It has been a busy few weeks! As we continued to move through the research stage of the project, we emphasized the importance of making connections with "experts" related to various topics. Students were encourgaed to e-mail, survey, and connect with indiviudals who have experienced different elements of 21st century learning.
Surveys Students created both paper and electonic surveys to investigate the attitudes, opinions, and experiences of peers and teachers. Topics included bullying, attidudes towards grades, and technology preferences. Students utilized GoogleForms and Office 365 to create electronic surveys. We would not recommend using Office 365 unless all participants are connected to Office365 as students outside of the district had issues accessing the survey. Video-conferencing We were truly inspired by Sylvia Tolisano's presentation at The Literacy Consortium, and we decided to follow her lead by making some connections outside of the classroom. We posted a question in the Mystery Hangout Google Community, and we were able to connect with schools in Arizona and Illinois. Our students collaborated on a GoogleDoc in preparation for the VideoConference (just like we did during Sylvia's workshop), and students were assigned specific roles. Although it was not possible for everyone to participate in each video-conference, students in all classes collaboarated on the GoogleDoc and findings were shared with all classes. E-mails , Interviews, and Classroom Observations Students were encouraged to connect with teachers and professionals who could share their expertiese and experiences. Students researarching the role of foreign languages observed a French class. Students researching 21st Century school libraries had the chance to connect with a school librarian in our district to and explore changes to the design and focus of libraries. Other students e-mailed technology teachers to ask for source ideas and develop an understanding of their perspective of 21st century learning. What's Next?
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