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21st century learning discussion boards session 3 wikis webinars challenge-based learning collaborative solutions VoiceThread

started by Mrs. Warner on 26 Sep 10
  • Christy McKinzie
    #3 Christy McKinzie on 29 Sep 10
     
    Challenged-Based Learning would work very well with my Honors Physics students. I will give my students materials, lab quests, probes, and they need to work together to create a problem that can be solved with the materials, procedures to solve the problem, work through the experiments, collect data, and analyze all of their findings. It would be very beneficial for the students to contact local scientists and engineers to understand how the problems relate to the real world and the materials they use in their fields.

    This implementation requires a ton of preplanning. All of the materials and technology pieces need to be collected ahead of time and need to be signed out for a block of class periods. This could create a problem with other teachers that need to use the materials. Also, many of the websites, web videos, animations, etc. do not work properly or do not work at all in the school. Time would also have to be set up in advanced to work with the members of the community.

    I foresee the students responding very well to the technology. Many of my students are working towards going to college for a math, science, or computer related field. Most of my students have computers at home, and some have laptops that they carry to and from school.
  • Jackie Davis
    #4 Jackie Davis on 29 Sep 10
     
    1. Group work, student - student, is used a lot in lab work in order for the students to gather data from an experiment and then analyze the information. I constantly have them working in pairs and then sharing the information with each other to branch out their understanding. This really helps students prepare for groups study session in college and meetings in the work place. They can take other's ideas and expand the information presented.

    2. Yes this would require time to set up the groups and the activity. This may extend a topic however the knowledge that the students get from doing a collaborative assignment is way more valuable and they will retain the information better because of .using multi-senses.

    3. The students would love to use the technology. They are very technology hungry and would rather take the time to set up the technology then to look in a textbook.
  • Robert Mryncza
    #5 Robert Mryncza on 29 Sep 10
     
    Student student would be the most practical for my class. Our topic are usually current and require various sources of information to get the total picture. Resources of different natures could be utilized by each group member and then they compare, critique, create a plan of action or possible solution. They would have know current trends and the most recent findings to come up with solutions.
    I also like the idea of the PBS Classroom 2.0 where you can interact with someone at other locations. I have problems taking students on field trips and this would be a way to bring the real world to my room. Also if you can ask questions that would be great
  • Karen Huggins
    #6 Karen Huggins on 29 Sep 10
     
    student to student is a great way for them to not only explore and share but by sharing their information and ideas they remember more. It is also a way for each student to use his/her abilities best.
    However after more exploring I think the multimedia would really benefit my students.
    As far as prep time, to begin would require a great deal but it would be time well spent.
    The response the my student is hard to determine. If I can make it easy effort to use in the beginning than I thjnk they would really be motivated. The problem will be their frustration levels.
  • Geoffrey Roe
    #7 Geoffrey Roe on 29 Sep 10
     
    The Eluminator Live which is a Webinar would work best in my classroom. I am in a trailer and the technology must be wheeled in and out every period. This technology allows the class the reach out to other people and techologies, expanding the capabilities of the classroom beyond the hardware that is in the classroom.
  • Althea Page
    #8 Althea Page on 29 Sep 10
     
    The webinars would work well in my classroom for business guest speakers. We would not be limited to speakers in the immediate Essex area, we can go outside the area, state, and nation. As Hilary explained to me, I can set up my classroom lab as a site to conduct a webinar throught Baltimore County as long as I give them the specifics a week or more in advance. Gee, PBWorks was created by a Kenwood graduate--might give it a try.
  • Kim Samele
    #9 Kim Samele on 29 Sep 10
     
    Googledocs would be a great option for ToK. I woud have to set up an account for the class and give the students the information on how to set-up their account.
    The students would have to input their email. I beleive that the students would be delighted with this option to submit their work.
  • Tammy Yost
    #10 Tammy Yost on 03 Oct 10
     
    The web conferencing project ideas would be a great tool in my Science classroom. My students could connect with other Baltimore County 7th grade Science classrooms since they are working on the same curriculum or even find other schools around the country with similar curriculum to add inquiry and interest in the learning process. The other idea I found interesting is the use of Google Docs in the classroom. I am giving a review session for an upcoming Short Cycle and feel that this would be a great way to assess what my students know prior to the test with immediate feedback. Plus, it gives the students the opportunity to step away from the pencil and paper routine of completing a study guide. The other aspect I found useful was the use of the wiki in my classroom. I recently updated my personal wiki for my students. I posted the address on the board and added the assignments we have already covered. It's been a tool for my students to use when they lose their work, need to redo an assignment, etc. Most importantly I would like to further investigate the challenge based learning idea.
  • john kucharski
    #11 john kucharski on 03 Oct 10
     
    1. The teacher-student and student -student collaboration is the one that I could see working in my ATA and ADA classes in that I already have students working on reports on computers in the classroom. I believe the Wiki will allow for better tracking of the students on what is being imputed on the project. Thus causing the students to be more involved and eliminate one student doing the project and the other student just relying on the good student doing the project.

    2. The implementation of the plan will require me to learn another software package in-order to not be stumped by my students since they expect you to have all of the answers or they feel you do not know your subject area.

    3. The majority will find it to be a new toy to learn and then learn how to use it in their school and personal life, if they are not using it already. The others will use it to make excuses; such as, they do not understand or want a step by step "show me."
  • k maddox
    #13 k maddox on 05 Oct 10
     
    The Wiki is something that I could see myself using in the classroom. I do many projects in class and this will allow my students to do some of them out of the classroom without worring about transportation issues. For any technology I use there will need to be some pre-planning to ensure that it will be used effectively by the students. The Wiki will also need to be set up but once that is done maintaining it and sending timely feedback will be the concern. Students in class will probably respond positively to the technology. Once it is taught and the procedure is practice I'm sure they will use it effectively and come up with ideas to use the Wiki for.
  • Angela Martinelli
    #15 Angela Martinelli on 06 Oct 10
     
    1. Which collaborative solution do you foresee being the most feasible to integrate into your classroom?
    I think a wiki would work wonders in my AP Human Geography class. Students could work on group projects (which we do very often), while in the computer lab, at different computers, or at home. I am also very interested in learning more about using Voicethread. I think that in certain units in my AP and my World History classes, that would be a great tool. For example, we do a culture unit in AP, and students could discuss their opinions on picture of life in different countries. In World, students could look at pictures throughout history and brainstorm a message that they think the picture is trying to convey.

    2. Would the implementation require any pre-planning?
    I would have to get accounts set up for both, Voicethread and Wiki. I would also need to set administrator setting for the Wiki. For Voicethread, I would have to become more familiar with the program. I learn best by "doing"

    3. How do you foresee your students responding to the technology?
    I think the students would love to use both of these programs. I think that they would pick up on both very quickly, but I think the wiki would be unfamiliar territory to them, and may take them a little to get comfortable with. But, I think they would appricate the tool once they figured it out.
  • Chris Gauthier
    #16 Chris Gauthier on 06 Oct 10
     
    I can foresee using Challenge Based Learning in my classroom. I have already experimented a few years ago using a Geometry curriculum from Carnegie Melon which was similar to the Challenge Based Learning. The students needed quite a bit of guidance at the beginning because they were not used to this type of learning, but I do believe that if they had been exposed to it before and were exposed to it afterwards they would have an easier time of it. The advantage of this type of learning is that students can work at their own pace. There was a computer program that went along with the curriculum that presented different problems to the students for them to solve. They responded very well to the program, in some cases even competing with their friends to see who could complete a unit the fastest. It did require some preplanning because I had to be familiar with the problems in their textbook as well as the computer program.

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