2.1.6

=2.1.6 Use the writing process, media and visual literacy, and technology skills to create products that express new understandings.=
 * 1. What does it look like when the indicator is met? What will you observe students doing?**
 * =====Use Web sites, electronic databases, videos, podcasts, etc. to find information=====
 * Organize research information visually, using graphic organizers, drawings, etc.
 * Sketch a visual plan for the final product
 * Create a product using technology tools (ie podcasts, Powerpoint presentations, videos, blogs, Voice Thread, Flip cameras, etc.) that can be shared with other students
 * Write a reflection on the project, including what important things were learned about the topic and the process, and how students views of culture have changed (or not) and why


 * 2. How will you help students to meet this indicator? What will you have done?**

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In my other indicator (2.1.2: Organize knowledge so that it is useful), I gave an example of a project that would exemplify Standard 2 in action: A 4th-grade class is divided into three teams that research the traditional art forms of North Carolina's mountains, Piedmont, and coastal plain. Instead of simply finding information on the topic and summarizing it in a report, the students are asked some 'Why' questions to get them thinking about what culture means and how it is shaped by various factors such as race, ethnicity, language, migration, geography, and climate. The project includes all the elements of this indicator and should result in students having a deeper understanding of culture and their state.=====