Middle school Games and Project Ideas

Edmodo Group CS9278

Assessing Academic Achievement Through Fun and Games

6-12th grade social studies teachers will learn about creative, project-based assessment tools utilizing technology that they may already have or is free and downloadable. Assessing through creative, technology based projects encourages student comprehension and analysis of material because it inadvertently enforces learning. Students will go beyond expectations and standards because what they are doing is enjoyable, yet challenging!

From the Edmodo post:

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assessing_academic_achievement_through_fun__games.pptx

FETC 2012

Thursday, January 26

Middle school Games and Project Ideas

Presenter: Dayna Perry

I. Projects v. Traditional Assessments

A. Comprehension v. Regurgitatino
B. Integration of concepts
C. Learner becomes the Master
D. Motivate 

    1. Creativity, cognitive engagement
    2. Technology based projects
    3. Encouraging comprehension and analysis of material
    4. Students will go beyond expectations

II. Tools

A. PhotoStory 

    1. Easy enough for a 1st grader to use
    2. Other ideas for MS  

        a. Single class period assignment 

            i. Picture order to explain an event
           ii. Key term definition
          iii. Poetry video
          iv. Preview of a chapter 

B. Movie Maker and iMovie 

    1. iMovie on the iPad is $4.99
    2. Cannot record your voice and have a song on MM 

        a. Have the music playing in the background while you record 

    3. Windows live (Windows 7)
    4. Students have accounts with United Streaming (what it this?) 

C. Google SketchUp 

    1. http://sketchup.google.com    2. 3D modeling program
    3. Ideas: 

        a. Temples of the Greek gods
        b. Medieval castles
        c. American Revolutionary War Theme Park 

D. SMART Notebook 

    1. Collaborative student-driven teaching
    2. GAMES! 

        a.  Use Bloom's taxonomy 

E. Storytelling Alice--FREE 

    1. To versions--MS and HS-college
    2. www.alice.org    3. Basic 3D programming  

F. WebQuest Creator 

    1. Many FREE available at www.zunal.com    2. Student-produced quests
    3. Students learn to differentiate helpful sites
    4. Can use video, photo 

G. WordPress, Webs 

    1. FREE web based blog site
    2. Students design their site
    3. Students import pictures, video
    4. Students respond to and make comments
    5. Students collaborate and have all of their voices heard

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