So after our class chat on Google+ I realize that my topic can be
much smaller. So I plan to explore how
to effectively use Prezi with the inquiry research class that I am currently teaching. My grade 6/7 students are exploring three grade
6 Science PLO’s on extreme environments. I am using the BCTLA’s Points of Inquiry model
to organize the student’s research process.
For their presentation the students will be creating a Prezi (2014) to
share their learning of a personal research question. I will be learning along with my students on
how to use Prezi.
I have a connection with a SD57 Professional Learning
Network (PLN) that is researching ways to meet the legal restrictions of
students posting online; while letting student’s take advantage online programs.
At this point, I have an approved waiver
to send home with the students. In the
fall, we worked on a number of Common Sense Media (2014) lessons on copyright,
internet safety and cyberbullying; or “Information Ethics” (LIBE477B course
content module 1). These lessons have
prepared the students to use their school email address to create an account to
access Prezi. However to minimize
off-task work, my plan is to let students use Prezi once they have completed
their RAN chart (Stead 2005), and articulated and researched an individual thick
question on an extreme environment of their choice. I plan to show them some Prezi presentations
so they can start thinking about how they may present the answer to their
question. Unfortunately, I haven’t done
this yet since the school computers need the flash driver updated before I can
show a Prezi.
I will be encouraging students to start with library books,
however much of their research will be online since they are comfortable using
computer. During their research I plan
to teach a lesson on search skills of key words and Boolean logic. When they start exploring their individual
question I plan to do a lesson on selection of authoritative websites and
author’s bias. An additional challenge
for these students is their presentation will be in French, so students will
either be translating English resources or searching for hard to find French
language resources at their reading level.
I think the outcome of this project will be to create my own
Prezi of the inquiry research process to present at my staff meeting. I can see that I will be learning alongside my students as they explore the potential of this presentation software. I think the staff may find an inquire research presentation informative since the changing Socials and Science curriculum (2013) which has a
strong focus on inquiry learning.
Possible Keywords:
Multimedia and students or learning
Multimedia projects and
students
prezi
presentation software and
students
References
BC Ministry of Education.
2013. draft curriculum for
science and socials. Retrieved Jan 15
from https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum.
BC Teacher Librarian Association (BCTLA) 2010. Points of Inquiry Retrieved Jan 18, 2014 from http://bctf.ca/bctla/pub/
Commonsense Media. 10
January 2014. http://www.commonsensemedia.org/ Stead, T. 2005. Reality Checks: Teaching Reading Comprehension with Nonfiction K-5. Pembroke Publishers, Markham Ont.
Great job! Your post clearly articulates your professional interests with good descriptions of potential pitfalls, as well as a great plan for reporting your experiences. I like your ideas for this project and your topics for further exploration. I hope that this Prezi project goes well, your PLN becomes bigger, stronger and more robust and that your fantastic references serve you very well. Great start to the course so far, and really looking forward to learning with you as we go!
ReplyDeleteYou might find you like Glogster too! It is an online tool where kids can create interactive informational posters. Www.glogster.com
ReplyDeleteHi Leisbet, I can see you have lots of good things happening in your library. I can sympathize with you in terms of finding suitable resources in French. It is not an easy task! Have you looked at the Pan-Canadian Science series in French, Eurêka? I like the series and find it at a suitable reading level for Immersion students. Not sure if they have Extreme Environments or not?
ReplyDeleteIt definitely is so much easier finding resources in English. Not sure how this would work in the library but when I was in the class, I tried to avoid using the word translate. I find too many students use the online translators/dictionaries and completely choose the wrong words and as a result the whole sentence/paragraph doesn’t make sense. After reading an English text, I want them thinking in French. In fact, I don’t allow them to use a dictionary at first. I would tell them if they don’t know the word, explain it. This definitely takes some modeling. You probably do this but I would brainstorm with them possible French vocabulary words pertaining to the subject area and have them up throughout the project for them to refer to. Good luck!