Scenario+Suggestions

=Scenario Suggestions=

I don't think we need to come up with our own scenario from scratch; the focus of our project is the technology, not the science, so I think perhaps we should be able to modify an existing scenario. Here are some promising ones I've been coming across:

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 * Are We Identical Twins, Too? []
 * This one looks very good, although there are parts that would not easily be done in an online class so parts would have to be modified. I have emailed the author to see if we would have permission to use it, with modification. I'll go through it & see what gaps might need to be filled. Perhaps if we set up this one (unless I find a better one) as one option we can then find another 1 or 2 for student options?
 * "Students will work in collaborative teams to research the study of genetics and predict the genetic variability of two cousins whose parents are both identical twins. The students will receive letters from a local television studio asking them to produce a multimedia presentation for their afternoon talk show, “The Gary Spranger Show.” Parts of their research will include making observations and analyzing the probability of offspring’s genotype after completing various Punnett squares and applying the Mendelian Genetic Laws."
 * It looks like there is a lot of good information from this one. Can we easily incorporate it, and trim it down? If so, let's go with it.
 * I agree - this one should work. I'm pondering the best way to chunk it down what assessments will we want to assess so that we can monitor progres - that's what I've been pondering. And what interactive tools will be useful for both learning the content (I am looking at existing online materials) and how we want the students to collaborate/work together - shall we incorporate wikispaces and/or google docs? Prezi for having them create a concept map?
 * A site with some good biology scenarios. Meant for university/college but there are some here that seem very interesting, and I like how they are laid out (the few that I looked at). Click on the Cases link and find the ones about reproduction & genetics. There is one about [|My Twin Sister]that seems interesting and might serve as a useful model, or the [|Decisions]one. Both would need some modifications, but I think they give us a nice general idea of what we might want to do & how to organize things generally.