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Throughout the Virtual Field Trips Unit, the media specialist will work closely with students in order to monitor their frustrations, excitement, and understanding. If concepts or programs are too advanced for students to use, the media specialist may need to consider creating additional tutorials or finding more simplified programs to use. At the conclusion of the unit students will be asked to complete a Unit Evaluation Form and give their opinions on the information skills and technology that were covered. The unit will be considered successful if the majority of students retained information about notetaking, enjoyed the project, and would continue to use the programs and technology introduced during the unit.



After the unit is completed and student unit evaluations are turned in, the classroom teachers and media specialist will evaluate the unit in 5 different areas:
 * 1) Collaboration - How successful was the collaboration? How did the students benefit from this partnership?
 * 2) Knowledge Retention - Did students retain the notetaking information? Will they be able to use these skills in a month? A year?
 * 3) Student Enjoyment - Did students enjoy the lessons and project? Were they engaged throughout?
 * 4) Age Appropriateness - Were programs, technology, and lessons appropriate for this age group? Were students too frustrated?
 * 5) Inspiration - Are students inspired to continue using the technology and programs introduced during the lesson?

The student and teacher evaluations will allow the media specialist to better fit the unit to the individual class's needs. Instead of providing resources and information the media specialist //thinks// the students need or will enjoy, the media specialist will be certain that students are learning information skills and enjoying technology. In addition, by continuously adjusting the unit to meet the changing needs and demands of the students and teacher, there is no risk of this unit becoming stagnant or out of date over time.