Going Green Creating an EcoFriendly Product

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Going Green! Creating an Eco-Friendly Product

• Thematic Project Power Point Presentation
• Lesson II
• University of Phoenix CMP 555
• Designing and Producing Educational Technology
• Facilitator Kelly Gentry
• Carmen Lucas

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PURPOSE

• To EDUCATE students about recycling
• To ENCOURAGE recycling
• To EXPLORE the process of recycling
• To CONNECT recycling to something familiar
• To INSPIRE future Entrepreneurial skills

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The Audience

• Exploring Business Technology Students
• Seventh and Eighth Graders
• Students with various learning styles
• Autistic students
• Behaviorally challenged students
• High performing students

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The Audience

• Will be encouraged to
• Reflect upon past technology classes
• View the study guide
• Work in cooperative learning groups
• Plan, Investigate, then demonstrate knowledge
  obtained
• Use various forms of media

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Methods, Media and Materials

• Computers will be used
• Internet research will be done
• Arts and crafts will be provided

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The Websites
Product Price Place Promotion

• http//www.businessplans.org/businessplans.html
• The above website displays and informs about the
  various parts of a business plan.
• Informs about the need to
• Create a market (people selling too)
• Understand what people need
• Understand what people want
• Research the demographics In each neighborhood
• Properly advertise and market to others
• "Think about things that won't end up in
  landfills and they're probably green.
• Designer, Linda Woodrum

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The Websites

• http//commonthreadz.org/shop/theoc/?gclidCOKTmfG
  7wZoCFRJ4xgodgkBTsQ
• http//www.nikebiz.com/responsibility/community_pr
  ograms/reuse_a_shoe.html
• http//runninggiraffe.com/index.aspx?_oskwdid5306
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• http//www.edutopia.org/digital-generation-profile
  -dylan-video (Video)
• The Above Websites
• Informs about eco-friendly materials
• Used in designing clothing and shoes
• The Video
• Encourages students to use technology
• Finding out how students all over the world Go
  Green and use technology

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The Lesson

• Students Will
• Plan and Explore as a team
• Complete individual tasks (jobs)
• Create an eco-friendly product
• Use various forms of media
• Students will be given choices
• According to learning style and ability

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The Lesson

• Throughout this learning experience
• Students will be assessed
• Students will be stopped
• High order Questions will be asked
• Students will be guided
• Students will be switched if necessary
• Groups

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The LessonAssessments

• Assessments and Grades will be based on
• Quality of student work
• Quality of group work
• Overall effort

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Conclusion

• In Conclusion This Task Requires
• Clarity and smooth delivery (Teacher)
• Full cooperation among students
• Organization (Teacher and Student)
• Focus among students
• Teamwork among students
• Differentiation (Teacher)

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References

• Businessplan.org (2009). Retrieved June 12, 2009
  from
• http//www.businessplans.org/businessplans.html
• Commonthreadz.org (2009). Retrieved June 12, 2009
  from
• http//commonthreadz.org/shop/theoc/?gclidCOKTmf
  G7wZoCFRJ4xgodgkBTsQ
• Edutopia.org (2009). Retrieved June 12, 2009 from
• http//www.edutopia.org/digital-generation-profil
  e-dylan-video (Video)
• Nikebiz.com (2009). Retrieved June 12, 2009 from
• http//www.nikebiz.com/responsibility/community_p
  rograms/reuse_a_shoe.html
• Runninggiraffe.com (2009). Retrieved June 12,
  2009 from
• http//runninggiraffe.com/index.aspx?_oskwdid530
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