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| Project Directors |
| Michael D. King |
| Amber Fitzgerald |
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| "The Age of Cyber Systems" |
| THE VIRTUAL SCHOOL HOUSE |
| Step Two: Establishing Purpose |
| The purpose of this unit is to require students to write news releases, a skill that will probably be needed in their professional lives. The unit will require students to work cooperatively and to evaluate their own and each other�s work. In order to write a news release, they will have to gather pertinent information from various Internet sources, compile the information, and communicate it using proper conventions of the English language. Through this units, students will explore influential African Americans and their contributions to history. Students will use resources provided through various web links designed by the instructor for conducting their research. The unit will feature a writing webpage for students to use submit their work online. |
| Students need to know the rationale for learning, and teachers should take the time to explain it. The purpose for providing a rationale on the Technology Unit Planner is to help the unit developers justify the unit�s purpose. If the purpose for the unit lacks relevance or a real-life application, this step in the process will reveal these gaps. Exhibit Two Establishing Purpose illustrates how this process should be developed using the unit title of "Black History Month" as illustrated in Step One . |
| Exhibit: Two ESTABLISHING PURPOSE |
| Example of Defined Purpose illustrated below |
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| Define your instructional purpose in terms of relevance to real life applications. |