Q2 The Main Idea: Introduction
Introduction
Every great message starts with a great idea! Let’s say you care about the environment—you might want to explain how recycling in your neighborhood helps everyone. In this Quest, you’ll learn how to find an idea that matters to you and figure out the best way to share it with others. Get ready to turn your thoughts into something powerful and worth sharing!
learning objectives
I can:
- Select a topic for research.
- Plan a research strategy.
- Analyze and evaluate sources.
- Organize information into categories.
- Synthesize information into my idea.
Before You Begin: Decode the Moment
- What do you think the main message of this image is, and how do the visuals and text work together to support that message?
- If you were creating your own infographic on this topic, what supporting details would you include to help others understand the dangers of distracted walking?
Competencies & Standards
MITECS Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students, and
1. Empowered Learner
a. Articulate and set personal learning goals, developing strategies leveraging technology to achieve them, and reflect on the learning process itself to improve learning outcomes.
d. Understand the fundamental concepts of technology operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use, and troubleshoot current technologies, and transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies.
2. Digital Citizen
b. Engage in positive, safe, legal, and ethical behavior when using technology, including social interactions online or when using networked devices.
c. Demonstrate an understanding of and respect for the rights and obligations of using and sharing intellectual property.
3. Knowledge Constructor
a. Plan and employ effective research strategies to locate information and other resources for their intellectual or creative pursuits.
b. Evaluate the accuracy, perspective, credibility, and relevance of information, media, data, or other resources.
c. Curate information from digital resources using a variety of tools and methods to create collections of artifacts or solve authentic problems.
d. Build knowledge by actively exploring real-world issues and problems, developing ideas and theories, and pursuing answers and solutions.
5. Computational Thinker
c. Break problems into parts, extract key information, and develop descriptive models to understand complex systems or facilitate problem-solving.
6. Creative Communicator
a. Choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication.
Websites and Documents
Websites
- Discovery
- Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints MeL MI Login required
- Google Arts & Culture
- Nova
- PBS Learning Media for Students
Videos from Outside Sources
21t4s Documents & Quizzes