One of the best things about school is when you walk in, and you see a movie up on the screen, then you knew that for 50 minutes all you had to do is watch a video. One of the best educational TV shows (in my opinion) was Bill Nye, people would walk into class and start saying "BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY, BILL BILL BILL BILL!!" I find that show delightful, however, I have noticed that some high schools aren't into it anymore, they find it too cheesy. Well instead of them watching Bill Nye, they are going to use technology to create their own Bill Nye episode.
This way it not only allows for students to learn material but allows them to use technology and make a video that is creative and engaging. For this activity as the teacher I am modifying usually paper presentation, with a video by allowing them to use technology. By taking a video they can add special effects, and use the internet and books to be able to find information about their topic.
I love Bill Nye! What part of the SAMR model do you think this fits? I really enjoy this idea and I may need to borrow for my own classroom. It would be really fun to have students do a lab is this fashion! Great idea Grace!
ReplyDeleteGrace I was also thinking Bill Nye or even a Magic school bus spin off would be fun to have students do! Were you thinking the students would work together or individually for this project since Bill Nye generally worked alone? I think it is amazing that something that used to require a lot of money and a television studio can now be made right at school by students! This will be a fun way to get kids engaged.
ReplyDeleteI think that using Bill Nye would be great! I like Katie's question, how can Bill Nye be converted to the SAMR model/levels? The trick would be letting the kids use technology to create these episodes so that they go all the way through to Redefinition. While simply letting them watch an episode is a nice break, it lacks the innovation and challenge aspect. That's where your ideas come in Grace! I like this idea!
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