work to a real class. Should be fun!