This document outlines several project-based learning activities that engage students in authentic real-world tasks. It defines project-based learning as an instructional approach that uses engaging projects to teach students 21st century skills along with academic content. A number of proposed projects are described that involve collaboration, use of technology, and development of skills like critical thinking, creativity, and communication. The projects cover topics such as analyzing advertising campaigns, writing film reviews, creating stories and multimedia projects based on works of art, and adapting Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

1. Web 2.0 Project-BasedLearningVicky SaumellJuly 14th to 16th, 2011Asuncion, Paraguay

2. What?PBL is an instructional approach built upon authentic learning activities that engage student interest and motivation. PBL means learning in depth. PBL teaches students 21 st century skills as well as content. PBL is generally done by groups of students working together toward a common goal. PBL allows students to reflect upon their own ideas and opinions, exercise voice and choice, and make decisions that affect project outcomes and the learning process in general.Imageretrievedfrom http://www.bie.org/about/what_is_pbl

3. Why?21st century literacy skillsMotivationCreativityFunAuthenticmaterialsCollaboration

4. Where?In theclassroomIn thecomputerlabIn thelibrarywith a data projector

5. WallsTalkinghttp://www.wallstalking.org/“The idea is to 'listen' to the graffiti talk around us (on our walls, doors, desks, chairs, floors, T-shirts, schoolbags, etc.), and to record and share interesting finds by collecting graffiti from our walls, desks chairs and sharing them.”camera Visual literacy

6. Criticalthinking

7. Collaboration

8. Describing

9. Expressingopinions

10. Uploadingimageswiki

11. WallsTalking

12. Future Catalogueshttp://isfa.wikispaces.com/Future+CataloguesImagining the future and creating products to be included in future catalogues about Technology, Transport and ToysMS WordCriticalthinking

13. Creativity

14. Future tenses

15. Advertising/ Catalogue language

16. Describingobjects

17. Collaboration

18. WorkingwithimagesAdobe PhotoshopMS PublisherWeb publisher

19. Future Catalogues

20. Film Reviewshttp://isfareviews.blogspot.com/Writing film reviews and publishing on a blog for a worldwide audience MS Word Film language

21. Film reviewgenre

22. Processwriting

23. Uploadingimages and videoblog

24. Film Reviews

25. Heroeshttp://www.myhero.com/International project about real life heroes of all times. Students reach consensus on a definition and qualities of heroes. Then write a text about a hero of their choice and upload it to the project website.MS Word Visual literacy

26. Criticalthinking

27. Collaboration

28. Describing

29. Expressingopinionswebsite

30. Heroes

31. HP Personal Againhttp://www.wallstalking.org/Analyzing an advertising campaign and creating a similar commercialcameraWindows MovieMaker Visual literacy

32. Criticalthinking

33. Collaboration

34. Describing

35. ExpressingopinionsMS Powerpoint

36. HP Personal Again

37. Art Storieshttp://isfa.wikispaces.com/Art+Stories /Students collaborate to create a story based on works of art. They choose the images and write a story. They record their voices and edit everything into a multimedia story.microphoneMS WordCreativewriting

38. Narrative tenses

39. Collaboration

40. PronunciationWindows MovieMakerMS Powerpoint

41. Art Stories

42. A MidsummerNight`sDreamhttp://isfa.wikispaces.com/A+Midsummer+Night%C2%B4s+DreamAfter reading Shakespeare`s classic students choose an aspect to work on and develop a project.animationapplicationmicrophone Visual literacy

43. Criticalthinking

44. CollaborationWindows MovieMakeraudio recorder

45. A MidsummerNight`sDream

46. My contactdetailsMy E-mail:My blog: http://educationaltechnologyinelt.blogspot.comMy Twitter: vickysaumellMy Skype: vicky.saumell