Final
Project for Educ 572 * Best Practices for =
21st
Century Classes
Note: Final projects are grouped in=
to (4)<=
/b>
categories! You are required =
to
select (1) from each category.=
Review all of the projects before selecting (1). Only (4) of (16) the projects are to be completed.
The third group<=
/b> of
projects involves investigating th=
en
reflecting on a 21st Century Best Practice method:
Best
Practice Teaching, Beyo=
nd MS
Office Basics, Tips for
Teaching Online, Intera=
ctive
Whiteboard.
Carefully review all of the provided choices below then
decide on which of the choices is most appropriate.
Remember the choice should involve a
type of HW, SW, and Internet (WWW)=
for classroom integration.
What you are looking for is a specific Best Practice that can be adapted and presented in a K-12 classr=
oom.
After selecting, complete a 1-2 page summary of your selection=
that is actually usable by any K-12 teacher.
Submis=
sion for 3rd
group includes a select=
ed
method below and 1-2 page summary of method selected.
Categories within this 3rd group:
@ Best Practice Teaching Methods: http://www.centralischool.ca/~bestpractice/index.html<= /span>
This Best Practice web site has an awesome selection of various K-12 teaching strategies with many categories.
On the left side of web site, invest= igate the various categories then investigate to find a specific K-12 strategy.
@ Beyon= d MS Office Tools: http://www.education-world.com/a_tech= /columnists/poole/office_tutorials/
The MS Office Tools <= /span>site is a wealth of tutorials for MS Office (all versions) by Bernie Poo= le at U of P.
Select your version of MSO= and investigate a non-familiar topic. Tutorials can be printed & distributed for Free!
@ Tips = for Teaching Online: http://www.designingforlearning.info/services/writing/= ecoach/index.htm
The Tips for Teaching Online web sit= e has many of K-12 eCoaching Tips along with Best Practice Tips.
My suggestion is to invest= igate the eCoaching Teaching Online along with Best Practices for Teac= hing Online!
@ Inter= active Whiteboard (SmartBoard): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_board & Re= sources
Interactive Whiteboard is a generic term for a large, touch-controlled = screen which is exciting K-12 classrooms.
The Wikipedia link has a <=
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style=3D'color:blue'>video tutorial to give a quick overview!
Thomas E. Love *** Malone Universi= ty * School of Education * Graduate Education *** 2008 / 2009=