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 Projects,  Collaboration  Sites,  and  Publishing  Opportunities  

Lesson  Idea  Template  

Name:  Shavon  Brown  

Grade  Level:  All  
Content  Area:  All  
Standards  Addressed:  Any  
Title  of  Online  Project/Collaboration  Site/Publishing  Opportunity:  ePals  
URL  of  Online  Project/Collaboration  Site/Publishing  Opportunity:  N/A  
Describe  how  you  would  use  the  Online  Project/Collaboration  Site/Publishing  Opportunity  in  
your  classroom:  I  would  use  this  in  my  classroom  in  order  for  students  to  get  an  outside  
expertise  or  idea  from  peers  or  other  teachers.  Sometimes  students  need  another  platform  or  
way  of  thinking  so  it  is  important  to  give  them  options  to  choose  from.    
What  technologies  would  be  required  to  implement  this  proposed  learning  activity  in  a  
classroom?  Any  computer,  PC  or  tablet.    
Describe  how  the  following  features  are  addressed  in  this  learning  experience  (note:  all  of  them  
may  not  be  addressed  in  the  project,  but  most  should  be  if  you  are  reaching  a  high  LoTi  Level.):      
a. Collaboration  with  peers,  near-­‐peers,  mentors  outside  their  classroom  and  often  
beyond  their  school:  A  collaboration  with  outside  peers  and  adults  is  available  with  
permission  from  parents  or  teacher.    
b. Student-­‐centered  learning  and  knowledge  creation  (collecting  original  data  and  or  
producing  original  products  as  a  result  of  engaging  in  the  project):  Students  can  
share  among  the  medium  their  own  ideas  as  well  as  look  at  the  ideas  of  other  
students  to  help  further  their  own  creations.    
c. Higher-­‐order  thinking:  Because  this  is  for  all  subjects  and  all  ages,  higher  order  
thinking  can  be  encouraged  by  simply  choosing  a  higher  level  of  difficulty  or  
different  ideas  from  other  peers.    
d. Students  publishing  their  original  work  to  others  who  will  use/care  about  their  
product:  You  are  able  to  search  what  you  want  to  find  as  well  as  things  related  to  
what  you  are  trying  to  find  which  leads  to  others  reading  and  listening  to  what  you  
post.    
 
Bloom’s  Level  of  Critical  Thinking  Required  (check  all  that  apply):    
See  http://epltt.coe.uga.edu/index.php?title=Bloom%27s_Taxonomy    
   Remembering      Understanding      Applying      Analyzing      Evaluating    Creating  
What  Level  of  Technology  Implementation  best  describes  this  learning  activity  and  Why?  Loti  4.  
It  allows  students  to  take  charge  of  their  own  learning  while  still  having  to  somewhat  rely  on  a  
subject  matter  expert  (usually  older  or  a  teacher).    
How  could  you  implement  this  proposed  learning  experience  and  still  comply  with  your  district’s  
Internet  Safety  and  Student  Privacy  policies?  Observing  what  the  students  do  and  what  they  are  
watching  and  telling  them  how  to  find  what  they  need  to  find.    

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