Week 5 Reflection

Hello again World!

I have a LOT of information, thoughts and ideas to share with you today.

This week I have worked really hard to get my Genius Hour Project research and plan done. I am now officially done my year-long environmental education plan and am looking forward to implementing my ideas into my future classroom one day. The layout of my Genius Hour is split into 10 months (the 10 months of school) from September to June. Each month has a specific topic of focus, with a mini-lesson that can be taught either in one lesson or over the course of several lessons throughout the month. It also includes an engaging activity, with each month having a unique one. Over the course of doing this project, I have come to realize that there are so MANY topics within my topic of interest, which is the environment. Recognizing this excites me as it provides many different opportunities for teaching and learning. Now I am at the stage where I need to finalize my final product into a TED talk, which I have never done before! I am not yet sure how I will layout my presentation but I am confident that I will do it in an informative and effective way!

Other then working on my Genius Hour Project, I have also had the opportunity to explore many different tools that can be used to teach and learn, such as WebQuest, Emaze, and GOOGLESITES. This week I decided to focus on making an Emazing presentation using the Emaze tool. I created a learning object using content that is applicable and relevant to my Genius Hour Project. It is about exploring and learning about aquatic species through students choosing a species of interest to research and explore, resulting in a final presentation to present to the class in a way of their choice. I chose this tool because I have never heard of this program and when I watched a video on what Emaze is, I was very interesting in learning more about it and creating something of my own. Below is my learning object that I created. Enjoy!




I will talk to you next week when I present my TED talk for the first time!!

"I Need My Monster"- Storyline Quiz

Hello,

Today in my tech class we were given the opportunity to watch a read a-loud for a book. I chose the book, "I Need My Monster", written by Amanda Noll. Feel free to watch the video embedded below, and test yourself with my quiz. Enjoy!