EcosystemLesson+2

=[|ECOSYSTEMS LESSON 2]=

WHICH OF THE LEARNING CRITERIA WILL THIS LESSON BE COVERING?

 * === Understand how we can use ICT to present material for other subjects ===
 * === Work as part of a team to plan and present materials ===
 * === Understand how to use a Wiki to present materials to a specific audience ===
 * ===Researching on the Internet and keeping a record of your research===
 * ===Select suitable images and information for a specific purpose===
 * ===Use self-evaluation, feedback and criteria to improve your work===

=In this lesson you must cover the following:=

==[|Your teacher]has set up the wiki for your team, today you will join the wiki, and begin to add information.==

= WARNING - If you do not follow the instructions carefully, you may not set your account up properly. Your teacher may expect you to do this in the lunchtime. =

== ONE : You must log into your school e-mail account and accept the invitation from your teacher to join the wiki - click on the link given in the e-mail. You must then use the wiki account that you set up last week.==

TWO : On the main page for your Ecosystem you need to make the following list:

 * ===overview of (name of ecosystem)===
 * ===locations===
 * ===maps===
 * ===example location===
 * ===climate===
 * ===plants===
 * ===animals===
 * ===threats===
 * ===spreadsheet information===
 * ===sources for (name of ecosystem)===

You will need to include:

 * ===Basic information about the climate===
 * ===The main locations of this type of ecosystem===
 * ===at least one photograph must be uploaded and added to this page. You will need to save the image to your ecosystems folder in your ICT Year 8 folder, then upload it, then insert it.===

SEVEN : If you have completed all of the work above then your team can set up your wiki with the colour scheme and layout that you prefer. Remember that it must be suitable for year 6 students.
= SUCCESS CRITERIA - how your work will be assessed =


 * === **IF YOU HAVE ACHIEVED THIS** === || ===** YOUR LEVEL IS LIKELY TO BE **=== ||
 * == I can... == ||  ||
 * * === Plan how I will use ICT to do this project ===
 * === Collect, store and retrieve data ===
 * === Identify what information I need for the task ===
 * === Use straightforward searches to find the information ===
 * === Use e-mail to exchange ideas and be able to give some of the rules for using the wiki safely (ie: use e-mail to join the wiki) === || === LEVEL 3 === ||
 * * === Plan a project that makes use of different types of information (eg: text, charts, graphs, images) ===
 * === Plan a project that is suitable for an audience of year 6 pupils ===
 * === Organise the data that I have collected (eg: saving URLs,etc) ===
 * === Use search criteria to find information (eg 'keywords', etc) ===
 * === check whether the information gathered is reliable and useful (comment on reliability, and whether it is useful to you) ===
 * === Use e-mail to exchange ideas and be able to explain the reasons for the rules for using the wiki safely === || === LEVEL 4 === ||
 * * === plan a project that makes use of different types of ICT tools and techniques (eg. different software to produce your information) ===
 * === Plan a project that is suitable for an audience of year 6 pupils AND be able to say how I would need to change this for a different audience (eg GCSE students) ===
 * === Organise the data that I have collected in a logical way (eg: saving URLs, using bookmarks,etc) ===
 * === Check the reliability and bias of the information you have gathered (comment on reliability, trustworthiness, bias, and whether the information is up-to-date) ===
 * === Use e-mail to exchange ideas and be able to explain the reasons for the rules for using the wiki safely === || === LEVEL 5 === ||
 * * === Plan an efficient project that makes use of and integrates a variety of different types of ICT tools and techniques ( eg ##### more information required here - updating web links?) ===
 * === Plan a project that is suitable for an audience of year 6 pupils AND be able to detail exactly what I would need to change this for different audiences (eg GCSE students and adults) ===
 * === Be able to give reasons why I would need to make those changes ===
 * === Plan the structure of your section of the wiki to show how pages will link together ===
 * === Use complex search criteria to find information (eg 'keywords', advanced searches, etc) ===
 * === Use e-mail to exchange ideas and be able to explain the reasons for the rules for using the wiki safely === || === LEVEL 6 === ||
 * * === Plan an efficient project that makes use of and integrates a variety of different types of ICT tools and techniques ( eg ##### more information required here - updating web links?) ===
 * === Plan a project that is suitable for an audience of year 6 pupils AND be able to detail exactly what I would need to change this for a wider range of audiences (eg: GCSE, adults, elderly people) giving valid reasons why I would need to make those changes ===
 * === Produce a detailed plan of your section of the wiki to show how pages will link together, where there will be links to external websites, and how your user will be able to navigate your section (including back to your 'home' page) ===
 * === Plan an efficient, attractive and useable wiki that is appropriate for a wide target audience ===
 * === Use e-mail to exchange ideas and be able to explain the reasons for the rules for using the wiki safely === || === LEVEL 7 === ||