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=Instructions for Teachers=

Prior to this activity students must have used Voicethread and Photostory before.


 * Students will be asked to choose one famous North Carolinian to research. The teacher will have 5 to 10 preselected famous North Carolinians. *(Students may make suggestions and add other North Carolinians)
 * Students may choose to work in groups or individually to research and present each person.
 * Students will be using a Wiki to follow important links about each North Carolinian (links are provided by the teacher) as well as project assignments and rubric.
 * Students will use pre-assigned class time to research with their group or individually.
 * Once information has been collected, students will present their famous North Carolinian.
 * The presentations must be in digital format. Students will have the choice of using Voicethread or PhotoStory. (These presentation tools have already been introduced and used in the classroom.)
 * Once students have completed the projects, they will present to another fourth grade class in the county using Skype software. Students will also present during parent night, to show parents how they use and understand technology.
 * When students have completed their presentations, students, parents, as well as the other fourth graders, will use a blog to communicate their reactions to the presentations.
 * This learning activity is intended to be a culminating activity, providing students the opportunity to show how they have learned to research, present, and communicate about famous North Carolinian versus writing a paper.

**Instructions for Students**
 * 1) Please choose one of the following famous North Carolinian. (Michael Jordan, Dale Earnhardt, James Taylor, Andy Griffith, Elizabeth Dole, or John Edwards) If you have another person in mind please ask your teacher before starting on your research.
 * 2) You may choose to work in groups or individually to research and present each person.
 * 3) Please use the links to research information about your famous North Carolinian. (If using another link that is not pre-approved, please ask your teacher before using information from this website.)
 * 4) Please use the [[file:Rubric for ITC 5420 Final Project.xlsx]] guidelines to prepare your presentation.
 * 5) Once information has been collected, you will present your famous North Carolinian to the class and using Skype and during Open House.
 * 6) The presentations must be in digital format. You may use Voicethread or PhotoStory. If you have another digital presentation tool in mind please ask your teacher.
 * 7) Once you have completed your presentation in class and during Open House, please blog about what you liked or did not like during this experience!