Wrapping

I am supposed to be packaging my thoughts for presentation.  But I am really trying to wrap my brain around standards.  I've avoided this until now.  

I am going by the AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner in Action, and I am following the skills chain. 

1.1.1 follow an inquiry process (blog to final project)

1.1.2 use prior background knowledge as context for new learning (Belgian heritage, knowledge of beer)

1.1.3 develop and refine a range of questions to frame the search (covered in previous blog posting)

1.1.4 find, evaluate and select appropriate sources (searched libraries, web, journals)

1.1.5 evaluate information on basis of accuracy, validity, appropriateness... (while peforming searches I bookmarked what I felt were valid, authoritative sites)

1.1.6 Read, view and listen for information presented in any format (used mostly books and web readings)

1.1.7 Make sense of information gathered from diverse sources (still a work in progress)

1.1.8 Demonstrate mastery of technology tools for accessing information (still a work in progress)

1.1.9 Collaborate with others to broaden and deepen understanding (still waiting for reply, may have to go another route)

One thing that makes this project different for me is the use of technology skills.  Callison states that technology tools can also play an important role in effective analysis, synthesis and presentation of information.  (Blue Book p. 87)  I can go to Delicious and gather my bookmarks, and search other people's bookmarks for more ideas.  I can go to Flickr and get pictures because going to Belgium is not in my budget.   I can even sift through a Google search and find websites that are both good and bad.  It does make things easier, you can take the messy process of inquiry and tidy it up using things like bubbl.com (I am trying to learn that one too) or charts or make a concept map.