Bill edited Doing Work that Matters - Rochester MN

Resources Used in Bill's Microlending Project
Kiva Website- Kiva is an organization in San Francisco that makes microlending possible by pairing interested lenders in the developed world with entrepreneurs in need of loans in the developing world. While there are other sites and services that make microlending possible, Kiva is the largest.
Animoto Website- Animoto is a tool for making engaging online videos out of PowerPoint presentations. The reason that session presenter Bill Ferriter uses Animoto is because (1). it automates the transitions between images, resulting in a highly polished final product without needing a high level of technical skill and (2). it provides users with access to an extensive library of Creative Commons music.
Creative Commons Website- Projects that give students the opportunity to experiment with visual persuasion are perfect opportunities to introduce Creative Commons, a new form of copyright where creators grant permission to use their content in advance. This link connects to the Creative Commons website, where participantscan learn moreabout the different licenses used by content creators, where participantscan find a toolthat makes searching for Creative Commons content easier, and where participantscan watch a videothat explains just what the Creative Commons is.
Student Microlending Handouts-StudentMicrolending Handouts- While session be the most useful. TheWhich Country Should WeTheSetting KivaLoan TohandoutPrioritieshandoutis designed to help students think about how key qualitystudent lenders clarify the characteristicsof life indicators can impact lending decisions,loans that matter,theKiva Lending QuestionshandoutLoan Reflection Organizerhandoutis designed to help students think aboutarticulatethe characteristics of good Kivareasons that they chose to make individualloans, and theSetting Kiva Lending Prioritieshandoutis designed to help students determine the typestheMicrolending Self Assessmenthandout is a sampleof loansa toolthat they carecan be used to trackthe most about.progress that students are making towards mastering important curricular outcomes while microlending.
The following handouts are also useful: The Lending to a Group,Lending to a Woman, andGiving a Kiva Gift Cardhandouts are all useful for helping students to think through the most common choices Kiva lenders make. TheKiva Loan Reflection Organizercan be used to help students evaluate the loans that they have made and theMicrolending Self Assessmenthandout can be used to help students rate their progress towards mastering core academic outcomes during microlending projects. Finally, theDo Something Funny for Money Dayhandout introduces a quick fundraiser that groups interested in microlending can use to raise initial lending funds.
Creating Influential Visuals Handouts- While session presenter Bill Ferriter has created dozens of handouts for introducing students to the characteristics of influential visuals, participants generally find three to be the most useful. TheCharacteristics of Memorable Imageshandout asks students to examine the strengths and weaknesses of two student-made PowerPoint slides, theChecklist for Creating an Influential Visualhandout walks students through a series of questions designed to support the creation of influential visuals, and theExamining a Videohandout asks students to watch the Salem Middle School Poverty's Real video and identify the key structural elements of a persuasive video.
#SUGARKILLS as an Example of Doing Work that Matters
The second example of giving students the opportunity to do work that matters that session presenter Bill Ferriter will share with participants is a #SUGARKILLS project that he integrated into his science classroom last year. To learn more about the project and the role that it played in Bill's classroom, explore the following resources:

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