Inquiry

"Internet Photo Essays" Project

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Goals: 

Project participants will accomplish the following goals:

    • Increased ability to understand and present information on social issues from expressive and analytic perspectives
    • Increased ability to perform in a collaborative work environment
    • Increased ability to present information in multimedia formats
    • Increased skill in using multimedia authoring software and the Internet

"Our Neighborhood" Project

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The "Our Neighborhood" project introduces kids to structured ways of thinking and expressing ideas about the people, places and things that matter most to them. The lessons build on the information and experiences that the children and the instructors already have about the culture around them. Click below to see the lesson plan for each of the eight sessions.

Goals: 

Children doing this project will achieve the following goals:

    • Increased vocabulary as they describe and come to understand some of the people, places, events and things in their family, peer group and community
    • Increased ability to perform such social skills as sharing, listening, taking turns and helping others
    • New factual and qualitative information about the people and places in their neighborhood that are important to children
    • Increased ability to present concrete and abstract information in multimedia formats
    • Increased skill in using multimedia authoring software and the Internet

Interviewing Project

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There's no better way to learn than by talking to people. Even if you're not a reporter, everyone needs good interviewing skills, whether it's to find the answer to a question or to get a job. Interviewing isn't something you can just rush into, however. Kids need preparation, practice and coaching.

Recommended Time: 

Plan on working on the various elements of this project for 15 to 30 minutes each day over several weeks, especially if you are introducing new software while you are doing it. You want to spend most of your time working on the basics of interviewing, rather than on technology.

Goals: 
    • To teach good interviewing, questioning and communication skills
    • To practice writing longer pieces
    • To help kids meet people in their community
    • To introduce or practice photography, photo-editing, or Web-authoring skills
    • To help kids research an inquiry-based project
    • To build teamwork skills.

The Use of “Substitution” as a Creative Writing Tool

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Description: This inventive lesson plan uses songs, poems and even candy to tap young people’s creativity, prompting them to substitute new words (or candy filling) for what they read or hear (or taste). The lesson plan also emphasizes the importance of sharing ideas and brainstorming.

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Educator's Reference Desk

Ideas for Making Short Videos With a Class

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Description: This brief document outlines choosing a topic for a video project. The described project is challenging, but not so ambitious that it cannot be completed.

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UNITEC - New Zealand
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