Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Evaluating Introduction

Discussion Boards

Project: Students read the Cristian Science Monitor article "For Teens, Too Much TV Can Impair Learning Later, Study Says" and logged into an online forum to post if they thought the article was biased and why.
Tools: Computer or Laptop with internet access

Mind Mapping


Project: Create a diagram/mind map of a character in a book.

Tools: Computer or Laptop and Mind mapping software (Inspiration was used in this example).

Blogging/Critical Commenting

Project/Idea: Students were asked to look at a cartoon and comment on whether they agreed with the statement.
Tools: Computer or Laptop and a Blog