Featured Project: AquaKiDs(tm)
AquaKiDs (TM) is a series of avatar-guided, highly interactive K-12 digital courses, to be used in the classroom, home school, or for afterschool programs. These programs are designed to encourage a passion for learning, stewardship, and fun through an interactive and multimodal digital learning experience.
Reef Life and Kids to the Rescue (TM), the flagship program, is a 6-module 3rd-5th grade course introducing kids to the amazing life across the reef, ecosystems, and ecology, and providing a foundation to experience and participate in conservation and restoration.
This experience will empower every newly deputized AquaKiD (TM) to use their imagination to ignite change and make a difference.
Below are examples of lessons illustrating a concept from the course, to show elements of content, audio, video, and some of the curriculum that are covered in the full course, Reef Life and KiDs to the Rescue.
The course is lead by a "guide", Scuba Tia, who provides a friendly and enthusiastic companion throughout the program.
Lesson 1: The Coral Reef
CMS: Adobe Captivate | GRAPHIC PRODUCTION: Adobe Photoshop | VIDEO PRODUCTION: Camtasia | AUDIO PRODUCTION: Audacity
AKRL_1min_CR_01.mp4 Introduction (~60 sec)
AKRL_1min_CR_02_benefits.mp4 Reef Benefits (~60 sec)
AKRL_1min_CR_03_coralStages.mp4 Coral Bleaching (~60 sec)
AKRL_1min_CR_04_climateChange_rollOver.mp4 Climate Change (~60 sec)
AKRL_1min_CR_05_flipcards.mp4 Vocabulary Flipcards (~60 sec)
AKRL_1min_CR_06_BadgeAndResources.mp4 New Badge Award (~60 sec)
Project Concept Designs
Reef Life Course Outline
Every module includes:
An opening by our guide and avatar, Scuba Tia
Interactive video lessons
Educational games
Open comprehension quizzes
Journal writing projects
Individual and group projects
Vocabulary words
...and much more
Scuba Tia, course guide
Module 1: Course Map
Module outline: learning objectives (CLO, MLO), formative materials, learning activities, formative assessments, summative assessments
