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Bringing Project Based Learning into the 21 st century. Community Multimedia Academy http://www.mycmma.org Documents for Projects http://www.mycmma.org/documents. Community Multimedia Academy. http://www.mycmma.org. Project-Based Learning Service Learning
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Bringing Project Based Learning into the 21st century. • Community Multimedia Academy http://www.mycmma.org • Documents for Projects http://www.mycmma.org/documents
Community Multimedia Academy http://www.mycmma.org • Project-Based Learning • Service Learning • Multimedia and Technology Integration • College Focus
Project Based Learning • Enduring Question • Practical Experience • Constructivist Learning • Reflection
Voices of World War II • Voices of World War II is an interdisciplinary unit that integrates historical research, creative writing, and multimedia. • Students write, produce and edit a video monologue that expresses the emotion and experience of marginalized voices within a particular historical era.
Curriculum Areas of Focus • Primary: History/Social Science • Secondary: English/Language Arts, Performing Arts, Technology • The main elements of this unit can be applied to other historical and literary units, i.e., the Great Depression, Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam War.
Enduring Question • How can you empower marginalized voices through multimedia?
Guest Speakers • Guest speakers make learning meaningful and relevant • Japanese Internment • Witness to Zoot Suit Riots
Experiential Learning • Christian wears the original Zoot suit worn by Mr. Carrasco in the 1940s
Aboard the SS Red Oak Victory For more information about the SS Red oak Victor, visit: http://www.ssredoakvictory.com/index.htm
Student Project • Students write, edit and create an original video monologue
Service Learning Waste Reduction Program • Enduring Question: How do we increase our knowledg and practice of the 4 R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rot • Service Learning • Compost Pile, Tennyson High School Farm • Public Service Announcement, Elementary School Partnership • Media Projects • Student Blog • Compost Video • Public Service Announcement
SLWRP Activities • Students learn about the Davis Street Transfer Center • “The facilities goal is to divert 75% of municipal trash away from landfills and into recyclable materials” • Source http://www.dsgardencenter.com/index.asp
Waste Audit • Students weigh and sort through classroom bags of trash
Composting • Students build a compost pile for the Tennyson High School farm • Students learn the importance of organic farming
Student Blogs • Students create personal reflection blogs based on the SWLRP learning activities
Digital Portfolios • Performance Assessment • Digitize and Archive Student Work • Sophomore Year • Display Portfolio • Multimedia Projects • Junior Year • Assessment Portfolio • English, Multimedia, History, CMMA Values
Student Portfolios • Sophomore Portfolios
Junior Digital Portfolios • Assessment and Learning Reflection Portfolios
Web 2.0 Tools • Digital Portfolios • www.picnik.com • www.blogger.com • www.sauropol.com • www.wikispaces.com • Video Monologues • www.voicethread.com • www.slideroll.com • animoto.com • www.jumpcut.com • Student Blogs • www.21classes.com • www.edublogs.org • www.blogger.com • General Good Stuff • www.google.com • www.gcast.com • www.umedia.com