We spent time with students at Willow Spring High School today. They have been working on introducing and describing their family members and others that are important to them. The Digital Learning Coordinators and Ms. Porras collaborated to design project options that students could choose from.
Student Choice
We work along side of teachers to infuse technology into the curriculum. We always begin with looking at the learning objectives, goals, standards, and desired outcomes. We collaborate with teachers to provide students with choice when they are demonstrating what they have learned.
We ended up with five projects that vary in technology and characteristics. Students tend to gravitate toward various ways of expressing themselves. We demonstrated the five project choices and then supported the students as they began to work on their project.
Student Devices
When we designed the projects we used a criteria during the process. The first is that the project would focus on the learning outcomes and not the technology. Secondly, we wanted the students to be able to utilize their devices to create and communicate.
Maker
I am developing my understanding and experience with maker. There are many Digital Learning Coordinators that are well adept at maker. It was so fun to see it in action today. I noticed how it grabbed the attention and interest of so many students. They were very engaged and could have kept working if class had not ended. If you are interested in maker, contact you area Digital Learning Coordinator and request a collaboration. Here is our maker website with more details and information.
The Projects
All five projects include audio recordings of students speaking in Spanish while they introduce their family members or people of interest. Here is a copy of the five projects and the directions students need to follow. When you contact a DLC we will work with you to customize the projects/assessments based upon the standards, objectives, and outcomes. We will work along side of you to implement the projects/assessments and will build capacity in you to take the lead and continue the journey of technology integration.
