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Hello my little geniuses. I love our in class discussions so much and it makes me very sad that I only see you for one or two days per week. You are all incredibly talented individuals and the whole world needs you! They need your wisdom, your talents, and your ability to think outside of the box. Our PRISM classroom is very unique. The success of our program and your individual progress relies on your motivation, ambition, dedication, and creativity. Let's help each other through our research paths and grow as a commUNITY!

In a highly digital, rapidly changing world, you need to be aware of tools that will help you collaborate and share your expertise. In our flipped environment, we are currently using Edmodo, Diigo, and Google Drive. These tools allow you to collaborate with your peers, get and give immediate feedback even when you are not in room 814, and help you grow as a self-directed learner. You are already ahead of the learning curve by nature of your birth. You, my friends, are digital natives and with great powers, come great responsibilities. My expectation is that you will log in and contribute to our Edmodo group in the following ways:

1. Respond to at least two posts a week using academically appropriate language and demonstrate analysis of others’ posts. Your response should extend the discussion by building on previous
posts. As often as possible, you should cite a reference to back up your post.

2. Post questions for your peers at least one time every other week regarding information you are finding interesting, curious, or the like. Your goal is to engage the community with your post. More engaging posts typically include a video, a link to a thought-provoking article, an image related to a topic your are researching.

Examples of postings that demonstrate higher levels of thinking:
• “Some common themes I see between your experiences and (a specific reference for your research) are….” (Analysis)
• “These newer trends are significant if we consider the relationship between ….” (Synthesis)
• “The body of literature should be assessed by these standards ….” (Evaluation)

I also expect our NHD and FPS students to join Diigo and save at least one article per week to their respective group in order to build the our group database of articles on the related topics. Save the articles under your group. You can even start your own sub group for your research team to share articles specific to your research track. Diigo is an awesome tool for researchers!

 https://groups.diigo.com/group/cmsfps

 https://groups.diigo.com/group/cmsnhd



As PRISM students, I am looking for you to fall into the "meets" or "exceeds" standards for the project rubric. Please review it and talk to me if you have any questions.