veterans

Table of Contents : Intro | Contacts | Topics | Work Day 1 | Work Day 2 | Storyboard | Research | Quotes | Waymarking
 * Honoring Veterans:**
 * A Community Service Project**


 * Introduction** Press release: [|Click here] for a press release about the Honoring Veterans Project. [|Click here] for a Google Map listing the locations of all Veterans Memorials in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. For more information, email Mr. Diener, Middle School Technology Integrator or Teacher Coordinator Linda Krajcik

[|The Pledge of Allegiance] by Red Skelton (1969) is a memorable explanation of the Pledge which is so familiar to us all. It's a good starting point for understanding the importance of this community service project.


 * Goals:**
 * Produce a series of podcasts to honor the sacrifices that veterans have made for all of us.
 * Work in teams to successfully complete the project.
 * Use new technologies to communicate our message.
 * •** Learn more about the Veterans Memorials in Ozaukee county.
 * •** Learn about the local history of Ozaukee county.
 * •** Learn about the role our local community and state played our various Wars

If you're curious what podcasts are like, [|click here] to see three examples. The //Danish House// podcasts at this site were produced with //iPhoto//, //GarageBand//, //Keynote// and //iWeb//. Technologies which we will use include:
 * [|waymarking.com] - to share information and learn about GPS technologies Click here for the [|Ozaukee Co. War Memorial].
 * [|GarageBand] to create original music for the podcasts
 * [|GarageBand] to produce the podcasts
 * [|iWeb] to share and publish the podcasts on the Web
 * [|iTunes] as a place for others to find out about the Veterans Project ([|iTunes Podcast Directory])

Similar projects and related podcasts:
 * [|Gresham Veterans Podcast] - Gresham Middle School, Knoxville, TN
 * [|Honor by Listening Project] - Sunset High School, Beverton, OR
 * [|The War] - PBS: A Ken Burns Film

The //Wisconsin Dept. of Veterans Affairs// site has a nice database of [|Veterans Memorials].
 * Memorials**
 * 1) Schroeder Legion Post (Tank, Cannon and Memorial to Howard J. Schroeder), Mequon, WI (Balkovec 1)
 * 2) Post 288 Memorial (near City Hall), Cedarburg, WI (Balkovec 2)
 * 3) Veterans Memorial 1 & 2 (near Wollner Legion), Cedarburg, WI (Krajcik 1)
 * 4) Civil, Spanish, & World War Veterans Memorial (Cedar Creek Park), Cedarburg, WI (Krajcik 2)
 * 5) Deceased Members of AL Post 355 - Veterans Park (near river-Hwy 60), Grafton, WI (Hornbeck 1)
 * 6) Old Grafton High School Memorial (near Grafton Library), Grafton, WI (Lepold 1)
 * 7) USS Liberty Memorial (Grafton Library), Grafton, WI (Lepold 2)
 * 8) American Legion Memorial (and Cannon across the street), Port Washington, WI (Olson 1)
 * 9) Flagpole Veterans Memorial Plaque (by old courthouse), Port Washington, WI (Olson 2)
 * 10) Ozaukee County Veterans Memorial (by new Justice Center), Port Washington, WI (Diener/Rennane)
 * 11) Veterans Memorial & Flag Pole - Veterans Park (downtown triangle), Saukville, WI (Hornbeck 2)
 * 12) New memorial on Main Street (Village Park), Belgium, WI (Diener/Papendorf)


 * Additional Info**
 * “Wall of Honor” plaque located just outside the gym at Port Washington High School
 * Perhaps Lake Shore could work toward developing a new memorial on site: trees with statements of symbolism to honor veterans: faithfulness-cyprus tree, noble-elm tree, decisive-pine tree, etc. [|See this site for more symbolism with trees.]

- research and write a summary for script writer, - identify the trivia Q-and-A for each episode, - develop Keynote slides (text only) for enhanced podcast ([|click here] for an example) - gather required data for Waymarking categories (Legion Posts and Branches, Non-Specific Veteran Memorials, Specific Veteran Memorials), and - interview (if we identify any individuals to interview)
 * Teams and Tasks (#)**
 * project manager (1)
 * *researchers (2)
 * *interviewers (2)
 * photographer (2)
 * script writer (2)
 * *information synthesizer (2)
 * narrator (2)
 * bkgnd music composer (1)
 * podcast engineer (1)
 * Perhaps students assigned to these three tasks should be re-assigned as a "**research team**" with these tasks:

Nov - intro to students / show them sample podcasts
 * Timeline**

Dec - startup tasks

Jan - continue tasks

Feb - planning meeting with teachers

Mar - Mar 20: Work Day #1 - research and script writing - learn about podcasting - develop music for podcasts - initial visit to the memorials

Apr - finish scripts - finish music - Date?: Work Day #2 - second visit to the memorials - develop podcasts

May - publish podcasts