I have been working on my project to set up a story board and a hard copy of notes to give to each of my students. I will attach both of these items for other to see. On Thursday, I had my computer updated by our school district once again. I’e been waiting for this in order to finalize my thoughts on my project. Before, the students had the new iLife ‘08 software, and I had iLife’06. Now that we’re the same, I can better direct them. The pair of students working will each complete 4 sides. I have added an introduction page and a conclusion page. I’m using the conclusion page to have the students reflect on what they’ve learned. I’ve played around with the new Keynote this weekend, but my goal is to have the template for the students set up and ready to go by the end of this week. We are going to start the hard copy of the research this week. Also, I’m going to display an example using Pennsylvania as my state. I’m hoping this will direct them better. I was unable to upload my files to Lehigh’s server, so I’m going to attach my files. I hope it works!Hard Copy NotesHard Copy NotesHard Copy Notes!
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10/29/07 Assignment October 29, 2007
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10/22/07 Assignment October 22, 2007
I have learned a great deal from this class so far this year. There are many things out there that I never knew of or have seen before. Some of the things I have seen before, but have not had the opportunity to indulge in. One item that I would like to really get my hands on and use in my classroom was Scratch. I think that the kids would love using this, and it seems so easy to use. It would take a lot less teacher directive. I could definitely use this to have my students create an animated writing piece. Another item that I would absolutely love to use is the SmartBoard! We had an inservice on this product a couple years ago, but we were never given them. Since I don’t have overhead projectors that stay in the room, I could use the SmartBoard instead. I like how it’s very interactive, and the students could really get involved in it. The last item that I would like to try out, but don’t know how well it would work in the classroom is the Clickers. It would be interesting to see if I could easily assess the students this way, and how accurate it would be. I think the students would love this!
10/15/07 Assignment October 15, 2007
I worked more with our tech coordinator to get our template completed for the students. Since I was in the process of moving over the weekend, I am unable to look at my textbook to give specifics. I had to leave all my items in school for the substitute. Although, I am still looking at having 2-3 students in each group to research a certain state. They will each be responsible for completing between 2-3 pages of the Keynote PowerPoint. I’m looking to have the students find pictures that relate to what they are researching. For each picture, they will need to write in a fact or two. Along with the fact, the students will be recording their voices to give further information about their state. I’m refining all the details and hoping to start this with the students by the beginning of next week. I have to finish up my Science unit first.
10/8/07 Assignment October 7, 2007
I think I’ve finally narrowed down my ideas. I’m going to be doing this project on the Southeast Region of the U.S. The students are going to work in two or three’s to complete this project. They are each going to be assigned a certain state from the southeast region to complete research on. I will give them the guidelines for their research. The students will be completing their final project by using Keynote. The tech coordinator and myself are going to create a template for the students to use in order to eliminate some of the technical difficulties the students may encounter. I think it will make the process of this project go smoother. Instead of the students focusing on the technological details, I would like them to focus more on the content from the states.
10/1/07 Assignment October 1, 2007
I’ve now decided to change the tool I’m using for my presentation. I orginally thought it would be neat to try ComicLife, but the more I play around, I’m noticing I’m limited to what the kids can do. Therefore, I’ve decided to use Keynote. I can add sound, whereas in ComicLife I was unable to do so. I’d like the students to find pictures and information about the states. Also, I want them to have the opportunity to add their voice and sound. I will be able to accomplish this by using Keynote. I’m currently working on a sample for the kids to view and get an idea of what their end product should look like.
