Challenges

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=Challenges= You will create groups and accept one of the challenges below. You will have 2 hours on Thursday and 1 hour on Friday to complete the challenge and create a presentation that you will share in the closing session (either in person on stage or via the ShorePL [|blog])

=Twitter Challenge= Contribute responses to the [|#shorePL][|Twitter Challenge]

Upgrade Challenge
Create an upgrade to a lesson, an assignment or project that opens classroom walls and embeds NOW literacies and skills. Tip: Check out the following [|blog post] and [|Upgrade and Amplification Checklist].

Blogging Challenge
Write a collaborative blog post about your learning and post to [] (See Brett, Cameron or Silvia for username/password) Blog post must include- text, images or illustration The topic of the blog post: Learning How to Learn

Student Challenge
Create a challenge for your students to look, capture, reflect, share and amplify their learning on a given topic Share your final student challenge and reflection of learning

Global Challenge
Use your imagination to develop a project for students in your classes to connect, collaborate, communicate and create with experts and peers from around the world. Write and upload a project description to be able to share with potential classrooms interested in connecting.

Storytelling Challenge
Create a Mini- [|Pecha Kucha] around the topic of learning how to learn. The mini Pecha Kucha will have 10 visual slides (minimum or no text) that advance every 20 seconds. Adhere to all copyright Tip: Take a look at [|Haiku Deck]to create visual slides

Elevator Pitch Challenge
Take a look at different elevator pitch templates and ideas. Share by pitching your learning takeaways from today

Skype Challenge
Skype in someone to talk to your group about a pre-determinted topic of learning. Document the call. Take the [|Taxonomy of a Skype Conversation] into consideration Take a look at 3 examples to document one Skype Call:
 * [|Part 1] - Assessment in the Modern Classroom: **Twitter Backchannel**
 * [|Part 2]- Assessment in the Modern Classroom: **Skype Conversation**
 * [|Part 3]- Assessment in the Modern Classroom: **Blog Writing**

=Each group will := Save
 * have no more than 4 members
 * create a presentation to be shared in closing session either in person or via the blog []
 * **In person**
 * must be shareable online (at a later date)
 * be no longer than 5 minutes
 * include multimedia
 * include proper citation and attribution to all media used
 * select a documenter responsible to
 * capture thinking and learning
 * decide on learning goals they will be looking for
 * **NOW skills**
 * **NOW literacies**
 * **connections to other PD or learning**
 * transferable methods/strategies to classroom
 * present documentation in addition to main presenter (1 min)
 * select at least one speaker to present
 * **via the blog (**see Cameron, Silvia or Brett to receive a username/password)
 * upload the documentation of the process of completing the challenge
 * reflection