1. Discussion on the items that should be considered before starting a project with
students.
Before starting a project with students, you should consider the type of resources you will need and how they will support your project. You should also consider what type of materials you will need. See what materials are available at school or offered by parents and other class supporters. Consider what type of technologies your project involves and if they are new to either your students or both you and your students. Will your students need access to your experts to answer questions? Also consider ways to engage with experts in person and from a distance. Consider who else is able to help you in the project; media specialist, technology coordinator, etc.
2. Discussion on teachers’ and students’ management needs.
Effective management skills are essentials to students, it will support them throughout
their education and beyond. Teaching your students to become effective managers of
their own time will be an overarching goal of any projects. IF the project is going to last
a couple of weeks, chunk big tasks into smaller, more manageable pieces. Learning a
management system can offer students and teachers ways to organize all the
components of the project.
3. Discuss some of the technology applications that should be considered for use
in a project.
Technology applications that can be considered for your project is an assortment of web-based applications and services to suit the needs of your project. There is the option of linking a set of tools together in a wiki, and associate them with a blog. A blog is a web page that is easily edited.
4. Discussion on how concepts in this chapter relate to your topic/project.
Technology applications, like a blog, can relate to my project. It is an easy way to communicate ideas and progress with both students, parents, other teachers, and the community.
I liked what you said about teachers' and students' management needs. I also talked about the overarching goal of any project is to teach students management skills. But I thought you had a great point when you suggested breaking down the project into smaller more manageable tasks if the project had an extensive timeline. The best way to show students how to manage their work is to do it as a teacher, and they can experience it firsthand in the project.
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