A big week is upon us! In deciding what my major project will be, I've basically given thought to two things: 1) Having my students use YouTube in my computer science class to upload tutorials and summaries of their learning (which is actually something I ended up doing anyways this year...) 2) Learning how to play the accordion. Onto the options! OPTION 1: Student YouTube Tutorials and Videos So, in this option, I would have students create tutorials using any method they prefer. I have shown them how to use ScreencastOmatic and then create a voice over with their phone later. Some have opted to type their comments in Word or a similar program. Page one of the brief (and very rough!) brochure I made explaining the project to the students. They are to create summaries of their learning each unit, and create a video that basically would supposedly teach someone all the important elements of the unit, and include some coding examples (or at least this is what I am thinking). For now, I've had them upload their Scratch Tutorials (Scratch is a kid friendly programming language that I have my grade 12's go out and teach in some local elementary schools). I'm also considering having them also frequent sites like StackOverFlow (click the picture to the left to see!) to answer other people's questions. I haven't created a rubric or any marking guides yet, because I actually wanted to get some input from my students, which I will do tomorrow! Your input would be appreciated though if you have any ideas or suggestions! OPTION 2: Learn the Accordion This is very self explanatory. I am a classically trained classical guitarist, but I haven't played at all since I was about 24. Life, you know, it gets in the way of the music! A friend of mine purchased a used accordion for me a few years ago, and I really want to learn how to play it! I've tracked down a few promising channels and videos.... let's see the line up (click the picture if you want to see the video)! The first one below simply has the most views, so it seems promising.... The second just seems like a good alternative to the first, it's a bit newer which is what caught my interest The last option seems attractive because she claims to do it in 7 days... so it might be a good crash course.
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Nancy Smith
9/29/2019 07:53:31 am
Hi Matteo
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Matteo Di Muro
9/30/2019 01:13:32 pm
Thanks for the encouragement Nancy!
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Brooke
9/29/2019 07:33:24 pm
Hi Matteo, I really enjoyed reading about your learning project options. Option 1 would be an interesting project for your students to explore but as you said, it’s something you would be doing anyway. I think you should step outside your comfort zone and go for option 2 (mostly because I am very interested in hearing your accordion music!). I look forward to seeming what you choose!
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Matteo Di Muro
9/30/2019 01:14:14 pm
Hey Brooke! Thanks for the comment. I really want to learn the accordion but I'm totally learning towards Option 1 because it would probably benefit my students more!
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AuthorMy name is Matteo Di Muro, the original Prairie Boy, and I've been teaching since I was 14. I currently teach mathematics and computer science in Brandon. I try to keep on learning things, and I'm getting onboard with sharing with others, hence this site! Archives
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