Project-based Learning
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K-2 |
3-5 |
6-8 |
9-12 |
| Language Arts/Reading |
Boardmaker |
Sunshine State Readers & Beyond --- Google Earth |
Choices, comparative literature ---
Internet research, PPT
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Blogging Our Favorite Magic Treehouse
Books --- Weblog |
Poetry
Exploration – Going Beyond Shel Silverstein --- Kidspiration |
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Teaching Sign ---
Boardmaker, Internet |
Tangerine – the book and the trees
--- Wiki, Skype, Internet, PPT |
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Too
Much TV? --- Kidspiration, Wiki, photo editing software,
iMovie, Gaggle, Google Docs |
One Book, One School – The
Red Badge of Courage
--- iMovie |
| Mathematics |
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Time for Time
--- iMovie |
Linear Equations --- PPT |
Transformation
of Functions --- Graphing Calculator, PPT |
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How Big is Big?
---
Internet, PPT |
Geometry Calculator
--- Excel |
Fibberwhatchi?
---
Excel, PPT, Word, WebQuests, etc |
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"Get Real" with
Measurement --- Excel, Calculators, SmartBoard |
UNDERSTANDING
PERSONAL FINANCE --- PPT,
Interactive Classroom, Low-Tech Tools |
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Mind Your Own Business!!
--- Reports and
graphs |
| Science |
Life Cycle --- United Streaming |
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Human Environmental Interaction
--- iMovie |
The E- Man ---
Internet, image development, links, PowerPoint, excel, Word |
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The Tree Project
--- PPT, Pixwriter, GoogleEarth |
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Classification and Geological Time Scale
--- Digital
camcorders, laptops |
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Under the Sea
--- Wikipedia, SmartBoard, Word |
Butterfly Garden Development
--- Kurzweil 3000, PPT |
| Social Studies |
Planning a Trip --- Google Earth |
A Virtual
Tour of the United States of America --- GoogleEarth |
Exploring North America Using SI Units --- Inspiration, PPT, Internet
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Geography, Fiction, and Technology
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Blogging, pbwiki.com, and Skype for video conferencing |
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Rainforest
--- SmartBoard, Internet, Video taping |
Blowing the Whistle: Uncovering
Misconceptions about the Underground Railroad ---
Internet, iMovie |
Mexico: 8
Traits of Culture ---Smartboard, Inspiration, PPT, Low,
Mid, High Tech AT Tools |
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Where are you
located in the world? --- Google Earth, Smartboard
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Florida Research Collaboration
---
Wikis,
Kidspiration/Inspiration, brochure from Word |
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Living
Biographies ---Digital camera, Movie camera, SmartBoard, Inspiration |
 The
Timucuan Tribe of Florida ---
Inspiration, Webquest,
United Streaming, PPT, and SmartBoard |
| Multi-subject |
Getting to Know You --- Low-tech tools, Boardmaker |
CIESE Down
the Drain; How Much Water Do You Use? --- Math, Science, Soc. Stu.; PPT |
Let Me Introduce Myself --- Word Template |
Populations Liberated by US Military --- Internet, Word,
PPT |
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Yearbook --- Word,
iLife |
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Around the World
with Flat Stanley --- GoogleEarth, SmartBoard, Encarta |
Gardening Locally and Globally ---
Skype/Webcam, Photoshop Elements, Smartboards, PC Tablets,
Microsoft Office, and iMovie |
Heating Up My Space
--- PPT, Board Maker, Internet,
Word, iMovie, Photoshop
Elements |
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Plan a Trip to Anywhere! --- GoogleEarth, United Streaming, Word |
| Business Education |
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Career Opportunities
--- PPT |
| Culinary Arts |
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Coffee Shop
--- MS Office, PhotoShop Elements, SmartBoards |
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Farinacious – Pasta – Grains –
Starches
--- SmartBoard,
Excel, Clip Art, Websites, Multimedia |
| Music |
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A Tale of Two Cotton Clubs --- Google Earth |
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Some of the files that are linked require special software such as SmartBoard,
GoogleEarth, Boardmaker or Inspiration. A word document explanation of the
project is included so that you can get an idea of the plan even if you do not
have access to these programs. Remember to contact the project originator for
further information.
How can you develop project-based learning experiences for your students?
#1 Visualize a student-centered project (created by
students in
groups or as individuals)
#2 Focus on an essential question* which is curriculum
based
#3 Use technology as a tool to explore, research,
communicate or present
#4 Plan a timeline appropriate to the breadth/depth of
your content
#5 Create a rubric as structure for implementation
and evaluation
* Since the project is student-centered, the question
should be one that students answer, i.e. "Are dolphins fish?" not "Can my
students determine whether dolphins are fish?"