Reading Reflection #6

There are many tools that students can use to reflect and evaluate their strengths. They can create a blog, this is where they can post and reflect over time about what they are learning. There is a website called ProfilerPRO. This is an online survey tool that allows you to identify the learning characteristics of an individual and also among members of a group. It can identity interests, strengths, and weaknesses. Last, is a tool called SurveyMonkey. Which is an online survey creator. Student can use this tool to track tends and help students see how their self-assessment compares to larger groups.

            To get the students in the right mind set for a project, there are a few things that you can do. Let them use their imagination at first. Encourage the students to explore and thing about the topic and to talk about what they think with other classmates. Before you begin a project, bring it up in class discussions little by little and see what students already know about the topic and it will get them thinking before you even tell them about the project.

            Teach the fundamentals before you begin a project. When students are aware of that they know and don’t, they can establish a point of departure and sense of purpose for the project. Also, give your students the assessment rubric for the project. This way they know what you are looking for and they can look ahead of what they will be doing in the project.

            To prepare your students to use technology there are some steps that you can fellow. Set up a technology playground, let them explore and use the technology before you start the project. Tap the student’s expertise; let the students teach each other how to use the technology. Introduce project management tools; make a project log for the students to record their progress. Last, demonstrate, show the students how to use technology for the project, show them step by step how to do an example so they have a reference for when they do their projects.

            Guide students as they choose questions, plan investigations, and begin to put their plan action. Help the students think of skilled questions they could ask experts.

            From this chapter there are a few concepts that we can use in our project. The students will be creating a survey for other students to complete based on what students thought about our recycling program. They could use SurveyMonkey. Also the students could create a blog from the students in Japan to see what our students are doing. Last we will be having experts come in and talk with out students, we can guide the students to think of skilled questions they can ask them.