Dawn+Sedorus+and+Michele+Shaw

=Application Project Plan (APP) Planning Sheet=

Coaching session Dec. 17: Michelle and Dawn will bring a doc on the 6th for practice decoding. We talked about production possibilities including 1) student teams scripting a dramatic forensics scene(e.g. from TV) and have other students identify fact and fiction 2) working from the final accident demonstration to include a media production component, 3) students finding media examples (on YouTube, etc.) analyzing following a particular (worksheet) format, sharing their clips and analysis (leading a decoding or on a Wiki) and perhaps having the other students conform or disagree with the analysis (in class or on a wiki?).

__Name:__ **Michele Shaw and Dawn Sedorus**

__Briefly describe your tentative APP__

Many students are familar with T.V. shows such as CSI, Bones, etc. But what they may not understand is how much of what they see is fiction either in instrumentation available, expectations placed on forensic scientists and time line. Our plan is to present examples of each of these and then have the students critique some shows. We would like to end with real life crimes that have been committed in our own area and how the media may have influenced the public.

__Tentative Title:__
 * Forensics and CSI: Fact or Fiction?** ** Cool! **

__Target Audience:__
 * Forensics Class 11th and 12th Grade Students** ** Fun **

Dates and timeline for implementation:
__Curriculum Goals:__ **Students will be able to critically analyze Forensic Methods presented in the media.** **ISTE/NETS International Society for Technology Education****Students will demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.** **Students will use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.** **Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.** **Students will evaluate and select information sources and digital toos based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.** **Students will use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct resarch, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digial tools and resources.** **Students will identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.** **MST Standard 7 Interdisciplinary Problem Solving****The knowledge and skills of mathematics, science, and technolgy are used together to make informed decisions and solve problems, expecially those relating to issues of science/technolgy/society, consumer decison making, design and inquiry into phenomena.** **MST Standard 2 Information Systems****Knowledge of the impacts and limitations of information systems is essential to its effective and ethical use.** **Explain the impact of the use and abuse of electronically generated information on individuals and families.** **Discuss the ethical and social issues raised by the use and abuse of information systems.** __Media Literacy Goals:__ **Practice General observation, critical thinking, analysis;** **Identify how students' prior ideas about a topic have been influenced by media messages;** **Identifying sources for erroneous beliefs about a topic;**
 * Good. **

Other Goals: Students will listen to radio media and discuss the issues and concerns presented. Students will watch clips from forensic T.V. shows. Discussion will follow concerning how the shows differed from reality and how this may influence the public at court trials. Use newspaper media for real-life cases close to home and discuss how these differ from what is portrayed on T.V..
 * e.g.: related to group work, listening, media production. **

__Proposed Activities:__ **Showing clips from CSI, NCIS, Bones, etc.,** **Listening to clips from NPR****Reading Newspaper clippings****Would like to end with a detective/prosecuter from one of the presented cases speak with students either in person or through SKYPE.**

Assessment/Evaluation: Students should be able to critically analyze the reality of media portrayl with real-live cases.

__Resources/Support that will help you in your development of the APP__**:** ????

Difficulties/Obstacles to developing your APP: Finding clips

No problem finding resources. We need help staying focused on direction of the project. e.g. defining the Bias

Planning Steps:

Michele is finding resources to use. e.g. movie, NPR, newspaper Dawn is downloading and obtaining video/movie clips available

Meet together to discuss project, standards, ideas