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Integrating Technology into Project Based Learning
1:1 Environment – Danville New Tech High School
Liana Alcantara [email protected] Drennan [email protected]
What do you hope to get out of this presentation?
What would you like to know about integrating
technology in your own classroom?
On Your Notecards….
Consider a job in the 21st century that does not use computers or
technology in some capacity
86% of businesses in the United States have a website or use
online resources and say that the Internet has changed the way
they do business. (Harvard Business School Study, 2010)
The Challenge…..
306,554 - The number of Iphone Apps available with the release of the Iphone
5S.
645,750,000 - People who are registered users of twitter.
500,000,000 - People who use Facebook
250,000,000 – People who access Facebook from a mobile device
700 Billion - Number of minutes per month Facebook users are online on that site
The Challenge……
• 1:1 Laptop Environment
• Echo and Google Docs
• Weighted Learning Outcomes
• Teachers as Coaches
• A New Culture
* All of this within a school district where 65% of its students come from low-income households
What is Danville New Tech?
Project Based Learning• Students engaged with rubrics• Collaboration• Scaffolding of tasks• Benchmark assessments• “Real World” authenticity and purpose
Culture• Trust, Respect, Responsibility
• Student Empowerment
• Regular student-student collaboration
• Teacher-student collaboration
Project Based Learning Environment
Technology• 21st Century computer skills• Encourages deeper learning• Multi-media class as a sophomore• Technology choice on final projects
Project Based Learning Environment
Technology is used only as a tool for deeper learning!
What is the difference between “doing projects” and “project based learning” (PBL)?• In PBL, the “Problem” is front-loaded
PBL Projects
Knows, Need to Knows, Next Steps
What is the difference between “doing projects” and “project based learning” (PBL)?• In PBL, the end is in mind early
PBL Projects
Rubric
What does PBL Look Like?
PROJECTINFORMATION
RESEARCH ANDINVESTIGATIONFORMAL
TEACHING
DRAFT SOLUTIONS
REFLECTION
FINALPRESENTATION
S
GROUPPLANNING
Teachers develop problems based on
content standards that students, working in
teams, develop solutions to. Teachers provide
coaching, assignments and direct instruction to address student needs.
• Begin with the end in mind
• Develop the scenario
• Craft a driving question
• Do a reality check – or two – or three
• Map the project
• Plan the assessment
• Receive critical friends (CFG) feedback
Beginning a PBL project
“What’s Next” Photoshop Project
E-Portfolio Project
Renaissance Festival (Website Banner)
Project Example Breakdown
• Breaking the Mold: Stereotypes and Spoken Word Poetry
• Entry Document and Rubrics
• Quickly go through Knows/Need to Knows/Next Steps
Using “Need to Knows” to Drive Instruction
“What is figurative language?”
“What is a theme?”
“How do I present a poem?”
Workshop on figurative language (simile, metaphor, hyperbole, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and personification)
Workshop on theme
Workshops studying specific poems, using empathy maps to explore poems
How can I use technology in my classroom today?
Quick and Easy• Require assignments emailed as
attachments
• Require students to create Google accounts and share documents
• Use school drive (Share Drive) and create a class folder
• Require students to use student drive (U: drive) or flash drive
• Require typed assignments (if lab space allows)
Once you’ve got your feet wet…
• Socrative• Many uses as in-class response
• Google docs writing activity• Write assignment in a Google Doc
• Share with instructor• Respond to student writing in real
time
• Require technology based visual aids for speeches/presentations (PowerPoint or Prezi)
More prep, but very rewarding
• Quizlet
• Class website (Wordpress or school hosted)
• Include daily agendas with links to homework/notes
• Create a class Twitter account
• Storm Board
If you’re looking to purchase…
Flip Cams•Great for student use•Easy downloading•Use to record student speeches and have students watch themselves/others and reflect•Students can use to create videos/PSAs for projects•Prices range from $100-$300
Questions and Answer Session
Contact Information:
Jana Drennan – Digital Media [email protected]
Liana Alcantara - English/Speech [email protected]