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 * [[image:desalesce599/squiggle.GIF]]Task 5: Organize, supervise and manage "The Crowd", a high school web-based project/pilot program in which students will create various forms of media to promote and highlight district-wide sports programs **


 * Recruit students to participate in pilot project
 * Assist students with the creation of content (pictures, videos, opinion editorials and fact-based articles)
 * Support students in their effort to build an online community around multimedia content
 * Help students create an online presence for Bellwood-Antis athletic teams
 * Meet with students to monitor and evaluate progress
 * Upload content to "The Crowd" web site as needed


 * [[image:desalesce599/squiggle.GIF]]Task 5 Artifacts: **


 * [|The Crowd/Bellwood-Antis Web Site] (Under Construction!)
 * Official public launch to occur once criteria is met in all of the following categories: The Show (videos); The Voice (opinion articles); The Facts (fact-based articles)




 * Kick-off Meeting Document




 * Examples of Student Created Content for Site:



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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**PDE Skills and Knowledge Demonstrated via Task 5:**

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">** I.A. Identification, selection, installation and maintenance of technology infrastructure, and hardware and software applications for school administration and instruction including: **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">design and production of media including projected and non-projected visual aids, audio and video production in both analog and digital forms, and photography using film-based and digital formats
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">application of basic troubleshooting strategies

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">** I.B. Integrating technology into curricular planning and instructional design including: **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">access and use telecommunications for information sharing, remote information access and retrieval, and multi-media/hypermedia publishing
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">electronic mail and Internet resources for communications and instructional support

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**I.C. Management and administration of technology programs at the building, district and regional levels including**:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">preparing presentations for parents, administrators, school boards, and the public

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">** I.D. Research, problem solving and product development of technological applications ** :
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">emerging programming, authoring, and problem solving environments including team and collaborative projects such as on-line workgroups
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">designing and publishing on-line documents that present information and include links to critical resources

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">** II.A. Managing instructional technology services including: **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">creating an environment that fosters interest and growth in all aspects of technology
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">establishing and maintaining rapport with all staff and students
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">communicating high learning expectations
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">creating a safe physical environment that is conducive to learning

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">**II.B. Planning, preparation and delivery of technology related in-service programs and instruction in collaboration with other professionals at a variety of instructional levels that utilizes technology in problem solving based upon:**
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">Pennsylvania Academic Standards

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**II.C. Selecting, implementing and adapting technology to teaching methodologies, curriculum resources and administrative functions in collaboration with other educators and integrating a variety of software, applications, and learning tools**

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**III.B. Integrity and ethical behavior, professional conduct as stated in Pennsylvania’s Code of Professional Practice and Conduct for Educators; and local, state, and federal laws and regulations**

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**III.C. Collaborating with school colleagues to enhance student, teacher and administrative capabilities and improve student learning**