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= Local Story = 

 · Our wiki space website seeks to preserve cultural and historic heritage information in a digital format. · You are to research and publish stories about places, people or items of local interest and presenting your findings in a digital storybook. · You will be working either in a pair or as an individual. · Each group/individual will select and research into a local topic. · The group will present what it has found in the form of a digital storybook and upload it to our wiki space. · Each group/individual must research some aspect of the topic and contribute the storybook.
 * Aim: ** **To create a digital storybook about a local topic**
 * Situation: **
 * Activity: **

The topic must a local one. It must be broad enough that each student can research some aspect of it.
 * Requirements: **

The storybook must include images of your own and text.

The work must comply with copyright and privacy laws. You must acknowledge the original source for any material that you use. You must also get permission to use material that you did not create, ie images, quoted text, media.

Animation is basically a moving picture. Animation I think was first used by Disney. Before technology advanced, people drew the pictures that were going to be animated. They had to draw page after page with only slight changes in action. Now that we have computers, animation is a lot easier. I think animation works by having someone render a series of images that show an action. Each image will have a slight change that makes it different from the last one. All the images are played quickly one after the other and this creates the effect that the image is moving. **Have I encountered anything like this before?**  I have done a technology project before in Social Studies, however I did not do animation. I have never made a proper website so this will be a new thing too. **What questions can I ask to help me understand what is required?**  When was animation invented? Who invented animation? How does animation work? What is it about animation that makes it so special? Why was animation invented? What is the history of animation? **What skills and knowledge will I be using?**  I will be using the internet and books. Also I will use my touch-typing skills and probably my knowledge of cameras and photography when it comes to taking photos. I will need as well my skills in using Wikispaces and just the general computer. I might need my drawing skills too, because I will hopefully be able to create my own animation. || What do I need in order to do this? Explain the task in your own words Investigate some examples. What are the obstacles? Can I draw a diagram that will help me to visualise my work? How will I know that I have completed the task?** || Consider the advantages and disadvantages of each idea. Is there another way to do this? What resources (books, websites, etc.) have I been provided with? What do other people think about this?** || Explain your reasons for choosing these. What the arguments for and against each idea? Which idea is the best one for completing the task? What is my plan? How will I keep track of my progress? What are my milestones?** || Am I doing this correctly?** What have I done? What have I done really well? Could I have done it better? What areas need improvement? Am I ready to communicate my ideas or show/display my work to others?** || What is the best way to present this to my audience? What should I say to ensure my audience understands? How do I interest my audience in my ideas? Do I have the right information to get my message across to my audience?** || How have I improved since that last time I worked on a similar task? What knowledge have I learned? Can this knowledge be used elsewhere? How has my thinking changed as a result of this work? What skills have I learned and developed? Can these skills be applied to other subjects/activities? What problems did I have to solve? How did I use the strengths of others to help me?** ||
 * ** TASC Process ** || ** General Questions ** ||
 * ** __Gather/Organise__ **
 * What do I know about this? ** || **What do I know about the topic?** 
 * ** __Identify__ **
 * What is the task? ** || **What am I trying to do? What are my goals?
 * ** __Generate__ **
 * How many ideas can I think of? ** || **List as many ideas as possible.
 * ** __Decide__ **
 * Which is the best idea? ** || **Which are the most important ideas? Prioritise the 3-5 best ideas.
 * ** __Implement__ **
 * Let’s do it! **<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> || **Am I making progress through the plan?
 * Do I need to revise my plan? As you continue, you may discover facts that require changing the plan.** ||
 * ** __Evaluate__ **
 * How well did I do? **<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> || **Did I complete the task as set originally set out? Did I solve the problem?
 * ** __Communicate__ **
 * Let’s tell someone! **<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> || **Who can I tell? Who is my audience?
 * ** __Learn from experience__ **
 * What have I learned? **<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**How would I do this again? What would I change to improve my performance?