Analysis

=Analysis of Needs, Learners, and Tasks=

Needs Analysis
As stated earlier, the purpose of this Wiki is to help my seventh grade technology students develop an online school newspaper. One of my job responsibilities is to be the faculty facilitator for this project. Traditionally, the seventh grade students at my school have created a school newspaper but they have never created an online version of the school paper. The closest that they came to that was when last year’s seventh grade class downloaded a PDF link for their school newspaper on the school web site. The headmaster expects to have an online school newspaper. Students are not excited about creating an online newspaper because they are afraid that nobody will read it. My goal is to help these students learn how to create an interesting school newspaper, help them learn how to use technology to publish it, and help find an audience. Students will use a wiki for publication. I meet with these students for one forty-five minute class per week. There is a lot to accomplish in that one class period!

//Learner Analysis//
The diagram below illustrates the learners at our school, students that will be targetted for creating the online school newspaper, //The Clarion//.


 * All students attend a private school.
 * Students are highly motivated.
 * Creating a wiki is a new process for students to learn.
 * This year, students switched from an Apple platform to a Windows platform.
 * Students have one to one computing.
 * Each child has his or her own laptop that can be brought to and from school.
 * Students have good basic keyboarding skills.

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//Task Analysis//
In order to create an online school newspaper, there are a number of tasks that need to be completed. Once student skills and needs are identified, a plan can be created to help students develop appropriate technology skills. Curriculum can be examined and appropriate hyperlinks will be found for each grade level.


 * 1) Identify current student skills.
 * 2) Observe how students interact with the computer.
 * 3) Have students complete basic tasks that highlight various word processing, researching, and other technology skills.
 * 4) Interview students, teachers, and administrators about previous curriculum, student skills, and projects.
 * 5) Analyze lesson plans from last year.
 * 6) Survey student interest
 * 7) What sections do the students want to have in the newspaper?
 * 8) What jobs interest students?
 * 9) How should students be grouped?
 * 10) Get permission from Headmaster to create wiki for online school newspaper.
 * 11) Use National Technology Standards to make certain that this project is in compliance with standards.
 * 12) Create a set of mini lessons for students, covering skills that they need to be successful in this assignment.
 * 13) Collaborate with Language Arts teacher for editing articles.
 * 14) Collaborate with Division Head to be certain that we are following school policy.
 * 15) Review parent/student online agreements to be certain that permissions are granted for publishing student photos and work online.
 * 16) Create a student wiki.
 * 17) Create individual accounts for students on the wiki, enabling them to upload information.
 * 18) Establish criteria and procedures for work that is to be published on the wiki.
 * 19) Establish procedures for collecting work to be edited by LA teacher.
 * 20) Create teams for students to work on wiki.
 * 21) Teach mini lessons as students begin publishing on the wikil
 * 22) Decide how the wiki will be shared with other grade levels and parents. Should there be a handout? An email? Time to see wiki in technology classes?
 * 23) Design a survey to gather feedback from other grade levels about the online newspaper. Share with seventh graders. Review suggestions and decide on appropriate changes.
 * 24) Re-evaluate procedures that need to be established to make certain that the newspaper stays current. Decide on how teams will work to mangage this process.
 * 25) Celebrate the success of the online publication.

Information on Instructional Design models for EDET 722 based on information from: Brown, A. & Green, T. D. (2006). //The Essentials of Instructional Design: Connecting Fundamental Principles with Process and Practice//. Upper Saddle River: NJ: Pearson

