I am planning my second technology lesson today. As I work with 8th graders, our project focus is going to be on "transitions"...specifically what, when, why we experience them in life. Students are going to reflect on their upcoming transition to high school and write a short paper on their thoughts, feelings, fears, hopes etc.
Technology-wise, students are going to blog about the definition of transition and what that means to them. Read and answer other students' blogs. Finally, students will use Wordle and Glogster to graphically represent their upcoming transition to high school.
I believe this project will address literacy and ITSE standards. "By multiple definitions, literacy boils down to learning to be independent, aware and productive citizens. A true-to-life project naturally involves opportunities for learners to become literate in the 21st-century sense of the word..." (Reinventing Project-Based Learning, 2007, p. 49)
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