What I've done to date with technology:
--The freshman I-Search Project includes researching on-line (Standard 3), evaluating websites' credibility and writing an MLA style bibliography (Standard 5). Students have imported graphics throughout their final 15-25 page written project. (1, 6) Students are required to conduct a survey and in the future, I'd have them use the internet to write and possibly distribute the poll. Many have created graphs online, of their poll results.
--A colleague and I applied for a grant for six digital video cameras to teach documentary making. (1-6) Until yesterday, I had no experience with i-movie and could not help students execute their films. However, using John Golden's book on "reading" films as literature, I did construct a great unit in which students analyzed film clips before making their own films. This unit would be a lot better if our school had more Macs and more students had access to i- movie.
In the future . . .
I'd like to find a Jeopardy game to help students review before tests. (1, 2) I'd also like to use podcasts for the 1920's group research project. I'm still not sure I want to respond to student writing digitally. Although I may be out-of-touch with current trends, I like the idea of them e-mailing me drafts and then sitting down with them to review them. I would, though, like students to respond to each other's writing on-line. Christina, is there a program for this or do they just blog?
I'm sure other ideas will occur to me when I return to the classroom.
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