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 * A Technology-Infused Unit: Best Places to Live Project **

You will be working in teams of 3 for this project.

** The Challenge: **
Each year Money Magazine publishes a list of the best places to live in America. [|Best Places to Live] Your group has just been selected to present your suggestions to the committee at Money Magazine to determine the Best Place to Live. Your task is to select three cities and using the criteria you select, compare the cities by researching and then presenting your findings in a compelling way to the magazine selection committee. Only one of your cities can be added to the magazine. The editors will use a rubric to rate your presentation.

Rubric

** Preparation: **
**As a large group**, brainstorm a list of criteria that you could use to determine which cities are selected and then select the three criteria you think is the most important. **As a team**, brainstorm a list of cities and select the top three.

** Plan: **
Who will do what?

** Gather Research: **
Use Quick Note to store information, iPhoto for images, Excel to create graphs. Search out websites, photos, podcasts, video and surveys.

** Build your presentation: **
Create a compelling podcast in Garageband or iMovie that clearly shows why you selected the city you did and why the committee should select it too.

** Make the presentation: **
Each group will present their podcast. All group members must participate actively.

** Assess the outcome: **
Use the discussion to provide feedback to the other groups.

Resources
Documents:

** Free downloads from App store **

 * Quick Note
 * MindNode - mind mapping software

Applications
iMovie iMovie HD Garageband iPhoto Excel iMovie GarageBand

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