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Diary of an Engaged Learner

Diary of an Engaged Learner. Susan Brandon Instructional Technology Specialist @ ga_techiegal Danielle Abernethy Tech4Learning Integration Specialist @ dabernethy. Who Are Your Presenters?. Danielle Abernethy Educator Tech4Learning Integration Specialist. Susan Brandon Educator

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Diary of an Engaged Learner

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  1. Diary of an Engaged Learner Susan Brandon Instructional Technology Specialist @ga_techiegal Danielle Abernethy Tech4Learning Integration Specialist @dabernethy

  2. Who Are Your Presenters? Danielle Abernethy Educator Tech4Learning Integration Specialist Susan Brandon Educator Technicator @dabernethy @ga_techiegal

  3. So Why Are We Here? • A. The Bernajean Porter & Tony Vincent sessions were full. • B. We thought you were giving away an iPad mini. • C. This isn’t the lunch hall? • D. We want to learn more about engaging students through digital learning.

  4. Resources For This Session created with: http://qrcode.kaywa.com/

  5. Where this all began… Research Reports With Students: • Look up info • Take notes • Write report • Read report aloud • Watch students (& teacher)zone out • Repeat throughout the year as needed AKA: Vicious Research Cycle

  6. Can Research Be Fun?

  7. Try #1 (Getting the Facts)

  8. Result Chimpanzee Project

  9. Teacher Reflection… • Nice music… Now, what about the content? • My kiddos had so much fun doing this project, but was it meaningful? • What else can I do to REALLY help them understand this process?

  10. Big 6 Research Skills http://big6.com/

  11. Are All Websites Created Equal? Website Test- Using Online Resources (Adapted/ Condensed Information from Common Sense Media.com- Test Before You Trust Activity) http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/ 25-30= You’ve got a winning site! 15-24= Proceed with caution. 14 or less= Sorry, this is not the best site to use for research.

  12. Research PROJECT FOCUS: Students will learn about the ‘BIG 6’ research process PROJECT PARTS: Connection to History- Research- Part 1 of Project Connection to Current Times- Part 2 of Project Connection to Learning-Visual Product- Part 3 of Project PROJECT GUIDELINES:See Website Resources

  13. Techie Tip App: Notability (.99)

  14. Timeline- Getting Organized

  15. Task Definition & Resources Step #1-Task Definition (The event in history I will focus on): Steps #2 & #3- Information Seeking Strategies (Resources used to complete this project): *You need to have a minimum of 3 Resources. You are welcome to use more-See Mrs. B for another sheet if needed. Resource #1 is a: ___ Book ___Encyclopedia ___ Website Author's Last Name: ___________________________ First Name: ________________________ Date Published: ________________________________________________________________ Title of Article: ________________________________________________________________ Place Published (books only): _____________________________________________________ Publisher (books only): __________________________________________________________ Volume Number (encyclopedia): _______________ Page Number(s): _____________________ The URL (websites only) is http://___________________________________________________ Date of Access: _________________________________________________________________

  16. Techie Tip

  17. Factual &InterpretiveQuestions Step #4: (Taking Notes from Resources) Location and Access

  18. Techie Tip App: Side By Side (free)

  19. 1. Think about the research process… A. What do you think went well?   B. What would you improve upon for next time? 2. Think about the visual product you created to represent your research… A. What do you think went well? B. What would you improve upon for next time? Student Reflection View 3 Other Projects

  20. Student Examples

  21. Student Reflections About These Projects Why Wixie?

  22. Try Wixie Out! https://www.wixie.com/

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