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Information Tools and Techniques: The student uses information technology
to assist in gathering, organizing, and presenting information; that is,
the student:
| • | acquires information for specific purposes from on-line sources, such as the Internet, and other electronic data bases, such as an electronic encyclopedia; |
| • | uses word-processing, drawing, and painting programs to produce project reports and related materials. |
The students used the Internet
daily to collect data on the stock market in general and on specific stocks.
They used this information to help them in making decisions on which companies
were worth investing in. The students also used electronic portfolios
from Quicken and AOL to keep track of their stocks.
Using their Internet research, the students kept daily stock journals detailing the specifics of particular stocks.
Some students
maintained these journals in a form that incorporated analysis of the
status of their virtual investments.
Some students
maintained their journals in tabular format by date, listing daily prices
and changes.
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Tools and Techniques for Working With Others: The student works with
others to complete a task; that is, the student:
| • | reaches agreement with group members on what work needs to be done to complete the task and how the work will be tackled; |
| • | takes a share of the responsibility for the work; |
| • | consults with group members regularly during the task to check on progress in completing the task, to decide on any changes that are required, and to check that all parts have been completed at the end of the task. |
Throughout the project, this group of students had to work
very closely together to reach agreement on the development of a brochure,
deciding how the brochure would work, what format it would take, what
information needed to be included and what graphics would best support
the text.
The students’ captions on photographs of their group at work document
their strategies for reaching agreement on elements of the work.
The students
shared responsibility for preparation of the various parts of the presentation
to the stock broker. The student’s caption on this photograph explains
the responsibilities of his group for this part of the project.
This student’s
notes record a group discussion and document the students’ process
for consulting with one another on the progress of their stocks.
There are several places where the on-going working relationship among
the students is evident. For example, on page 3 of ,
student A interrupts the meeting and says, “Okay I’ll take over.
How about no talk about strategies right now.” This moves the meeting
along, and the rest of the meeting is devoted to the students talking
about the strategies they used to select the stock they bought. (These
notes were taken during the meeting. They were not expected to be grammatically
correct and were not revised.)
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