Yes, the Students Wrote and Directed This Movie, Part I
My students need one LCD projector.
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When creativity and technology coincide in the classroom, the outcome is a limitless engaging opportunity for the students. My 10th grade Ethnic Lit students crave this opportunity, and when I can provide it, amazing things happen.
Writing essays is one form of assessment that students participate in, however, in my classroom I attempt to provide diverse forms of assessments to meet the needs of my diverse student population. Visual and performing arts and media is something new and exciting, and it is certainly something the kids enjoy and understand. I give them the opportunity to write a script, film it, direct it, edit it, and then present it to their peers. In order to do this, we need the hardware. While we have access to an LCD projector, it is a shared unit that is hard to acquire forcing us to limit our use of technology in the classroom.
The solution is to have a classroom LCD projector giving us endless opportunities to utilize technology in the classroom. We may be able to incorporate smaller projects in our weekly lessons instead of the occasional big project that is assigned less frequently.
Not only will this sort of project become a strong and solid part of the curriculum, as a teacher I often feel the need to teach a difficult concept in more than one way. The diverse learning styles in my classroom need to be met, and in order to do that, I diversify my teaching. Using a more visual approach to complex concepts, for example, PowerPoint presentations, short video montages from online sources, etc., can be a powerful learning experience that I feel my students would benefit from and appreciate.
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
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