This project was to create a digital story that answered a particular question pertaining to our different content areas.
So What:
This is a great tool for doing something creative with the research that has been collected. In general this is a great way for teachers to share their ideas with each other as well. This type of project can be used in so many different capacities.
Now What:
I really enjoyed completing this assignment. This is something that intend to bring into my own classroom. In history we spend so much time researching different topics and if students are simple asked to write paper after paper then they get bored and get less out of it. Having them do something like a digital story will help them put the history that they have learned into action. Essentially, they are bringing history alive. Students only tend to pay attention to information that they can relate to or/and they are enjoying learning.
This is also a great way to bring technology into the classroom. The fact is is that our society is going more toward a technology filled life then ever before. When I was in high school I remember when we got our first computer lab in our school. Now something like that pretty much comes standard. Some classrooms themselves come supplied with enough laptops for everyone in the class. This is such a great opportunity for students to learn about these kinds of technological advancements. This will in turn help prepare them for the ever-changing "real world"
This would also be a great opportunity to unite the department. Often times there are multiple teachers teaching the same subject. This way the teachers would be able to compare and contrast where in the unit each classes are. The teachers would be able to see whether or not they have truly understood the content that was being taught.
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