This is an example of a traditional lesson that I added technology to very easily. The lesson plan is in the attachments. My class went through the writing process to create their New Year's resolutions. When they finished their traditional "stepping into New Year's" bulletin board activity, we then digitally captured their voices in Audacity. Students then created their own Resolution Page in Glogster.edu.
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were better prepared for class, and learned significantly more than students who worked on their own
The open source movemen
both the content and the process by which it is created are equally visible, thereby enabling
a new kind of critical reading
almost a new form of literacy
John Dewey called “productive inquiry”—that is, the process of seeking the knowledge when it is needed in order to carry out a particular situated task.
New Tools for Extending Education: Social Learning Online
The experience of e-learning for many has been no more than a
hand-out published online, coupled with a simple multiple-choice quiz.
e-learning
2.0
combines the use of discrete but complementary tools and web services - such as blogs, wikis, and other social software - to support the creation of ad-hoc learning communities.
We are going on a field trip on 10/ 8. Each student will have a digital camera/video camera to take pictures on the trip. When they return they will need to answer three of the index cards and create their own glog with their own text/pictures and videos. Great way to followup a field trip!
I have a class set of Bean Sprout and Cabinar camera's so each student has one to take digital pictures. I also have 13 GFM DV-150's which students pair up to take videos and digital pictures. The first field trip was quite a success using this assignment. My students were engaged and asked very pointed questions. The tour guide commented how well prepared they seemed, and how great their questions were. I plan on doing the same type of assignment when we go to the Natural History Museum next month.