ProjectLearn is designed to help you complete a technology Project with your students. You can also use this process as the basis for staff development on technology integration. Using this process during a semester-long course provides participants with a staff development experience that introduces them to the tenets of Project-based learning and leaves them feeling comfortable using and exploring technology on their own.
Students walk through the webquest and watch videos on different biomes. Students need to identify the organisms that would be at each level (producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, tertiary consumers, decomposers). Students will need to create an expository essay about ONE biome and describe the relationships between the organisms within that biome. Students also need to create 2 organism chains from 2 biomes using FRAMES. There are rubrics to go with this project, too.
The MegaPenny Project aims to help by taking one small everyday item, the U.S. penny, and building on that to answer the question: "What would a billion (or a trillion) pennies look like?"
"Design thinking is a methodology for creative problem solving. You can use it to inform your own teaching practice, or you can teach it to your students as a framework for real-world projects."
You can download high quality Vector and Web-Ready clipart for FREE. Ready-made pieces of printable art, such as illustrations, borders, and cartoons, that can be electronically copied and used to decorate your documents or projects.
Use the .WMF format for printing and use the .GIF image for Web sites, newsletters and other Web use.
Nowadays students have a variety of ways to show what they know and to express themselves. Let's take a look at sample projects and some of the hottest apps for showing, explaining, and retelling. These tools can turn students into teachers and are great for sharing their answers to a project's driving question.
Search Engine/Online Encyclopedia that is built for kids. Students can search by topic for encyclopedia like articles or additional links to websites of true kid friendly information.
Creative Educator focuses on effective ideas and strategies to foster creativity and engage students in the curriculum. Articles are designed to provide you with an informed and diverse view of today's educational technology field, including fresh ideas about project-based learning, classroom management, and creativity. The classroom stories illustrate how educators are already utilizing creativity tools in their classrooms and the lesson plans provide specific ideas, resources, and directions that make implementing creative work with technology even easier.
Many students are familiar with Ken Burns' groundbreaking documentaries. While many students dread writing biographies, asking them to transform their writing into a compelling digital documentary about a person's life helps motivate them to write.