Connect-Type Activity

This week we were assigned to develop a connect-type of activity, that helps participants make a connection between what they know, and how to use it. In the Word document displayed above (all names were changed), I designed a scavenger hunt for a training that I will be providing to a group of teachers in the use of the database creator FileMaker Pro. It is intended to be completed in a five to ten minute time period, and can be done so collaboratively if desired. I also submitted a needs assessment in the Ashford Assignment Basket.

Do Activity

Follow the Jing Project link above to view a Screencast of a "Do Activity" that I recently created which uses PowerPoint as a template for a Jeopardy game. This activity is designed to help the students with their academic vocabulary words they work with each week. The Jeopardy game can be used as a longer lesson covering multiple weeks of words, or as a quick five to ten minute lesson using a timer. If a SMART Board is available, it can really add to the engagement of the lesson.

Comic Life Absorb Activity

The students will view the embedded video above to access a short absorb activity that will demonstrate the use of the software Comic Life. In the activity, the students will learn how to open the program, choose a template, add pictures, modify pictures, change background colors, and save the assignment. They will take this knowledge and apply it to a predetermined lesson. The students will then create a Comic Life project that is at least three pages in length and uses a minimum of ten pictures. A needs assessment was also created and attached in the Ashford assignment basket.