11/4/2014 November 4, 2014During today's class I pointed out to students that the brainstorming chart which had been due last week was still incomplete for many of them. In this document they set up a table with 3 columns listing ten items in each column - Things I Love to Do/Learn About, Things I am Good At, Things I Wonder About. What should be a quick list has actually stumped some of them. This is the first push to get them to "think outside the box" and stop thinking that the only areas in which they can excel are sports or academics. Some may be great at taking care of younger brothers or sisters or cheering up a friend who is feeling down. They don't realize that those personal traits are as important, or more so, than what grades might appear on a report card. On the other hand, some think they have many talents but aren't really curious about much beyond their own little life circle. This is also a push to think about the big picture, where do we fit in the scheme of things, what about global issues, and more. From there they viewed 4 videos relating to the topic of Genius Hour (activities all listed at Genius Hour Planning). Students who did not have time to view the videos in school are to finish viewing on their own before next week as we are moving on and there will be no more in class video time on this topic. By the end of class next week they are to have developed three proposals of what the final project will be. What will they learn and how will they share their learning? There will be extensive communication back and forth between us in the Google Doc and also in person one on one discussion to flesh out the actual project. An interesting side note regarding our work on Creative Commons: One of our students was surprised to find that the owner of the photo she had chosen to feature and write about was actually aware of her use of the photo and left a comment for her on the student's blog post. How did she know? I explained the concept of trackbacks and pingbacks, by which people who post and share can get feedback whenever someone links to their work. Could be a wake up call for using the image exactly the way the owner intended when they chose the licensing for their work! Comments are closed.
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