Using a blog, students will maintain an online journal for reflection on learning and/or response to teacher-generated prompts at a minimum 80% participation rate.
In this learning activity students will use a blog to maintain a journal for reflection on learning and/or response to teacher-generated prompts. The journal will be an integral part of the entire Analytic Geometry course.
Student understanding and interpretation of learning will be consistently monitored through student blog posts. In this particular module, some teacher-generated prompts will require students to research the historical aspects and the application of conic sections in the real-world, which will, in turn, contribute to the culminating project of the module. Students will be encouraged to share and comment on the blogs of other students in the class.
Assessment will be based on an 80% participation level to allow student flexibility in responding to posts based on time constraints, illness, or other issues that may prevent 100% completion.
This learning activity depends upon a good internet connection as well as the ability to use a free blogging service such as Wordpress, LiveJournal, or OurStory. Should the school filter exclude student participation with these services, moodle, the school course management system, has a journal and a forum module. A forum would allow for and encourage student collaboration and communication. If students demonstrate a reluctance to write or have difficulty writing, a journal may be the better choice. This will definitely detract from the creative and public publishing aspects of using a blogging service, but will allow for a similar learning experience. Students with less than adequate internet service may have difficulty completing the activity.
Student understanding and interpretation of learning will be consistently monitored through student blog posts. In this particular module, some teacher-generated prompts will require students to research the historical aspects and the application of conic sections in the real-world, which will, in turn, contribute to the culminating project of the module. Students will be encouraged to share and comment on the blogs of other students in the class.
Assessment will be based on an 80% participation level to allow student flexibility in responding to posts based on time constraints, illness, or other issues that may prevent 100% completion.
This learning activity depends upon a good internet connection as well as the ability to use a free blogging service such as Wordpress, LiveJournal, or OurStory. Should the school filter exclude student participation with these services, moodle, the school course management system, has a journal and a forum module. A forum would allow for and encourage student collaboration and communication. If students demonstrate a reluctance to write or have difficulty writing, a journal may be the better choice. This will definitely detract from the creative and public publishing aspects of using a blogging service, but will allow for a similar learning experience. Students with less than adequate internet service may have difficulty completing the activity.