Many Options for Digital Learners
Keeping the student perspective in mind, go back to your Turbo Boost document. This time, consider digital tools that students could use for learning at each phase of the Project Path. You’ll see some examples to explore at each phase of the project that you have selected. Which ones belong in your tool kit? When would be the right time to introduce a particular tool or digital resource?
Offering options for tools will develop students’ success skills along with content mastery. Giving students choices underscores their role as Empowered Learners. Setting expectations for safe and responsible use of technology builds students’ competencies as Digital Citizens. Having students work in project teams deepens their capacity as Global Collaborators.
Lists of example tools that students might use.
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Launch project: Entry Event and Driving Questions Tools to spark curiosity, provoke questions, elicit students’ interests and concerns |
Survey tools reveal students’ interests, concerns, and questions, helping them connect what they care about to the purpose of the project. For example: Other tools can be used to capture every student’s need to know questions—ensuring that all learners are engaged in inquiry. For example: |
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Build Knowledge, Understanding, and Skills to Answer the Driving Question Tools to curate content, support research, make information accessible to diverse learners |
Online resources offer students access to a wealth of information for building background knowledge (while developing their skills as Knowledge Constructors). For example:
To keep track of research and share ideas with teammates, students can use:
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Develop & Critique Products and Answers to the Driving Questions Tools to create prototypes, storyboards, or other drafts of final products; tools to support collaboration and solicit feedback |
Students make their thinking visible by prototyping products and solutions (and getting feedback to improve their work). Tools to support their learning include: To check their understanding or receive timely feedback on work in progress, students can use: |
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Present Products and Answers to the Driving Questions Tools to connect and engage with public audiences, encourage reflection and documentation of learning |
When it’s time to share their learning with audiences, students can:
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Tubo Boost with Technology
Take another look at the project you selected. Where are there opportunities to use digital tools to help align to the ISTE Standards for Students that you selected? Remember, your goal is not to overload the project with technology. Instead, be selective about integrating tools that will meet learning goals.