Yes...Yes, I am nuts. But maybe I'm nuts in just the right way because my idea for Tech Bootcamp - a week of intense technology exposure and participation - paid off in spades. My ultimate goal for Tech Bootcamp was for students to build their confidences and competencies in regard to several key tech applications they will use throughout the school year in my English courses. Students learned how to use Google docs, Padlet, Remind, Edmodo, noredink, and iMovie. Moreover, students learned how to navigate my website to become proficient in seeking out the answers to their questions using the resources I have provided for them. After students posted 6-Word Memoirs on a Padlet link (that they accessed through edmodo - see how it all connects?), I placed them into groups with the mission to create a group iMovie trailer that incorporated as many 6 Word Memoirs from their group mates as possible. Students had to decide on a theme that could support multiple 6 Word Memoirs. The results were fun, informative, and purposeful. Check out a few of the iMovies here.
Students had one class period to pick a theme that would fit one or all of their group's six-word memoirs and create an iMovie trailer incorporating that 6-word memoir. This was quite a task, but students rose to the occasion. The results are NOT polished, but students met the objectives: become familiar with iMovies, learn how to air-drop, and get to know your classmates.
Hawaiian Summer
School's Coming
About Us
Are you Afraid of the Dark?
The Cat Fairy Tale
Hawaiian Summer
School's Coming
About Us
Are you Afraid of the Dark?
The Cat Fairy Tale