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15 ICT Project Ideas for the classroom

At Learninghero.co, we advocate learning by doing. We present 15 project ideas for meaningful learning in the classroom with ICT.

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15 ICT Project Ideas for the classroom

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  1. 15 ICT Ideas for the Classroom Experiential Authentic Contextualised Using Free Tools & Web 2.0

  2. Do we need ICT in the classroom? Watch videos/ Youtube? Play Quiz? Educational Games? E-learning? Virtual Classroom? Learning Portal?

  3. Problems with ICT in the classroom • Non-authentic learning and meaningless consumption of educational media perpetuates the old problems of traditional classroom – passive & disengaged learners • Disjointed from classroom and curriculum needs • Adds to teachers’ plates and students’ learning requirement i.e. learn ICT skills ON TOP of curriculum • Technology driven, not pedagogy driven.

  4. How to create There is a need to integrate ICT more meaningfully in the classroom, with consideration of learners’ needs and technology affordances! ?

  5. ICT is a great mean for… Learning by doing. • Give the pupils something to do, • not something to learn; and the doing is of such a nature as to demand thinking; learning naturally results. • ~ John Dewey How do we learn?

  6. ICT engages learners by Learning by doing. • Tell me and I forget; • Teach me and I may remember; • Involve me and I will learn. • ~ Xunzi(312-230 BC)

  7. ICT – the mean of Doingin the classroom • To become • 21st Century Competent • Critical Thinkers • Creative Builders

  8. Meaningful ICT in the classroom • Learning must be authentic and • contextualised. • ICT must be the mean of learning, and not the end in mind. • ICT as a mean of doing something, creatively and collaboratively; involving critical thinking • ICT as a mean to expand minds. “Learn to learn, with ICT, not learn ICT.”

  9. 15Meaningful ICT Project Ideas For learning by doing

  10. #1. Create a SlideShare As an alternative task to composition or argumentative writing, task students to collaborate and create a SlideShare using PowerPoint and these  PowerPoint Templates.

  11. #2. Create a for a Cause Flyer Discuss a social cause with students in the class. Ask students to design a flyer to persuade people to support the social cause. Discuss the persuasive message Task students to brainstorm on what persuades and how to persuade. Task students to research on facts and statistics to support their persuasive message Task students to find suitable and persuasive images for their flyers Download flyer templates and design flyers Reflect and discuss

  12. #3. Create a Life Cycle V-Log Task students to create a Vlog using PowerPoint to explain [Life Cycle] Task them to do research on the topic at hand to create the slides & write their own narration script. Use Audacity to record their narration. Import audio into PowerPoint Enhance V-log with animation and slides transition. Save as .mp4 or .wmv file. Upload to LMS or Youtube Full lesson slides and lesson plans free for download here.

  13. #4. Create a Class Newsletter Task students to create a newsletter using PowerPoint Full lesson slides, lesson plans & PowerPoint newsletter templates free for download here.

  14. #5. Design a Pollution Poster Task students to explain pollution using these free PowerPoint Templates. Full ICT lesson slides, lesson plans & PowerPoint newsletter templates free for download here.

  15. #6. Create a Comic Strip Task students to convert a piece of informative text into a narrative comic strip with tool like Bitstrips or Pixton.

  16. #7. Edit a Text • Provide students with a text with factual and grammatical errors. • Have students do research to verify its factual information, and edit the passage. • Encourage them to improve on the writing. • For advanced learners: • If students are learning about different types of texts, task them to change the text type e.g. Formal letter to informal letter; factual report to narrative storytelling. www.vecteezy.com

  17. #8. Create an E-Book Create an E-Book on [Energy Consumption] or any other topics using these PowerPoint templates. Advance: Record narration with Audacity to publish an audio e-book. Full lesson slides, lesson plans & PowerPoint templates free for download here.

  18. #9. Create an interactive presentation Learn about the Tropical Rainforest and prepare an interactive E-learning package for the learning community using these resource files. Full lesson slides, lesson plans & PowerPoint templates free for download here.

  19. #10. Create an InterviewPodcast Have students learn about different occupations by interviewing people of different occupation and record the interview as podcast for sharing. Task students to prepare the questions. Guide their writing of the questions. Share interview techniques Record & edit the interview with Audacity. Alternative: Design the task to have students interview a science teacher on explanation of a scientific concept.

  20. #11. Create a Math ProblemExplainer Video Full lesson slides, lesson plans & PowerPoint templates free for download here. Have students explain a maths question for peer teaching by creating a video. Provide the math question. Task students to solve the math problem. Have them write narrative steps to explain solution to the math Have them plan the visual to aid their explanation. Record and edit video Share the video on LMS.

  21. #12. Create a voice over script Give students a video without audio. Have them do a voice-over script according to the visual. Provide them a theme or topic for the narration script e.g. Save the Earth, Effects of pollution Task them to hire their voice talents among their classmates. Record their voice acting dialogues with Audacity. Synchronise the voice acting tracks with video using windows movie maker

  22. #13. Create a HistoryInfographicTimeline Task students to research and summarise key milestones of a selected topic. Present info using a timeline design. Infographics PowerPoint newsletter templates free for download here.

  23. #14. Create a virtual learning journey Task students to design a history learning journey of their community Discuss the history of the community Using Google Map, plot a tour itinerary for visitors to learn about important history of the community Include write up introducing each places of interest and their historical significance. Task student to consider the plan and time requirement of each places of interest in this exercise.

  24. #15. Summarise learning & Peer commentson social media Task students to post status update of their learning key takeaway from their lessons daily for a week. Task students to then comment on each others’ posts. Instead of Facebook, set up a class page on Edmodo(free). Provide comments when necessary. Remind students to comment responsibly and discuss the social media etiquettes periodically over the week.

  25. Feel free to comment on the ICT ideas. Provide feedback to mh@learninghero.co Yours Sincerely, More free educational and ICT project resources @ www.learninghero.co

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