Thursday, October 15, 2009

Re: any ideas for a 1 shot computer class?

I would create an information literacy curriculum like we use with 7th and
8th grade students.
Deb

Debra Cusack
Director of Instructional Technology
The Gordon School
dcusack@gordonschool.org
401.434.3833

A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>I would probably do a project based assignment using technology.
>
>- Make a quick film
>- Make a radio podcast
>- Do something neat with photoshop
>- Put a computer back together
>- Solve puzzles by finding information online besides Googling everything
>
>
>Brian Lee
>Manlius Pebble Hill School
>
>
>
>> From: Amy Brudin <abrudin@stab.org>
>> Organization: St. Anne's-Belfield School
>> Reply-To: <abrudin@stab.org>
>> Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:29:00 -0400
>> To: <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
>> Subject: any ideas for a 1 shot computer class?
>>
>> I'm in an interesting position. I've been given a 45 minute class period
>> with 5th graders to do a "computer class." I will see a group of
>students
>> (16) for one class session roughly once a month. Any suggestions on
>what I
>> should do? The class will be completely stand alone - meaning no
>followup in
>> any other academic class. I'm also concerned about how much they'll
>> remember, so I'm thinking that I'd like to do topics that don't
>necessarily
>> build on each other. I WOULD like to do activities that would spark some
>> interest & that some (or even many) students would WANT to continue
>after
>> the class was over. I've got about 6 45 minute periods to fill up over
>the
>> course of this academic year. What would you teach?
>>
>> Amy Brudin
>> Technology Resource Coordinator
>> St. Anne's-Belfield School
>>
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