TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED LEARNING
Demonstrate overall knowledge and integration of material studied in class and from the texts, use one of the following and demonstrate/report results:
write a report
do a photo essay
compile a scrapbook
build a model
put on a live demonstration
do a statistical chart
keep a journal
record interviews
design a mural
develop a simulation
set up an experiment
do a mind-map
engage in a debate
produce a videotape
develop a musical
choreograph a dance
create a rap or song
one of your own design
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And some additional ideas:
- Write and Illustrate an eBook
- Draw or Paint a Picture
- Make Comic Strip
- Do an Animation
- Create a Data Visualization
- Create a “Media” Presentation
- (must include at least two different types of media – photo, images, audio)
- Keep a Blog
- Make a Game
- Make a Timeline
- Make a Google Earth Trip
- Make an Online Quiz
- Compose a Musical Composition
- Make an Audio-Media Message
- Create an Infographic
- Make a Book Trailer
- Create a Stop Motion Animation
- Create a Technology Enhanced Scavenger Hunt
- Create a Mobile App
- Organize and Film Flash Mob Performance
- Build a Project in a 3D Virtual Environment
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You could present your project to the class. Allow up to 15 minutes. Grading criterion may include:
- Neatness and Professionalism- clean, professionally presented, easy to view, free of grammatical and spelling errors
- Integration of Class Content – demonstrates an integration and understanding of class content and your research findings.
- Quality of Content – the content demonstrates mastery and insights into the subject matter.
- Creativity and Insight – Materials demonstrate creativity and insight about self and course material.
With multiple choices in ways to demonstrate your knowledge, the evidence of your learning is more accurate. You actually become the expert through the learning process. This assessment isn’t just a fancy term for a presentation at the end of a unit. To actually engage in an authentic celebration is to witness a true display of understanding.
Technology provides additional ways and opportunities to differentiate instruction based on content, interest, and ability. Choice menus give you the opportunity to self-select activities that are best suited to your interests and ability. The result is an engaged and motivated learner with resultant products that when shared in the classroom have personalized and passionate characteristics.
Options that are technology-enhanced include:
Create a Series of Word Clouds
Wordle – http://www.wordle.net
ABCyaWord Cloud – http://www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htm
Imagechef– http://www.imagechef.com/ic/word_mosaic/
Tagxedo– http://www.tagxedo.com/
Write and Illustrate an eBook
Storyjumper – http://www.storyjumper.com/
Storybird – http://storybird.com/
Make Comic Strip
Make Beliefs Comix – http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/
ToonDo – http://www.toondoo.com/
Do an Animation
GoAnimate – http://goanimate.com/
Scratch – http://scratch.mit.edu/
Doink – http://www.doink.com/ (needto be 13 years old or older)
Xtranormal – http://www.xtranormal.com/ (needto be 13 years old or older)
Create a Data Visualization
Create a Graph – http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx
Create a “Media” Presentation
Prezi – http://prezi.com/
Glogster – http://edu.glogster.com/
Animoto – http://animoto.com/
Render Forest - https://www.renderforest.com/
Keep a Blog
Kidblog – http://kidblog.org/
Edublog – http://edublogs.org/
Make a Game
Game Mechanic – http://gamestarmechanic.com/
Sharendipity – http://www.sharendipity.com/
Make a Timeline
Timetoast – http://www.timetoast.com/
Make a Google Earth Trip
Download Google Earth – http://earth.google.com/
Make an Online Quiz
Quiz Revolution- http://www.quizrevolution.com/
Compose a Musical Composition
Audacity – http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Make an Audio-Media Message
VoiceThread – http://voicethread.com/
Blabberize – http://blabberize.com/
Woices – http://woices.com/
Voki – http://www.voki.com/
Create an Infographic
Teaching WithInfographics | Places to Start = http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/teaching-with-infographics-places-to-start/?partner=rss&emc=rss
Seeing the Future! A Guide to Visual Communication http://www.howtoons.com/?page_id=1455
Make a Book Trailer
How to Make a BookTrailer – http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/How+to+make+a+book+trailer
Book Trailers – Moviesfor Literacy Examples –http://www.homepages.dsu.edu/mgeary/booktrailers/default.htm
Create a Stop Motion Animation
Claymation and StopMotion in the Classroom http://sites.google.com/site/movies2bmade/
The ClayAnimator – http://clayanimator.com/english/menu.html
Create a Technology Enhanced Scavenger Hunt
QR Code Scavenger HuntExample – http://scls.typepad.com/techbits/2010/06/the-qr-code-scavenger-hunt.html