D.+Collaboration

=__//**Unit One - 3rd Grade**//__= Collaboration could begin with guest readers sharing the picture books with the students. Guest readers could be older students, teachers, parents, or community members. Reading aloud would give the students the opportunity to get to know the school principal, or superintendent of the school corporation. A live or recorded presentation by an actual artist and/or illustrator would give the students a better understanding of the artistic process.

The school media specialist could use library or class time to teach the students how to use picture books as research about famous people. Computer lab time could be used to investigate Bryan Collier's website for further research, as well as looking at primary sources related to the people featured in the picture books.

The school media specialist and computer lab instructors can help students who choose to use technology for their presentations. They can assist with video and audio production as well as Web-based presentation tools.

=__//**Unit Two - 10th Grade**//__= The school media specialist can work with the classroom teacher to find actual video and/or audio recordings of some famous historical speeches. They can contact local theatre companies or educational performance groups to come in and perform famous historical speeches for the students, bringing the words to life with the performances.

The school media specialist could ask the classroom teacher for class time to introduce research techniques that will make the process easier and focus on quality resources. A computer lab could be reserved for further research practice, focusing on primary sources related to the era of the chosen famous speeches.

The school media specialist and computer lab instructors can help students who choose to use technology for their presentations. They can assist with video and audio production as well as Web-based presentation tools.