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I previously vented my frustrations about the losing so much time to preventable problems while doing my first video project, though despite these issues I decided to give it another go. I feel the project design is pretty strong, so I didn’t want to just scrap it because of some technical issues. After today’s “Grand Premiere” [...] Originally written as a guest post over at Free Technology for Teachers. Last semester I had students create videos that creatively describe the families of elements despite a lack of much in the way of digital video hardware, software, or technical support. There were some challenges along the way, but overall I found the project to be [...] I’m trying to convince my district to lax their filtration policies. Currently all blogs, social media sites, image hosting or searching sites, and many other online tools are blocked. I’ve met with and sent out emails to our tech directors and principals explaining my concerns. So far I haven’t received any response to my emails and [...] A snippet from a conversation I had with a student this morning: Student: “This project is long.” Me: “That’s why I gave you so many days in class to work on it. I wanted you to have time to make it excellent.” Student: “Yeah, but this project is taking longer than when we just used PowerPoint. Then we’d just [...] I’ve made the switch. This year I’ve been using a cumulative project in lieu of a traditional written test, and at this point I believe that the projects are a better indicator of student knowledge than the old examinations. Students have just started working on their final projects for the 3rd Trimester. So far, I’m impressed. Day [...] |
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