This was my idea for our concept map. I made it on bubble.us it is free to us, however, to make something a group project or what not you have to pay. The bad news is, that I can only edit it :[
Thanks for creating the concept map! It looks nice, and I think it's a great start! If we were using this project in a classroom, would students be divided into groups where each group is assigned a city to research and present the history?
Yeah that is what my thought was, is that students would be split up into groups, and they would each do research on their assigned city. They then would be responsible for creating a powerpoint or presentation incorporating technology to report their findings to their classmates. This would hold each student responsible for doing their own research, as well as, working collaboratively with their group members. It also would give the students a chance to use technology as a tool to help enhance their presentation, along with, aiding them in delivering their content to their peers.
This looks awesome! Thanks for creating the concept map! I like your thoughts on having group members be individually responsible as well as being responsible as a group. Plus with having students research on their own their forced to read and comprehend material which would be part of cross curriculum learning. Would each student within the group have an assigned role or would they research the city on their own and as a group collaborate and make a presentation based of individual research?
I think each student should be assigned a portion of history for each city to research. Each student could be assigned a time period to cover, or the city history could be divided into subtopics such as: general history: founders, when?, economy, culture, famous people/inventions or companies, etc. These subtopics could be added to our outline under each city if we decide to go with this route.
Good start. Project-based Learning has some type of big celebration at the end .... once they have completed their portions of research, etc., what will they do with it? You might have a "living" museum where each student becomes a certain person or building. Invite friends, relatives, and community members to come to the "living" museum .... as people go by the students, tap them on the shoulder and they will tell facts about who or what they are .... you might have students dress the part .... another good part of the overall project.
I think that the "living" museum is an awesome idea! I work with kids everyday and that is something that sounds like it would gain their interest while they report what they have learned to the rest of their peers. Tapping into their creative and acting skills is a great way to keep them not only excited to share information, but also, to learn from their peers when they go through the museum.
Not to mention, with the "living" museum idea, kids are so eager to show off what they've learned to their parents. We all either remember or have seen how kids act during open houses at schools. I think this is a great idea and gives the kids a goal in mind as to what they're working for. I know in the beginning of this project I myself struggled a bit with what the goal of this project was. I'm one of those people that like to know what I'm working towards and I'm sure I'm not alone in this.
Thanks for creating the concept map! It looks nice, and I think it's a great start! If we were using this project in a classroom, would students be divided into groups where each group is assigned a city to research and present the history?
ReplyDeleteYeah that is what my thought was, is that students would be split up into groups, and they would each do research on their assigned city. They then would be responsible for creating a powerpoint or presentation incorporating technology to report their findings to their classmates. This would hold each student responsible for doing their own research, as well as, working collaboratively with their group members. It also would give the students a chance to use technology as a tool to help enhance their presentation, along with, aiding them in delivering their content to their peers.
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DeleteThis looks awesome! Thanks for creating the concept map! I like your thoughts on having group members be individually responsible as well as being responsible as a group. Plus with having students research on their own their forced to read and comprehend material which would be part of cross curriculum learning. Would each student within the group have an assigned role or would they research the city on their own and as a group collaborate and make a presentation based of individual research?
DeleteI think each student should be assigned a portion of history for each city to research. Each student could be assigned a time period to cover, or the city history could be divided into subtopics such as: general history: founders, when?, economy, culture, famous people/inventions or companies, etc. These subtopics could be added to our outline under each city if we decide to go with this route.
DeleteGood start. Project-based Learning has some type of big celebration at the end .... once they have completed their portions of research, etc., what will they do with it? You might have a "living" museum where each student becomes a certain person or building. Invite friends, relatives, and community members to come to the "living" museum .... as people go by the students, tap them on the shoulder and they will tell facts about who or what they are .... you might have students dress the part .... another good part of the overall project.
ReplyDeleteI think that the "living" museum is an awesome idea! I work with kids everyday and that is something that sounds like it would gain their interest while they report what they have learned to the rest of their peers. Tapping into their creative and acting skills is a great way to keep them not only excited to share information, but also, to learn from their peers when they go through the museum.
ReplyDeleteNot to mention, with the "living" museum idea, kids are so eager to show off what they've learned to their parents. We all either remember or have seen how kids act during open houses at schools. I think this is a great idea and gives the kids a goal in mind as to what they're working for. I know in the beginning of this project I myself struggled a bit with what the goal of this project was. I'm one of those people that like to know what I'm working towards and I'm sure I'm not alone in this.
ReplyDeleteI think the living museum is a neat idea too, so let's go with it.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like we're all in agreement! :]
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