Integrating Technology in your Classroom

SESSION 1
Project Based Learning

• What is Project Based Learning?
   
• How can we use Technology?
   
• Searching the internet
   
• Planning for week 2
   

This session our focus is going to be on Project Based Learning.  We will look at the benefits and examine the proper design of a project.  We will also look at examples of WebQuests before beginning to design our own projects.

Resources:
 

• PBL - Design principles for effective project-based learning
  
• WebQuest - Explanation of inquiry-oriented online tool for learning
  
• Building Blocks of a WebQuest - Explanation of each section of a WebQuest with examples
  
• Project-Based Learning using a WebQuest - PowerPoint Presentation by C. Rattray Samuel
  
• WebQuest Template - Template to create a WebQuest in PowerPoint
  
• Project-based Learning
  http://www.edutopia.org/teachingmodules/PBL/whypbl.php
  
• Designing Your Project
  http://www.pbl-online.org/pathway2.html
  
• The Research Cycle - A model for developing research projects
  http://fromnowon.org/ascd.html
  
• Project Approach - A list of projects you can read about
  http://www.project-approach.com/examples/projects.htm
  
• WebQuests
  http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/webquests/index.html
   

Assignments:

• Think of a project that you'd like to use with your class that incorporates the use of technology. Start working on the project using WebQuest Template (link above) and bring to Session 3.