1. Resources should be considered before starting a project with students. These resources include but are not limited to: supplies, tools and materials. Also the use of technology, new technology and the access to technology. If something is new to the teacher or classroom an expert may be needed to help. People such media specialists and technology coordinators may be of need for the project.
2. Utilizing a project calendar that maps out different milestones along the length of the project will help keep you, the teacher, and your class on track. Depending on how large the project may be, creating smaller projects to complete that work towards finishing the final goal will help manage the project easier.
3. Some of the technology applications that can be used to help with a project includes: a Project Wiki, Photos/Flickr, Blogs, RSSfeeds, Skype and personalized web pages.
Creating a classroom garden is a yearlong project. This chapter relates to our project because in our project we will have to split it up into mini projects until we successfully reach our goal of selling the produce in our garden. We will also need to use a variety of technology tools in order to help our students plant their garden, successfully harvest their produce and then sell it.
The idea of utilizing a project calendar that maps out the different milestones. These project calendars can help teach students how to stay on track with other things besides school work; can help them manager their life.
ReplyDeleteComment to Kyla's RR: The idea of using your experts if you are not one yourself in a certain subject is one that I think teachers forget about a lot. We want to seem like we are capable of teaching anything, when we are not and sometimes we do need help. I also like the fact of creating smaller projects within one large one to have time frames and checkpoints for the students. Good Job!
DeleteI believe bringing in specialists around your school is very important because if we are not experts on a certain topic or technology then we should give the students the best education there is about that said area by bringing media specialists in, etc. I also really like the idea about breaking a larger project up into smaller ones. This can create a more in-depth view of the topic and gives the students opportunities to focus more on the details to bring them to that final idea.
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