Individual+Project+Contributions

Surprisingly, our concept map was well planned out in the early stages of our project so that the individual projects we created throughout the semester flowed well with the ideas and assignments within the concept map. Below is a discussion of how certain projects from each individual member contributed to the overall concept map.

As a whole, the group created a Prezi that will be included in the "Immigration Debate." This serves as an introduction to the sides arguing for and against immigration as well as the basic supporting evidence in the debate. Students will use this then to develop a basic understanding of why immigration is such a hot button issue in the U.S. today. Additionally, each member created a Google Earth tour that relates to the "Immigration Debate" as well. Each tour highlights different areas of South America and the U.S. that are affected by the current wave of immigration. Together, we worked to create an iMovie to serve in the "Explaining Immigration." This movie breaks down the four waves of immigration that have come to the U.S. and describes the importance of each wave.

Lindy created a podcast that relates to the "Explaining Immigration" component. Students will listen to the Spanish podcast that details the testimonies of two female immigrants that traveled to the U.S. and their personal experiences of immigration. She also created a Wiki discussion page for students to write their opinions regarding immigration. Do they think laws should change? Have their opinions changed at all? These are the questions that should be addressed in student responses on the discussion board.

Winston contributed an iMovie discussing the importance of teaching and incorporating immigration for teachers. His experience with iMovie continued as pieced together the iMovie explaining the four waves of immigration that students would study in this unit. He has also been extremely helpful in designing our concept map and making the necessary changes as this project expands and changes direction in some areas.