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=**Stephen Newton and Lois Van Geloven's:**=
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Students design and produce a pod cast, powerpoint, or Imovie of their own "If" poem based on Rudyard Kipling's" If"

"Lessons in Life " is initially presented over four lessons, however the students will have five weeks to complete the task.

The integrated ICT project (outlined in a forward planning document) is based on Rudyard Kipling's immortal classic poem "If". The four lessons are designed to engage Year Nine English students in exploring the moral messages and images embedded in the poem developing and adapting ICT technologies to enhance their understanding of changes in cultural beliefs and values.

The tasks we have designed assist students in developing their ability to integrate effective ICT presentation technologies with creative writing. Grammar foci will also include,metaphors,synonyms and antonyms.

Students will do the majority of their work online in the class and at home as they have direct access to the Lesson in Life Wiki page.

__Resources:__
As a cross-curricular English/ICT project students require internet access to the LessonsinLife wiki page, individual notebook computers and a interactive whiteboard. =**Mind Map**=

=**Project Plan**= We are working together on all aspects of the project using consensus decision-making. To date we have worked together twice a week contributing equally to the project (approximately twelve hours per week). We are currently in the process of completing a comprehensive Wiki page detailing instructions for: =**Forward Planning Document**=
 * tasks and activities,
 * scaffolding
 * providing language tools
 * resources
 * activities for assessment
 * assessment rubric
 * consultation times.

**Stephen Newton and Lois Van Geloven's:**
= = =**Integration of ICT**=

Rationale for ICT integration - English/ICT Cross Curricular Project:
Creativity and innovation is enhanced as students explore and integrate ICT in the English writing tasks making it a cross curricular project. The lessons in life project is an open-ended inquiry based task. This means that students choose their own If" poem topic and present it using three ICT formats. This flexibility allows students to engage in productive research, development of ideas, exploring historical background and cultural impact on moral principles towards producing an original three dimentional ICT presentation. ICT learning outcomes focus on technological formats that require students to investigate their topic, develop ideas and select and produce their work using one of three of the following ICT formats: Powerpoint, Podcast or iMovie. Students have control of how they intend to present and produce the "If" poem.

The Curriculum Framework of Technology & Enterprise focusing on the following Learning Outcomes:
Technology Process 1: Students apply technology process to create or modify products, processes, systems, services or environment to meet human needs and realise opportunities.
 * Students are required to evaluate and investigate their topic and choose the kind of imagery they require for effective presentation of their ideas. They will devise processes to suit their production medium podcast, powerpoint or imovie.

Enterprise 5: Students pursue and realise opportunities through the development of innovative strategies designed to meet human needs.
 * There will be a Family Presentation Evening, during which students will present their productions to raise funds for a local charity.

Technology in Society 7: Students understand how cultural beliefs, values, abilities and ethical positions are interconnected in the development and use of technology and enterprise.
 * The ICT project enhances students understanding of how to communicate and present their "cultural beliefs, value systems, abilities and ethical positions" enabling them to empathise with the views of others. The ICT production assist students to develop technologies relevant to them. It also teaches them to identify the consequences of technological developments that benefit society.

English Over a series of four lessons students will explore the values and tenets of Rudyard Kipling’s classic poem “If”. These lessons are all foundational as the students will complete their project in their own time. This means that the lessons are deigned to give them practical skills to be able to independently complete the project over a five week period. Students have two half hour meeting dates per week where they can meet with their teachers to address any ICT problems and any difficulties that they may be experiencing..

The English component is bound by the Australian Curriculum for English incorporating on the following outcomes:

 * 1) Language: 1. Language for Interaction ACELA1552 2. Text Structure ACELA1553 3. Expressing and developing ideas ACELA1560-1
 * 2) Literature 1. Literature and Context ACELT1633; and
 * 3) Creating Literature 1. ACELT1638.

=**Learning Theory**= We have purposely designed activities that avoid didactic teaching methods specifically to necessitate inquiry, discovery based learning explicitly integrating ICT to facilitate learning.
 * The Lessons in Life project is underpinned by evidence and inquiry-based learning theory in which all tasks require students to use ICT in developing their understandings of concepts and perspectives relevant to topics they choose. In accordance with constructivist learning methodology they will need to build on their present knowledge and ideas in order to meet the assessment criteria for all tasks. They will use ICT as a tool to develop and creatively demonstrate their understandings .Evidence of their understandings, historical knowledge, gammar foci and creative writing will be evident in the assessment items.The degree of effort in research and inquiry will be clearly reflected in all tasks and activities. For example, in order to write their essays comparing the Victorian Era, British Colonial culture and values with contemporary society students will need to source and interpret relevant information to express their views. In the same way the synonym activity challenges students to find original ways to express their understanding and perspectives. They may use a thesaurus to find appropriate synonyms, however, initially they will need to extrapolate and develop meanigingful insights according to their personal interpretations of the messages embedded in the poem.**
 * Lessons in Life is an open-ended project that** allows students to critically analyze ethcial values, behaviour, tolerance, asthetics,and express themselves by producing an original work.
 * We are using inquiry and evidence-based teaching and learning theory, which is student-centred as it allows students the freedom to explore, inquire and develop their knowledge and express their views.**
 * Our project is based on educational theorists such as John Dewey, focusing on child-centred learning, nurturing intrinsic motivation.**
 * Assessment Item 4, 1 March 2012: ICT Integration Project (Proto-typing):**
 * Lesson Plan Presentation - 1 March 2012:**
 * Power Point Presentation 1 March 2012:**