2. Cell Talk:
What is it?
• Cell Talk is a project that will enable
students to connect biological concepts
discussed in class to the real world
topics.
• Cell Talk is an innovative means of
integrating technology into the
classroom .
3. Cell Talk: What will
students do?
• Students will:
• research a disease state to connect
biological concepts to the real world.
• log on to the Cell Talk website to view
project descriptions, project timeline,
goals and groups assignments.
• check the site weekly to view that tasks
for the present week.
• complete each weeks assignment.
4. • submit work on their personal blogs
according to project timeline.
• receive feedback on their personal blogs.
• participate in group discussions regarding
project status.
• submit additional guiding questions in
their personal blog comments section.
• consult with teacher for additional
support or guidance.
• present research finding at the end of the
academic quarter.
5. Cell Talk: What will
students learn?
• At the completion of this assignment students will:
• learn how to use multimedia resources for
educational purposes.
• have conversations using scientific jargon.
• connect scientific issues to concepts learned in
class.
• utilize the six facets of understanding. (Wiggins &
McTighe, 2002)
• develop organizational, team work and
presentation skills.
6. Cell Talk: How will the
process work?
• Students will log on to the official cell talk
website. (www.cell-talk.blogspot.com)
• This site provides the project overview,
details and resources.
7. • Students will review the “Welcome” post,
which provided the an overview of the
project.
8. • Each week students will view the Tasks
section to learn about the project details
• Each week a new task will be posted.
Students will complete the assignment and
post the results to their personal blog.
9. • Students will perform research around the
guiding questions that are provided in the
“Welcome” Post.
• Student will add additional questions based
on their own research interests.
10. Cell Talk: Timeline
Project 1, Assignment Timeline
Class 1 • Internet Safety & Step 1
• Submit: Internet Safety
Worksheet & Proposed
Blog name
Class 2 • Step 2
Class 3 • Step 3
• Submit Googling for Gold
Activity
Class 4 • Research
• Submit - KWL Chart
Class 5 • Science Discussion
• Submit - Research
Questions & References
Class 6 • Research
• Submit - Graphic
Organizer
Class 7 • Science Discussion
• Submit - Research
Questions & References
Class 8 • Research
• Submit - Graphic
Organizer & KWL
Class 9 • Presentation Prep.
Class 10 • Presentations & Science
Discussion
11. Cell Talk: Will students
present their work?
• Students will present their work using the
media of their choice.
• Students will connect what they learned to
topic discussed in class.
• Students will be required to answer the call
guiding questions from “Welcome” post
and questions specific to research interests.
• Students will be limited to a 10 minutes
maximum.
12. Cell Talk: What
resources are provided?
• The following resources are linked on the
Cell Talk website for easy student access.
• Internet safety site
• internet safety contract pdf
• Blog tutorial site
• graphic organizer site
13. • Credible references tutorial site
• KWL chart site
• MLA citation creator site
• Rubric creator site
• Dictionary
• Thesaurus
14. These resources can be found on the Cell Talk website under the heading “Required
Resources” as shown above.
15. Cell Talk: What are
“science discussions”?
• During this time groups update the class on
the status of their projects and connect
their findings to concepts learned in class.
• Students use scientific jargon as they
describe their projects.
• Students receive guidance and feedback
from the classroom community.
• Students create “actionable items” to help
their projects move forward.
16. Grading
• Classroom community will determine what
constitutes a “fair assessment” for this
project.
• We will work together to create a rubric
for presentations and blog assignment
submission.
17. Cell Talk: How can I
learn more?
• You may learn more about Cell Talk by
visiting the official website:
• www.cell-talk.blogspot.com
• There you will find the “Welcome” Post
and “Tasks” post described in this
presentation.
