Technology can be used in a lot of ways to encourage students to be reflective and evaluate their own strengths. Using a classroom blog is a perfect example. Students can organize their work, give feedback, and respond to feedback from others. Before and after projects students should complete self evaluations. Self evaluations help students think about their capabilities and how they feel about their own learning.
There are many ways to get students minds ready for a project. First you want to tap into students prior knowledge. You want to give the idea of the project time to settle in the students imaginations. Encourage students to explore and think about the topic and to discuss it with friends. Using discrepant events and role-playing are two other ways to get students wheels turning.
It is very important to teach the fundamentals first. Before beginning a project tap into your students prior knowledge and think about the prerequisite knowledge or skills they will need in order to accomplish their goals.
Students must be prepared for the technology that will be incorporated into the project; this is how the project will get done. Sometimes this will require advanced planning and other times the students will learn on their own or with other students. Some effective ways to do this are to let the students just play with the technology or tap into an expert for advice. Teachers will have to comfortable with the technology as well because demonstration of the tools is also effective.
To promote inquiry and deeper learning students should be guided as they choose questions, plan investigations, and begin to put their plan into action. Projects should be complex and engaging.
The concepts in this chapter are very closely related to our project. Kids are going to be introduced to technology and we want to keep our kids interested in the project and promote deeper learning.
No comments:
Post a Comment