Thinking like a teacher again

We'll start today by showing any late straggler movies that want to be seen.  I really enjoyed watching movies last time, and I look forward to more of you creativity.  We'll also talk briefly about your comments on wallwisher about the Sir Robinson TED talk.

TLAT#2
Today is the moment we’ve all been waiting for: TLAT #2. If you haven’t guessed by now, this project will focus on the NETS standards for creativity and innovation. As a reminder, here’s our focus:

Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students:

• apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.
• create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
• use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.
• identify trends and forecast possibilities.

Read this letter from a Gifted Program teacher.  I’ve shared the new TLAT design guide with you and we’ll be using the same class rolls we used for the first project. Log into your Google Docs and take a look. Don’t forget to save a copy of it so you can edit it. As you’ll notice, you’ll need to do some brainstorming. We looked briefly at Bubbl.us a few days ago, but now it’s time to really use it to generate some thinking. You may learn about a few more tools in class today, so be ready for exploration. Today’s goal? Finish Section 1 of the TLAT design guide. Here’s the schedule for the next few days:

• Monday 10/25 – TLAT #2 Section1
• Wednesday 10/27 – TLAT #2 Section 2
• Friday 10/29 – Fall Break!
• Monday 11/1 – TLAT #2 Section 3 (in class) and 4 (homework)
• Wednesday 11/3 – TLAT #2 Section 5.
• Friday 11/5 – TLAT #2 Due at the beginning of class, embedded in your portfolio.

Homework
Finish Section 1 of your TLAT. We’ll be moving on to Section 2 on Wednesday.