1. Discussion on the items that should be considered before starting a project with students.
Before starting a project you will need to take a look at the specific items and resources that you will need for said project. Don't overlook community resources as potential sources of supplies. Ask yourself if your project will involve the use of technologies that are new to your students. Make sure you schedule appointments in advance with the experts needed to visit your classroom as pertaining to your topic. Also do not over look technology coordinators and media specialists in your district.
2. Discussion on teachers' and students' management needs.
For teachers project management needs are tools for communicating with students and others about said project, and methods for getting resources to the students. They will also need systems for managing work projects and assessment tools and strategies such as ways to give "Just-in-time" feedback on student work as it develops not just when it is completed. Student project management needs are collaboration tools, methods for seeking assistance. Ways to work iteratively and to see how parts add up to the whole.
3. Discuss some of the technology applications that should be considered for use in a project.
You first want to consider selecting from an assortment of web-based applications and services that suit your project. You can use a blog which is easily edited but in structure and flow it is more of a one to one delivery system. This way viewers can comment on postings made by the author. Also there is a wiki, which at its simplest is a easily edited webpage. Users create pages of sharable content using nothing but a browser. The interactions however are less of a free-for-all using a blog versus the wiki.
4. Discussion on how concepts in this chapter relate to your topic/project.
Project management strategies are important and therefore linked to our projects in this class. We definitely need to use the skills and strategies learned in this chapter. Strategies like team planning are exceedingly useful here because all of our projects in this class are done in teams. Throughout this chapter as well as in class Web-based applications are truly relevant, for example using this blog to post my reflections and coursework.
I like how you said not to over look community resources. I think sometimes teachers dont stretch the limit of asking or seeking resources from within the community. I myself have found that a lot of communities will pull together with funds or whatever you may need. People are usually very helpful once you mention to them what you are trying to do and the way that their help with benefit the students. This is also a nice way for students to learn to connect with other people and collaborate. Maybe even allowing the students to reach out to the community for resources that they need for projects.
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