A. What activities will engage students and form knowledge? Think of activities that:

  • Require students to answer a How?, Which?, or Why? question allowing students to create new knowledge or information

  • Pertain to the real world, ideally students' personal interests

  • Allow for student creativity and choice; and

  • Present a high but acceptable level of challenge

  • For some ideas, review the document 50 Ways to Leave Your... (Term Paper or Book Report) - project ideas

 

For more information, check out:

A Taskonomy of Tasks - Bernie Dodge

Bloom's Taxonomy

Bloom's Taxonomy Verb Wheel

 

 

B.What strategies and technologies would best enable students to complete the task or activity?

  • Using a guide to structuring activities for learning, such as the Planning Guide and Worksheet from Classroom Instruction that Works, look at how to structure those activities.

  • How will I scaffold student learning and the tasks required? Which pieces make sense to have as technology scaffolds; which pieces don't?

 

For more information on what technology standards exist for each grade level, ask you ICT for Reference Guide.

 

 

STEPS FOR TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION