Six Simple Steps Integrating Technology into Project Based Learning Presented by Maria DeSimone Prepared by Lia Lambrides & Denise Lewis NYC DOE Region 7 Technology Staff Developers November, 2006

Why teach with Project Based Learning? Teach to the standards Engage students with real-world scenarios Focus on meaningful and essential understanding Support basic literacy skills Evaluate with high quality assessments Engage all students in purposeful collaboration Use technology to enhance teaching and learning Create projects that teachers can recreate.

Teach to the standards

Engage students with real-world scenarios

Focus on meaningful and essential understanding

Support basic literacy skills

Evaluate with high quality assessments

Engage all students in purposeful collaboration

Use technology to enhance teaching and learning

Create projects that teachers can recreate.

Step One: Define the Problem Clearly define topic Brainstorm State topic as a question Develop appropriate keywords Identify prior knowledge on topic Reasons For Immigration Economic Religious Political

Clearly define topic

Brainstorm

State topic as a question

Develop appropriate keywords

Identify prior knowledge on topic

Step Two: Plan Strategies Designate and define students’ roles Determine final multimedia product Create timeline for research process Develop rubric for evaluation of process and product http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?&screen=ShowRubric&rubric_id=1342455& Speaker Writer Illustrator Researcher Week One Brainstorm Define Roles Review Rubric

Designate and define students’ roles

Determine final multimedia product

Create timeline for research process

Develop rubric for evaluation of process and product

http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?&screen=ShowRubric&rubric_id=1342455&

Step Three: Find Information Define type of information needed Assess the validity of information Identify various sources of data Online databases for full text articles Encyclopedia information Primary resources Multimedia files Maps and global images

Define type of information needed

Assess the validity of information

Identify various sources of data

Online databases for full text articles

Encyclopedia information

Primary resources

Multimedia files

Maps and global images

Step Four: Use information Take notes effectively with Digital Index Cards Question Synthesize information in a format applicable to the final product (audio file, photos, text draft, charts, etc.) Cite resources easybib.com Citationmachine.net

Take notes effectively with Digital Index Cards

Question

Synthesize information in a format applicable to the final product (audio file, photos, text draft, charts, etc.)

Cite resources

easybib.com

Citationmachine.net

Step Five: Build the Product Define media to be used Edit and revise drafts How will I show my results Storyboard

Define media to be used

Edit and revise drafts

How will I show my results

Storyboard

Step Six: Share Final Product & Evaluate Produce and present product for select audience Evaluation by peer review, audience feedback, and teacher’s rubric (show audience survey, rubric, been responses)

Produce and present product for select audience

Evaluation by peer review, audience feedback, and teacher’s rubric

(show audience survey, rubric, been responses)

Project Based Learning Checklist http://pblchecklist.4teachers.org/view.php3?id=207980