How To Get Started &
Some Thoughts/Tips


Overview:

As students publish their work/projects for others, they put their emphasis on becoming knowledge explorers. It allows them to be in control of their learning through hands-on exploration and inquiry. They begin to ask themselves pertinent questions about the topics they are studying. The emphasis is not on memorizing and repeating concepts.

When students see that others view their work on the WEB, it encourages them to submit better projects. They see their work as being valued and appreciated, and they are proud to showcase the work they have done.

How To Get Started:

Consider the following in your planning.


    • Decide on the learning standards to be addressed

    • Formulate the essential question/s

    • Establish what students will know

    • Determine what students will be able to do

    • Assign topics to students

    • Determine what the requirements are

    • Develop activities for the project

    • Decide the type/s of multimedia students will use

    • Teach students how to cite sources - images, videos, text, etc.

    • Determine what will be used for assessment

    • Determine how students share with you as you collate all the projects

Some Thoughts and Tips:

Other things to take into consideration:


    • Teacher does the publishing – is the gatekeeper

    • This protects the students

    • Students share projects with the teacher

    • Teacher gathers/collates the projects and publishes them on a class website or blog

    • Or, submits them to other sites that publish student projects

    • Permission to publish the students should be secured by each teacher

    • Links to YouTube videos can be managed by the teacher – link to videos via the teacher’s account

    • Teachers can include videos on the published websites:

        • teacher-made videos, teaching lessons

        • student-made videos, demonstrating what they’ve learned