Kiva Website- Kiva is an organization in San Francisco that makes microlending possible by pairing interested lenders in the developed world with entrepreneurs in need of loans in the developing world. While there are other sites and services that make microlending possible, Kiva is the largest.
Animoto Website- Animoto is a tool for making engaging online videos out of PowerPoint presentations. The reason that session presenter Bill Ferriter uses Animoto is because (1). it automates the transitions between images, resulting in a highly polished final product without needing a high level of technical skill and (2). it provides users with access to an extensive library of Creative Commons music.
Creative Commons Website- Projects that give students the opportunity to experiment with visual persuasion are perfect opportunities to introduce Creative Commons, a new form of copyright where creators grant permission to use their content in advance. This link connects to the Creative Commons website, where participantscan learn moreabout the different licenses used by content creators, where participantscan find a toolthat makes searching for Creative Commons content easier, and where participantscan watch a videothat explains just what the Creative Commons is.
Student Microlending Handouts-StudentMicrolending Handouts- While session be the most useful.
The following handouts are also useful: The Lending to a Group,Lending to a Woman, andGiving a Kiva Gift Cardhandouts are all useful for helping students to think through the most common choices Kiva lenders make. TheKiva Loan Reflection Organizercan be used to help students evaluate the loans that they have made and theMicrolending Self Assessmenthandout can be used to help students rate their progress towards mastering core academic outcomes during microlending projects. Finally, theDo Something Funny for Money Dayhandout introduces a quick fundraiser that groups interested in microlending can use to raise initial lending funds.
Creating Influential Visuals Handouts- While session presenter Bill Ferriter has created dozens of handouts for introducing students to the characteristics of influential visuals, participants generally find three to be the most useful. TheCharacteristics of Memorable Imageshandout asks students to examine the strengths and weaknesses of two student-made PowerPoint slides, theChecklist for Creating an Influential Visualhandout walks students through a series of questions designed to support the creation of influential visuals, and theExamining a Videohandout asks students to watch the Salem Middle School Poverty's Real video and identify the key structural elements of a persuasive video.
#SUGARKILLS as an Example of Good Technology Integration
The second example of good technology integration that session presenter Bill Ferriter will share with participants is a #SUGARKILLS project that he integrated into his science classroom two years ago. To learn more about the project and the role that it played in Bill's classroom, explore the following resources:
My Kids, a Cause and Our Classroom Blog- In this post written for Smartblogs Education, session presenter outlines the reasoning behind his #SUGARKILLS project, an effort to raise awareness about the amount of sugar in the foods that we eat every day that started after his studentsstudied the ban on sodathat the Mayor of New York City tried to put in place in 2013.
VoiceThread- VoiceThread is a service that allows users to engage in ongoing asynchronous conversations about topics of interest to them. What makes VoiceThread unique is that users can post text and/or video comments to presentations, making the conversations more personal and engaging to users.
Wordpress- While there are dozens of blogging tools to choose from, session presenter Bill Ferriter uses Wordpress for his classroom blogs. It is not an education-specific product, but it is probably the most widely-used blogging tool used beyond schools. That means the skills that Bill's students pick up while blogging in his classroom will translate to their work long after they leave his room.
Three Classroom Blogging Tips for Teachers- This link connects to a bit on session presenter Bill Ferriter's blog that details three important tips for teachers interested in tackling a classroom blogging project.
Blogging Resources for Classroom Teachers- Are you having trouble imagining just what role blogging can play in the classroom? Do you need a few examples of classroom blogging projects that might be worth pursuing? Not sure of just what blogging platform is right for you or your school? All of those questions are answered in this post from session presenter Bill Ferriter's blog.
projects, participants generally find
These handouts are also useful:TheTeacher Tips for Classroom posts on classroom blogs.
Participants also appreciate thisBlogging Tasks to Tackle handout (which details the kinds of roles that students can fill in group blogging projects), this Blogging Reflection handout (which asks students to identify the characteristics of high quality blog posts), and this Blogging Self-Assessment handout (which provides a sample of a tool that students can use to measure the progress that they are making towards mastering essential curricular outcomes during classroom blogging projects).
from Digitally Speaking
http://digitallyspeaking.pbworks.com/Creating%20Purpose-Driven%20Learning%20Experiences
No comments:
Post a Comment