Projects+and+Production+-+Fire+Up+Your+Teachers+and+Students

Dr. Doug Doblar //Learning and Leading with Technology Sept/Oct 2010 pp. 14-17 "Where's the Beef"// //Teacher Tube//

What does a good project look like? "DD's thoughts - 1.Rigor and communication - 2.Reading and/or Writing fluency 3. Collaborate and/or Critique 4.Differentiated - No "finish line" 5. Creation and/or creativity 6. Not much detail - open ended
 * Designing A Good Project**
 * kids are engaged
 * original work, student generated
 * goal oriented
 * content should outweigh technology
 * robust digital projects
 * how to communication
 * projects always present a reason to read, speak, or write __fluently__
 * rehearse rehearse rehearse what they wrote
 * communication and fluency are very high
 * exposes kids to positive critique
 * individual slides allow kids to work at own pace
 * some use more technology than others - narrate, labels, sentences, paragraphs
 * kids love to have something to show
 * Britt purchased program called [|Comic Life] (not too pricey!)

How do I come up with a good project idea?
 * 1) More than one teacher will use it
 * 2) customizable
 * 3) manageable
 * 4) scaffolded
 * 5) supported
 * 6) students learn and remember AKSwith parents and admin.
 * 7) good PR

Process for creating projects - "KISS" 1.Start w/AKS What has to be learned Is it "fit" for a project 2.Come up w/natural medium or choice of media
 * Website
 * blog
 * PowerPoint

3.consider the audience How much detail What tech skills

4.End it! Get it in somebody's hands

Rule #1 - teachers will do it when you bring them the idea Rule #1.5 - how can I turn THIS into a technology project list ideas, menu, for 1st nine weeks (Dine In - labs / Dessert - grade level appropriate tech skills / Carry Out - classrooms) Rule #2 - If I need more than just the idea, then I need you to help A LOT; can you walk me through this really means can you carry me Rule #3 - I'm scared of looking stupid in front of my class Rule #4 - I want to do what _________did Other advice? know your teachers, who needs more help //For teachers// //For students//
 * Getting teachers to do tech projects**
 * Benefits of Projects**
 * kids work harder than you do
 * don't have to be "on"
 * reduction in discipline problems
 * differentiation easy to build in
 * engagement, rigor not guaranteed; depends on the project design
 * learn tech skills - sound import, video imports
 * creatio/creativity not guaranteed
 * meet me at my level