1.+NY

=New York Group= __**Presentational -- Henry Ruan**__

School: Lower East Side Prep. High School --- A New York City public high school

Student background: 10th-12th grade students with Chinese heritage background

Objectives (with a focus on the Presentational mode): 1. to read extensively related to the topics of the group (links available in wiki) 2. to create writing pieces in various formats (wiki and classroom assignments) 3. to deepen the discussions by actively interacting with other students (CLEAR/skype/voki) 4. Produce the multimedia projects (podbean)

Standards Targeted //1.3 Presentational Communication// //2.1 Practices of Culture// //3.1 Furthering Connections// //5.1 School and Community// //5.2 Life-long Learnin// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #d14100; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//g//

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Activities: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1. PowerPoint-- presentations <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2. Voki -- audio presentations <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3. skype -- online conferencing <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4. CLEAR -- online asynchronous communication tool <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Asking questions about age <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Chasing away evils and ghosts (dragon dance, doublets, fireworks)