This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.
My Students
Reading is fundamental to everything! Please help me help my reluctant readers learn to use technology effectively to FOSTER A LOVE for READING!
I teach in a very diverse school that is highly impoverished in NC.
The students that I teach aren't accustomed to having the "finer" things in life. For this and many more reasons, I seek to provide them with hands-on experiences that they can be proud of. Regardless of their current reality, they are well versed in the use of technology. I want to use this fact to my advantage by providing a blended learning atmosphere where students can take their love of literacy to a higher level and create artifacts that they can be proud of as well as show that they clearly understand the content/skill being taught.
My Project
The students will use the MacBook Air to creatively show that they understand the content or to master a skill. I want them to understand that they don't always have to test, test, test to show their learning and understanding. Since my students are so tuned into technology, students will create and edit book trailers read and listen to eBooks, write their own stories and scripts, create mind maps, dig deeper in current and past events, and create timelines of stories.
My students are at the point in their lives where they don't know whether they like or hate reading.
I want my classroom to be one of the reasons that they decide they still LOVE reading! I want to show them how to effectively use technology to enhance their love of literacy.
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