Cindy's+Immigration+IMP+Parent+Permission+Letter

September 10, 2012 Dear Parents,

Eighth graders are very excited to begin their Social Studies Interactive Multimedia Project (IMP) on Thursday of this week. In the next couple of days I will be taking the students to the computer lab for orientation to the software they will be using in their project. They will also have the opportunity to begin researching IMP topics that pique their interest.

Building an Interactive Multimedia Project for Social Studies requires patience and persistence as students learn and apply new skills. Using the Internet in researching their topic will increase the student’s ability to understand which sites and sources are reliable and which are not. Working on their project at home, as well as school can provide more time to experiment and will help the students improve their understanding of the new Web 2.0 software we will be using. I expect students to work on their IMP approximately 20 minutes each day in order to finish before our due date of October 24, 2012. Students and parents should make this a goal, and try to work time into their evening schedules to allow for this. Students may want to increase their work time on the weekends if they are working on something complicated. We will have time in the computer lab to work on this project every Friday until October 24, 2012. At this time students will be able to check in with me about their progress.

Each student will have a timeline that will be kept in the IMP planning folder on our class wiki page, and you can review with your student today. This folder contains a rubric for the IMP, suggested topics that are compatible with our Minnesota Social Studies Standards, and the goals and objectives for the project. Should your student lose their folder or any of the pieces inside, there are duplicates posted on our class web site.

Your student's IMP grade will be based on: l Immigration Stations 50 points l Synthesizing stations work in GoAnimate or Xtranormal Animated Video 50 points l Research subtopic and post on Class Wiki 2 posts a week 20 points weekly l Weekly communication/collaboration with group members on Class Wiki 10 points weekly l Peer reviewing and giving feedback to two other projects 20 points l Socratic Discussions – 20 points each Sincerely,

Cindy Palm 8th Grade Social Studies Teacher

= Please tear off this bottom strip and have your student return this form to me by 9/14/12 =

My child and I have reviewed this letter and the IMP packet and are familiar with all of the Immigration Interactive Multimedia Project requirements.

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