PBL Task

Monica Marsing
Kaylin Lythall

Task:
40% of the food in America goes uneaten. That is 35 million tons of food
being thrown away each year. Armstrong Academy, as do other Granite
district schools, contributes to this waste. How much food goes to waste at
our school and other schools in the district? Why is there so much food waste
at Armstrong?

How much food does our school waste and what are some
solutions to this problem?
Process:
You need to select and set up an online collaborative tool (Links to an external
site.)
This tool will be used to compile information, ideas, etc., throughout the
process.
Collaboration Documents

Web-Tools
Documents
Google Drive (free) - Google-based collaborative documents.
Collaborize Classroom (free) - A free collaborative platform for
students and teachers.
Titan Pad (free) - TitanPad lets people work on one document
simultaneously.
Pirate Pad (free) - Web-based application that allows you to
create a collaborative document.
Crocodoc (free) - Review a Word document, fill out a PDF form,
mark up an image, and more ... all with Crocodoc, all online,
all for free.
Sync.in (free) - A web-based word processor where you can
collaborate in real-time. Edit the same document at the same
time and see changes instantaneously.
Simplenote (free) - Create notes in a shared environment.
Notes are automatically synced between devices.
Zoho Docs (free) - Create documents that can be shared with
your team. Collaborators can edit a shared
document simultaneously.
Quip (free) - Create and share docs from any device. You can
collaborate and the same version of the document at the
same time.

Whiteboards
Twiddla (free) - Collaborative whiteboard app with chat
feature. Does not require a login or sign up. Create a board
and share the link with others. Open in Puffin on an iPad to use
the Text tool.
Group Board (free) - Groupboard is a free collaborative
whiteboard (drawing board), allowing you to draw and chat in
real time with other people anywhere. Free version limited to 5
collaborators.
Splashtop (free) - Download and install the streaming
software to your computer. When you share your screen with
students they can use their device to annotate over items on
your screen.
CoSketch (free) - A multi-user whiteboard designed to give you
the ability to visualize and share your ideas as images.
RealtimeBoard (free with paid options) - You can create three
endless whiteboards with the free version. Add sticky notes,
images, documents and more to your board. Share your board
with students for collaborative work and discussions.
ScribLink (free) - A free digital whiteboard that you can share
online in real-time. No registration required.
DrawontheNet (free) - Create an online whiteboard with no
registration required. Simply create a board and begin drawing
or writing. Share your board by providing students with the
unique URL associated with the board.
Sticky Notes and Cork Boards
Padlet (free) - Use sticky notes to record thoughts and ideas.
Lino (free) - Organize and share your thoughts with sticky
notes.
NoteApp (free) - Create five free boards with unlimited student
collaborators. Create sticky notes or drag and drop images
and documents to the board. Embed a board on your website
for seamless access.
Primary Wall (free) - A web-based sticky note wall designed for
classroom use that allows teachers and students to work
together in real-time.
Spaaze (free) - An infinite virtual cork board you can use to
post ideas, create task lists, brainstorm or to manage projects.
Post items such as labels, notes, bookmarks, images, files and
more.
Corkboard.it (free) - Post locations, notes, or websites on a
virtual corkboard. Share your board to work collaboratively
with students.
Stormboard (free) - Post notes, photos, and videos to a shared
wall. Collaborators may comment on items posted to the wall
or dots to vote on the ideas they prefer.

Chrome
Documents
Simplenote (free) - Create notes in a shared environment.
Notes are automatically synced between devices.
Zoho Docs (free) - Create documents that can be shared with
your team. Collaborators can edit a shared
document simultaneously.
Quip (free) - Create and share docs from any device. You can
collaborate and the same version of the document at the
same time.
Whiteboards
Splashtop Classroom (free) - Download and install the
streaming software to your computer. When you share your
screen with students they can use their device to annotate
over items on your screen.
RealtimeBoard (free with paid options) - You can create three
endless whiteboards with the free version. Add sticky notes,
images, documents and more to your board. Share your board
with students for collaborative work and discussions.
Sticky Notes and Cork Boards
Padlet (free) - Use sticky notes to record thoughts and ideas.
Spaaze (free) - An infinite virtual cork board you can use to
post ideas, create task lists, brainstorm or to manage projects.
Post items such as labels, notes, bookmarks, images, files and
more.

iPad - iOS
Documents
Google Drive (free) - Google-based collaborative documents.
Simplenote (free) - Create notes in a shared environment. Notes are automatically
synced between devices.
Zoho Docs (free) - Create documents that can be shared with your team. Collaborators
can edit a shared document simultaneously.
Quip (free) - Create and share docs from any device. You can collaborate and the same
version of the document at the same time.
Whiteboards
Educreations (free) - Educreations turns your iPad into a recordable whiteboard. Creating
a great video tutorial is as simple as touching, tapping and talking.
BaiBoard (free) - Collaborative whiteboard; create, share and collaborate your education
content.
Group Board (free) - Groupboard is a free collaborative whiteboard (drawing board),
allowing you to draw and chat in real time with other people anywhere. Free version
limited to 5 collaborators.
Splashtop Classroom (free) - Download and install the streaming software to your
computer. When you share your screen with students they can use their device to
annotate over items on your screen.

Talkboard (free) - Visually express your ideas with students during class time or outside
class time. Drawing tools and integrated audio allow you to communicate and develop
your ideas.
Doceri (paid) - An interactive whiteboard that provides you with the option to create
hand-drwan lessons, presentations and graphics and share them as images, PDFs or
audio/video screencasts. You can access and annotate over files on your computer.
ShowMe (free) - Record voice-over whiteboard tutorials and share them online.
Sticky Notes and Cork Boards
Lino (free) - Organize and share your thoughts with sticky notes.
Corkboard.it (free) - Post locations, notes, or websites on a virtual corkboard. Share your
board to work collaboratively with students.

Consult the Self-Directed Rubric Below:

Self-Directed Rubric

Team
Contribution
and
Responsiblilty

I contributed to
the work by
gathering and
sharing
information that
answered the
team questions
I was assigned.

I contributed to
the work by
gathering and
sharing some
information that
answered a few
of the team
questions I was
assigned.

I let other team

members
gather and
share
information to
answer team
questions.

Problemsolving

I reviewed the
information
shared by the
team and my
personal
experiences to
develop
solutions for the
problem.

I reviewed some
of the
information
shared by the
team but relied
mostly on
personal
experiences to
develop
solutions for the
problem.

I wanted to use
just my ideas
and personal
experiences to
develop
solutions for the
problem

Perseverance

I was
determined to
find an answer
or solution and
used a variety
of techniques to
stay on task.

I made an effort
to find an
answer or
solution and
applied some
techniques to
stay on task.

I made little
effort to find
and answer or
solution and did
not consider
techniques to
stay on task. I
gave up easily.

Project
Management

I consistently
checked process
guidelines to
make sure we
were on task.

I checked the
process
guidelines
periodically to
see if we were
on task.

I let other
members of the
team check
guidelines to
see if we were
on task.

Consider the question, How much food does our school waste and what are some
solutions to this problem?

List additional topics related to the problem.

Following the 7 Rules of Brainstorming, your team will develop a list of questions related
to the topics listed during Step 2. On your collaborative document, brainstorm questions
related to those topics.

Organize questions from Step 3 and distribute the questions among team members.
Decide how the team will go about locating information that might answer the questions.
See the resources page for some online resources that may help you answer your
questions.

Resources:

www.letsmove.gov
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/05/michelle-obama-school-lunch-nutritionchanges-107121.html
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/6/1m-kids-stop-school-lunch-duemichelle-obamas-stan/?page=all
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/michelle-obamas-school-lunch-agendafaces-backlash-from-some-school-nutrition-officials/2014/05/29/6a8e4af6-e74411e3-afc6-a1dd9407abcf_story.html
http://www.theblaze.com/blog/2014/10/14/michelle-obamas-school-lunch-rulesleading-to-healthy-hunger-free-trash-cans-2/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/foodbeast/14-food-waste-factsthat_b_4746413.html
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/10/141013-food-waste-nationalsecurity-environment-science-ngfood/
http://www.epa.gov/foodrecovery/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/09/23/americans-throwout-more-food-than-plastic-paper-metal-or-glass/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_waste
Gather information and add it to your team's collaborative document so the resources
can be shared with your whole group.

Meet as a team to share your research and your thoughts/feelings regarding the
question.

Discuss possible solutions to the problem.

Come to a team consensus for a solution to the problem and record your solution on your

collaborative document.

Identify a presentation tool that will exemplify or communicate your teams proposed
solution. Record your ideas on the collaborative document. Prepare to share your ideas.

Presentation Tools
Web-Tools

Animoto for Educators (monthly subscription) - create movies quickly with your images a
short video clips.

Photo Story 3 - (free) - Create slideshows / movies with still photos

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Microsoft PhotoStory 3 (free) - Download and tutorials

PhotoStory YouTube Tutorial

SlideShare (free) - Upload PowerPoint and other presentations to the web - Click upload t
supported file types

Beginner's Guide to Slideshare

Slideshare Tutorial - YouTube

Present Me (free) - Upload a PowerPoint or PDF presentation then record yourself making
presentation

Prezi (free) - Interactive presentations

o

Prezi User's Manual

Learn Prezi Tutorials

Reusable Prezis - Put in your content and use as a template

SlideRocket for Educators (free) - Online presentations - free for educators and students
o

SlideRocket Tutorial

How to Use SlideRocket

Zoho Docs (free) - Online presentation tools, documents, spreadsheets

ZoHo Docs Video Tutorials

Popcorn Maker (free) - Edit online videos such as YouTube. Add text, popups, images and
combine video.
o

Making a Popcorn Video YouTube

Popcorn Maker 2014 YouTube Tutorial

Fakebook (free) - Create fake Facebook pages for school assignments.

Big Huge Labs (free) - lots of fun stuff to play with like Motivational Poster maker, Magazi
Cover maker, Pop Art poster, and much more!

Haiku Deck (free) - Add an image and text to create slides.

o

Getting Started with Haiku Deck

Slidebean (free version) - You enter content and choose a design, Slidebean creates the
presentation.

Microsoft Office Online (free) - An online version of office that can be used collaboratively
Includes Word, PowerPoint and Excel

Thinkfree Show (free) - Online creator for documents, spreadsheets and presentations.
o

Thinkfree Show Tutorial

Empressor (free) - Add photos, music, video, and audio, to create a presentation and sha
publicly or privately in an instant.
o

Empressor Tutorial SchoolTube

Empressor Tutorial II SchoolTube

Chrome

Google Slides (free) - Create slide presentations. Works with PowerPoint.

Prezi (free) - Interactive presentations

Prezi User's Manual

Learn Prezi Tutorials

Reusable Prezis - Put in your content and use as a template

Animoto for Educators (free) - create movies quickly with your images and short video cl

Sliderocket Themes (free) - Free themes for Sliderocket.

iPad - iOS

MeMatic (free) - Add funny captions to popular images or your own photos. Create your o
memes!

Big Huge Labs (free) - lots of fun stuff to play with like Motivational Poster maker, Magazi
Cover maker, Pop Art poster, and much more!

Haiku Deck (free) - Add an image and text to create slides.

o

Getting Started with Haiku Deck

Prezi (free) - Interactive Presentations

o

Getting Started with Prezi for iPad

Animoto for Educators (free) - create movies quickly with your images and short video cl

Nearpod (free) - Create interactive classroom presentations. Ipad works like a student res
system.

Sock Puppet (free) - Easy click choose and record app.

Puppet Pals (free) - A variety of characters and backgrounds.

Puppet Pals 2 (free) - A variety of characters and backgrounds with movement.

Google Slides (free) - Create slide presentations. Works with PowerPoint.