Thursday, May 17, 2012

Reflection Week Three (May 18)

Good morning!

  1. Watch the videos of Mr. Volpi and Kevin's interviews again
    1. Open Dropbox on your iPad - you should see the movies there
  2. Comment on this blog post with 
    1. What are three common ideas that they had about being an independent learner?
    2. Something from the interview (either or both) that surprised you to learn.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Reflection Week Two

Good morning!

  1. What are three things you learned about being an independent learner from interviewing Kevin and and Mr. Volpi?
  2. Pick one thing, skill or idea you learned about and explain how you will use this knowledge in your social studies or science class.
  3. What do you feel like your project group did well this week?

Thursday, May 3, 2012

A First Reflection!

Hello again, students! At the end of each week we will ask you to write a reflection (your thoughts, ideas, and feelings) about what you learned through this project during the week.

Here are your instructions for your first reflection:

Post a comment with your thoughts and feelings about the following questions: (Please write COMPLETE SENTENCES!)

1. What do you think about our project?
2. What was your favorite part of our meeting yesterday?
3. What did you learn in our opening meeting?
4.What is your definition of an independent learner?
5. Do you think this project will help you and others become better independent learners? How?
6. Is there anything else you would like to tell us? We would love extra comments. :)

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

A Challenge!

Hello students, we are excited to tell you about a new challenge that you will be working on for the next month.  This page will be the 'home' for the project.  Your first instructions are to:
  1. Open Google Translate on your iPad
  2. Translate the word Challenge
  3. Post a comment, in full sentences, to this blog with
    1. your name - First Names Only!
    2. Where you are from and what language you speak at home
    3. What the word translate is in your language
    4. A sentence about a challenge you have faced (in English)