Last year I applied to be part of a Set BC provincial project about communication. As a class we used the technology provided to create connections with others; to share our culture and community. We used a variety of digital tools to explore and share our knowledge of the area that we live in. This project involved our class - 22 grade 2 and 3 students.
PROJECT GOALS and ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES:
a) Students will be able to use digital tools to support the independent access of information about their local community and culture.
b) students will be able to use digital tools to create and share information about their local community and culture to share with others.
c) Increase student engagement through voice and choice.
d) Increase students' ability to read and interpret information through the use of digital supports.
e) Increase students' ability to write through sharing information gathered, in their own words.
TECHNOLOGY USED:
We used ipads to gather and share information about our community. The apps and online programs we used were:
a) padlet.com
b) book creator
c) imotion pro
d) Do Ink
e) Pic Collage
f) parrot teleprompter
The students also learned how to use the accessibility features of the ipad such as text to speech and speech to text.
We also used the pad caster unit which includes a tripod, ipad case, teleprompter, lighting and several microphones.
Click on the link to access the planning for this unit.
UDB PLANNING