Step-By-Step+Instructional+Strategies

Develope a company/organization that revolves around "Going Green."
 * Project Statement


 * Goals and Objectives
 * Develope a company/organization that revolves around "Going Green."
 * Profitable Company
 * Installing "Green" appliances, house upgrades, business upgrades, etc.
 * Selling hybrids/efficient cars.
 * Consultants - Go to places and offer advice for improvements (but do not do the work)
 * Non-Profit/Charity
 * Spread the knowledge of "Going Green"
 * TV/Radio Ads
 * Poster/Billboard Campaign
 * Social Networking Campaign
 * etc.
 * Community
 * Clean up
 * Fun event to spread awareness
 * Demonstration/Exhibition of "Green" technology
 * Students will be able to compare and contrast various forms of "Green" technology. This will be done through the discussions with their classmates. Monitoring discussions and participation will be noted.
 * Students will be able to demonstrate savings, both in money and impact, if changed current habits/appliances/etc.Through research of other sample companies students should be able to incorporate gaps between a similiar company and theirs.
 * Students will identify specific ways we are wasteful, and evaluate the ease of making changes along with maintaining them. Resources available to students will enlighten them regarding enviornmental concerns. Chosing an area of interest should align with research material.
 * Students will spread knowledge to others through f2f contact, inviting to blog, and/or social networking. Peer evaluations will help provide feedback at various stages in development of company, collaboration will guide decision making.
 * Students will chose (at least) five (5) small "Green" things that they pledge to implement into their lives. A post project survey will be implemented to monitor students personal impact on enviornmental concerns.


 * Essential Question(s): How is this an authentic question for your learners?
 * How can technology influence natural and human-made environments and what can "I" do about it? (Emphasis on both good and bad effects)
 * The environment is important to everyone and everything. The world we live in can no longer sustain how we have been doing things for the last century. We can no longer be as wasteful or polluting without concern for the environment. We are also in a bad economy and the next most probable expansion will be in building new infrastructure (in a "Green" way) and this generation of students will be the majority of this work force


 * Three Classrooms' Collaboration Activity: How will your three classes collaborate in answering the essential question? (one-paragraph description)
 * Day 1
 * Students will post on the classroom Wiki about where they see "Green" technology and ideas being used and working, along with efforts where it is being implemented and not working. They also will post about where they might see "Green" technology or ideas being used where they are not currently being used. (Then through the previously setup classroom connections) The students will interact with students from another school to talk about their posts. Postings will take the form similar to our discussions at Walden.
 * Day 2 and 3
 * Through the discussions, the students will now have a better idea where and how "Going Green" is being utilized well, where it is not, and where it can still be implemented. Through continued discussion with the students, the students will come up with an idea for a "Green" company, whether Profitable or Non-profit. There will be one member from each of our classes partnered up for this project. These three students will be in charge of creating a website though Wikispaces as the frontpage for their company.
 * Day 3 and 4
 * Students will establish their company
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Company Name
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mission
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Profit or Non-profit - Arrange how finances will be handled
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Who is their target customer?
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is the product/service?
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Build a Web page - Students are encouraged to view sample company pages to mimic what they have on the page. (Teachers will offer examples, maybe students can post websites that they find useful. This could be a previous assignment as a scavenger hunt or simply a small research project)
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">--example: []
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">--example: []
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">--example: []
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Create a short presentation using PowerPoint, GoogleDocs, Xtranormal, GoAnimate, Video or others to make a short 1-3 minute commercial that will play automatically when the page loads.


 * Each Classroom’s Collaboration: How will students within each class collaborate on different parts of the project? (one-paragraph description)
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The students will research and discuss current "Green" conditions. They will brainstorm ways in which they feel they can help the enviornment. Ideas and references will be documented on what type of company they feel will be beneficial to the global issues of going green.
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Creation of the company page. Students will work together on coming up with a go green company and slogan as well as implementation of what needs to be done in order for this to be a successful corporation. Looking at other companies to get an idea of what is needed and who is needed for a full creation their go green company.
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Students will be encouraged to communicate through Wikispaces and email. They will set up due dates for certain questions and comments to be made on certain decisions. Collaboration will be encouraged in utilization of Skype, Facebook, or other way of communication to stay in touch.
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Students will also evaluate each others pages over the weekend after the pages are supposed to be finished. Peer evaluation will be an important component due to the nature of the project. All students must feel as though each has part in the project as well as input.


 * Equipment: List the equipment needed to teach your unit
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Computer Lab for the whole week
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Internet