Big changes unveiled this week! I'll list them out:
1) Rubric Update: I added a clarity of content/examples section on the suggestion of the students and removed the story board section. We found the script was fine, and storyboards were not necessary (although some students made them). I also added a section for the completion of the video description, and adding time stamps on the video. See the new rubric below! The first and last sections are new! 2) Major Project Part 2 is introduced: Using Wakelet to make a Curated Class set of Notes So the major idea here is that we will complete our class tutorials for each section, much easier now that only 2 or 3 students will be making a video per chapter. That should wrap up by end of November. Then, I will have students remix my notes to make them more student friendly. We will also create our own exercises, and solutions for each exercise. We'll then make a Wakelet for our Grade 11 computer science class, and see what the world thinks! We plan to include our "best" tutorial for each section (class vote), the class notes for each section, as well as the class exercises and solutions in the Wakelet. A big special thanks to Dean, Kyla, and Melinda for helping me with this idea the other day during our breakout session in class! You guys are the BEST! :D Alright. That would basically be it for this week. I took a video (below) of me introducing these ideas to my class. They were very receptive, and were excited at the prospect of "fixing up my course and sharing it with the world". It's amazing how quickly they went from being sort of anxious about "being on the internet" to "let's do this!". What a great class, and an amazing experience for me as a teacher, who was sort of skeptical about the value of sharing everything we do with the "world". I can only thank everyone in this course for this opportunity. So, stay curious. Yours, Matteo
A quick video of me introducing our big developments discussed above with my class!
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Dean Vendramin
11/14/2019 08:45:05 pm
Riding the Wakelet Wave awesome. Great idea. Please send me the name of who to follow I’m also vendi55 on Wakelet. Such a cool project.
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Matteo
11/17/2019 03:10:09 pm
Thanks for the encouragement Dean, and for always posting a comment or two, my kids sure are happy about it! Once I make the class Wakelet account I'll post it to my blog and let you know!
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11/15/2019 08:34:19 am
This is so great, Matteo! It's really amazing to see you going the extra mile to engage your students and make them excited about learning. It will also be very beneficial for them to have a rubric to follow and guide them in their learning journey. You did a good job of laying it all out. Also, I seriously need to get on this Wakelet train! Everyone seems to love it. Thanks for sharing your awesome project!!
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Matteo
11/17/2019 03:08:34 pm
Hey Amanda, thank you! I've heard of Wakelet before, but never had the time or inclination to check it out. I've been impressed with how excited my students were at the chance to share our classroom resources, so now seems like the time to use Wakelet!
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Amy McFarlen
11/17/2019 09:40:38 am
This is awesome Matteo! I'm glad to hear your students are enjoying the process and have bought in to the project - it's amazing what they can do when they are fully engaged in their learning. I look forward to seeing the finished product.
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Matteo
11/17/2019 03:11:49 pm
Thank you Amy! It is amazing seeing what they are capable of, and their excitement around the process is also very encouraging to witness.
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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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