Can I use this idea for my PBL project?

.....Just for fun :D

Hope you'll like this VDO, it's very funny.

PBL lesson plan - I read, U learn

I found this project idea from RFB&D^® Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic^®: Building Bridges Between Print Disabilities and Educational Success

RFB&D^®, a national nonprofit, volunteer organization, is the leading accessible audiobook library for students with disabilities such as visual impairment or dyslexia. With titles available in every subject area and grade level, RFB&D's digitally recorded audio textbooks help students challenged by the printed page.

I read, U learn project reading and recording for the Blind & Dyslexic^® who learning through listening via leaning center website. This project, Students 10^th grade in social study class will search for the book that they are interested in and suited for the blind & dyslexic. Then, they create audiobook by record their reading via web2.0 audio tools and upload to website that teacher and students create for this volunteer project. This website will be e-learning center that not only provide the project team or any volunteer to record and upload audio files, but also people who wants to learn through listening can download the audiobook.

PBL lesson topic ideas

What is PBL? and how to teach PBL in classroom? It's still complicated for some people, same as me. Until lately, I found the interesting PBL introduction that made me got the idea better from utopia.org and I think it will clarify you.

Why Teach with Project Learning?: Providing Students With a Well-Rounded Classroom Experience

"One important role the teacher plays in a PBL lesson is in helping students see the parallels between the project and similar real-world projects" (Moursund, D. 2003).

Teacher should pick the topic that student interesting. It has to build the new knowledge from the prior knowledge construct. You may interested in this VDO which is the classroom demonstration of hands-on activities that approach to PBL An Introduction to Project Learning | Edutopia

Inquiry-Based Learning The process of inquiring begins with gathering information and data through applying the human senses -- seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, and smelling. A complex process is involved when individuals attempt to convert information and data into useful knowledge. Useful application of inquiry learning involves several factors: a context for questions, a framework for questions, a focus for questions, and different levels of questions. Well-designed inquiry learning produces knowledge formation that can be widely applied.

www.globalschoolnet.org is a good website for teacher to search for the project and activity. It has a bunch of project registry. You can search or select projects associated with the criteria or features. I found interesting some PBL projects from this website that maybe gives you the idea for your own project.

• Changing seasons by Gina Mcgee

This project is suited for age 5-9. Students watch how the seasons change around the world. Participants will take a photo once a month and upload it to an online photo album. Descriptions of field trips, favorite months and artwork are also displayed.

I think this project encourage student to learn about the nature. Also, they will develop skills in observation. This is a very interesting topic to learn because the season changes every 3 to 4 months, so it will urge them to find the cause and effect. Moreover, this project requires student to upload online photo album which they can exchange the data and opinion to other students. Absolutely, this project will be world wide.

• Crossing borders

Crossing Borders is an opportunity for children around the world to learn about world geography, world cultures, and to make new friends.The "People Connection" is an important bridge to world peace and understanding between people of all nations. In this project, children in classes around the world would be invited to participate with other classes in an exchange of information.

In my opinion crossing borders provide the opportunity for students to learn more about the countries in the world and to learn the different culture and social. I think teacher should make a conditional that students have to choose the country that they interested and never known the information about it. This is gonna be fun.

Web 2.0 Tool Vedio Screening

Kideos is a safety video online channel for kids. All videos have monitored by The Video Advisory Council before broadcasting. Parent will have more confident that their children will get through the reliable medias while have fun on Kideos. Kideos has 22 categories of videos whereas each section will contain many short video clips as an alternative. Kideos can be used with Jig SawII strategies. Teachers and parents can work in a small group to share and provide more videos that are appropriate to their children. Then, they can divide the task by working on the assigned catagories, for instance, songs, kid movies, etc. Also, Teachers and parents might set up the due date in order to monitor the group work. They can share videos that are intersing. Then, group should spend time together to screen all videos before post on the website. This strategy will enhance to useful of this website and also expand all children acknowledgement who access this media channel.

Project-Based Learning Introduction

I'm familiar with project-based learning but in early childhood education field not in IT filed. This kind of learning technic is one of the most effective technic to teach the kindergarten. From my school experiences I think it works very well with kids who have short concentration. After I glanced this chapter I wonder how this PBL different from what I had ever learnt, so this kinda interesting to me to embrace my prior knowledge with the new one, especially in IT field that is focused on this book.

This is the important ideas of PBL

1. Learner centered.

• Students have a voice to choose the content area and projects they want to do.
• Focusing on ensuring that student understand the purpose of what they are doing and what it is. Also they need to know how will they be assessed and help to set the assessessment goals.
• PBL contribute to learner motivation and active engagement.

2. Problem or task oriented.

• Most lessons should contain an emphasis on both lower-order and higher-order knowledge and skills but every PBL lesson should include an emphasis on higher-order knowledge and skill.

3. Authentic assessment is an important component of PBL.

• Students understand goals, evaluation and assessment in a project clearly.

References

Moursund, D. (2003). Project-based learning using information technology. Oregon: International Society for Technology in Education.

More Information about PBL Introduction

My PBL experienced in high school

• When I was in secondary, most of my classes are teacher-center which used to be effective but it's boring. Only in sociology class that teacher applied PBL with our class. She assigned us a group project which we had to do everything by ourselves from the beginning to the end. Teacher did not help us anything but give us clues and directions. We did lots of research before decided to pick the topic, then find the data, created presentation, and presented to class. That was my first time to learn how to do research from internet and learn how to work with power point. First, I don't like this kind of activity but after a while, I felt that I gain lots of knowledge, skills, and experiences by searching and doing by myself. How PBL was work with my class is getting whole class' attention and everybody gained the knowledge much more than just sit and listen.

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