After posting my draft idea for a Y7 project this morning, this is my second draft at the Y8 one after receiving useful feedback from @mwclarkson whose original idea I have ‘borrowed’ from extensively! As with the Y7 project I have tried to keep in mind the following:
- The project should be about integrating the 4 strands (technology; authoring, society, literacy) over the whole year and NOT teaching elements in isolation
- The project should be about mirroring what happens in ‘real life’ rather than making things up for school
- Pupil progress must be evidenced through the use of a bportfolio
- Pupils should be encouraged to learn both collaboratively and independently
- Assessment of pupils work will be done through the issuing of badges which I have previouslyblogged about
Again, as with the previous post I really would welcome both constructive and positive feedback either in the comments section or via twitter @teachesict . If this image is too small, you can download the original from here – I have included some more comments after the image:
- The project is taught from left to right, although the last 4 items can be dipped in and out of
- Throughout the project the pupils are expected to be learning about HTML / CSS so that they are ready to create the website (this is in place of the more ‘traditional’ homework)
- Pupils will be expected to blog about their learning, especially with regards to their HTML / CSS progress
- Progress will also be evidenced when pupils upload and comment on each others work as they progress through the sections
- In the diagram above I have also included where badges can be awarded. This is very much in its infancy but I want to get an idea of how I can use them.
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