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Small changes can make a big difference.<\/p><\/div>\n
Our attempt at making it stick out a little better this year involves taking the entire unit to a completely paperless world. \u00a0Some may argue that this is not conducive to the holistic learning of a child, but I would argue that if it is something that informs change and actually impacts slightly on the actual issue at hand, then perhaps its worth exploring.<\/p>\n
What it entitles:<\/strong><\/p>\n Taking students outside of the classroom<\/strong> – hands on activities capturing and reflecting on pictures taken with their BYODs<\/p>\n Extensive use\u00a0of Google Docs<\/strong> – Collaborative reflection, data analysis and lab submissions, Google Forms – assessment\/evaluation<\/p>\n Moving students to\u00a0Google Classroom for the unit<\/strong> – Management of files in Google Docs (See post on Google Classroom<\/a>)<\/p>\n Twitter\/Blogs<\/strong> – Connect with a scientist, ask questions, make it authentic<\/p>\n Integration of SAMR<\/a><\/strong> – Make it more meaningful<\/p>\n Use of online tools<\/strong> – Padlet<\/a>, Easel-ly<\/a>, Todaysmeet<\/a><\/p>\n In the end, we hope that the students gain valuable skills,\u00a0seek to learn more through digital media related to climate change, converse and discuss in a digital forum, and perhaps appreciate the fact that no pencil, pen, and paper was used during the unit that focuses on the impacts that we have on the world around us.<\/p>\n And perhaps a small change in our everyday life can really invoke a\u00a0greater difference in the world.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The idea of going paperless, though not a new one,\u00a0came to us in a collaborative meeting\u00a0the grade 10 science team had today after school. \u00a0For years, we have struggled to really make the Climate Change unit cohesive, fluid, and interactive. … Continue reading