My academic students finished reading Mississippi Trial, 1955 and my pre-AP students finished their book clubs. Each of these books was related to slavery and/or the Civil Rights Movement.
Students responded to blogs and led discussions on our class Ning and in the Ning book club groups.
Throughout our class discussions and the book club group discussions, students learned from the novels and from each other. Because the students seemed to have a growing fascination with this period of history, each group chose a topic that they wanted to research. After researching on the internet, students created Animoto videos to present their information to the rest of the class.
I was so proud to see my students going above and beyond my expectations. The students were so thrilled to create videos, and they went out of their way to learn new things.
Language Arts Technology Team Goals
1) Increase student engagement, active participation, cooperative learning, higher level thinking, and student success.
2) With regular access to technology resources such as Dell Netbooks, iPod touches, and Flip video cameras, students will be eager to respond to what they have read and can listen, view, or respond to other students' responses, as well.
3) Students will receive preparation for college and workplace writing by using technology for all steps of the research and writing proces, as well as for collaborative and individual projects.
2) With regular access to technology resources such as Dell Netbooks, iPod touches, and Flip video cameras, students will be eager to respond to what they have read and can listen, view, or respond to other students' responses, as well.
3) Students will receive preparation for college and workplace writing by using technology for all steps of the research and writing proces, as well as for collaborative and individual projects.
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