For my lesson plan, there are many things that I want to incorporate, but know that time will be my biggest enemy. My concern now, after reviewing all of my newly found knowledge, is how to use all of my technological ideas, while ensuring that the students are creating quality projects.
One of my ideas is to use three thirty minute blocks to introduce the students, and get them familiar with how to use the blog site. During this time, the students will be allowed to use the site to post questions or concerns that they have, and find resources for their specific topics. By providing initial resources, students do not have to "reinvent the wheel," and will have maximum time to work on their projects without having to hunt for sites (students will still have to provide two additional resources).
Second the students will be given three thirty minute blocks of instruction on how to use and create pod casts. I have noticed that many of the students now come into the classroom knowing how to use the technology better than I do. These time blocks will give me time to introduce them to the podcast, and if familiar, time to introduce them on how to add pictures and create a better podcast.
Last, the students will have to produce a PowerPoint presentation. In this presentation the students will have to embed links, music, and pictures. In previous PowerPoint presentations, the students only had to create the "basic" presentation. Now the students will have to use more of the functions provided by PowerPoint to get credit for their project. In this manner, students are now creating, or learning to create, presentations that will be acceptable in college.
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