21st Century Learning-Connecting Students- Day Three

Posted on August 10th, 2007 in HS Technology, HS tech, HSNF by Nicole



Ok here is my summary (finally!) of day three… of the

HSNF Conference

Connecting Session

By the way …if text is blue–click it- its a link

Questions for us teachers…

  • How are we going to use the tools we have?
  • What is the core curriculum?
  • What is the best way to find out what kids have learned?

Next

Groups have to finish this sentence..

“Students learn best when”..

Some answers were when lessons are:

  1. engaging
  2. relevant
  3. personal
  4. Student are given ownership of the content

21st Century Learner Learns Best because

  • Engaging students schema
  • Constructivist theory of learning can now be really implemented. We now have all the web tools to truly do it.
    • Resources are all there on th web and have been created by other teachers
    • Rip Mix Learn – use best minds resources and make lesson plans
    • Students are going to expect more of us

Ways to use Blogs/Wikis/Podcasts

Each content area shared ideas of how to use tools in different ways.

Technology:

  • Reverse mentoring:
    • students help tech-phobic teacher while teacher helps kids with content.

Science

  • podcasts
    • create glossary
    • create instructional video put on own wiki or blog
    • have Wiki Wednesday:
    • write own science articles on blog

    English

    • journal about novels
    • blogs with other districts

    Wikis

    • create a class soundtrack
    • wiki with literary elements with pictorals
    • jigsaw: visit each groups wiki and deepen the response to questions
    • elluminate: meet up with students around globe
    • Second Life create: avatar and create plays
    • Flickr: take picture and create story using six words with capture, work with Art classes and post around school. Create hotspot over picture label and identify picture. Narrate what is going on in picture with hotspots.

    Business Education

    • connect with students in other countries and get take on current events
    • Use wikis to educate teens and community on consumer/credit info
    • Business problem of the day: creative problem solution for a entrepreneurship unit

    Foreign Language:

    • Students created podcasts in that language
    • Students fill in chapter outline together
    • Twitter: language practice
    • elluminate: talk with college students and native speakers

    Physical Education:

    • collaborative fitness portfolio

    Social Studies

    • Blog: Have a simulated dinner conversation between historical figures

    Math

    • collaborative review chapters
    • set up time for students to blog (write and discuss) about math problems

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