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Before class:
- Great news! The Solstice displays are working today.
- If you are presenting today, try launching the Solstice app and get your computer connected to one of the six displays.
Tools Fair:.
We'll have 6 more presentations today.
Tentative plan for the next few weeks:
09/16 -- 09/20 Finishing up Tools Fair
09/23 -- 09/27 Genius Hour Project Intro (Field trip to the MakerSpace at science library on 09/25)
09/30 -- 10/04 MakerSpace Education & design thinking
10/07 -- 10/11 Collaborative learning project
10/14 -- 10/18 Computational thinking
10/21 -- 10/25 Computational thinking
A little preview of the Thanksgiving week: we will have no class for EDIT 2000 for the whole week; you will take the time to work on your projects.
Genius Hour Project Intro:
- What is Genius Hour?
Here is an overview video. Or this shorter video
- What is Genius Hour project like in EDIT 2000?
The Genius Hour project is a really open-ended project, where you research about a topic you are passionate about, as long as it can be connected to Learning, Design, and Technology.
It will be an individual project. But if you find out you have very similar interests in a certain topic with other students, you may work in groups.
You will blog about your progress (at least 5 blogs) and reflect critically.
You will also present your final project to the whole class.
Rubrics and more logistics will be provided later.
HOMEWORK:
1. Continue to think about what topics you might what to explore for the Genius Hour and be ready to share it next class. Here are some sample topics that are explored by previous EDIT 2000 students:
Bridging the technology gap in teaching
Advantages and disadvantages of online learning
How can AI facilitate education?
How can technology be used in special education classrooms?
What motivates children to learn STEM?
How can technology improve school safety?
Standardized test cheating scandals
2. Listen to this podtcast (Seven Reasons to Pilot Genius Hour) to get some inspirations.
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