Session 5 - Kimberly Hall - PBL in a digital world
(lots of links from to other sessions in the top drop down menu).
Ultimately it doesn’t really matter which model of inquiry you use - but consistency within a school is key. It should be similar - and the process need to be similar to encourage collaboration …
Start with a challenge or question that we are wanting to delve into - must be one that has depth and also one that is something that people want to find out about . - see doc for collated list of things you can do.
Hyper docs
Live word cloud - collaborative - Screen
Plant a seed (idea) and watch it grow
Really cool - Love it !
Major setting to change is the spam - turn it on (defaults to off). - If you change this to on, you automatically remove some questionable responses/words getting through.
Change discover-ability to hidden rather than public - due to it being used in an educational context.
googles inside search -
Search for a person place or thing
The bar on the right of a google search seeks to answer the next logical question that you will ask next - e.g. it answers questions you haven't yet asked.
A great place to broaden understanding of a person place or thing - links connections that you may not have already had.
recently updated
Lots of new bits - can link record add photos ...
(comments can also be added to individual stickies).
Terms of use require us to directly supervise children's’ use of this tool - Permission and use from under 13 year olds is OK if supervised.
I loved revisiting this as part of creating my presentation for yesterday. Loved how you could also use your own background image - to personalise it more.
Make things that look beautiful. - including certificates, posters … Vouchers …
lots of opportunities for our readers.
dotEPUB
an extension that will take a website and convert it into an e-book.
converts ugly wiki information into something that looks nicer to read - install the extension (downloadable to chrome). But only works on wiki
Read and write
link to free version for teachers - takes 24-48 hours to authorize premium access.
Premium tools - fill in the form and you get it free.
This can also make a word list with word, definition, picture and place for notes
Highlights can then be added directly to a document (with links back)
Can simplify a webpage to make it accessible to everyone!
TAKE AWAY IDEAS!
So many cool things to use back in my classroom. Its more a question of where will I start, but we need to start somewhere ... SO here is my plan.
Answer garden - for whole class Inquiry
Canva - for both class and MIT Inquiry
I liked the sound of dotEPUB so would like to investigate this further
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