The MacBook & Project-Based Learning

Ross Cooper 4th Grade Teacher

Apple Distinguished Educator Google Certi!ed Teacher

@RossCoops31

The MacBook &Project-Based Learning

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iLife

iLife

iWork

iLife

Photo albums !

Photo editing !

Slideshows !

Books !

Cards !

Calendars

Movies !

Combine videos, photos, and music to make your own movie.

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Trailer !

Follow a template to create a Hollywood-style movie trailer.

Music creation !

Ringtone creation !

Podcasts !

Learn to play

PBL

Essentials for Project-Based Learning8

Signi!cant Content

A Need to Know “Why do we need to know this?”

A Driving Question

Student Voice and Choice

21st Century Skills “Can we work in groups?”

Inquiry and Innovation “Can I test my new idea?”

Feedback and Revision

Publicly Presented Product

Signi!cant Content !A Need to Know “Why do we need to know this?” !A Driving Question !Student Voice and Choice !21st Century Skills !Inquiry and Innovation !Feedback and Revision !Publicly Presented Product

In small groups, rank the 8 essentials from most

important to least important. Share and discuss!

Signi!cant Content !A Need to Know “Why do we need to know this?” !A Driving Question !Student Voice and Choice !21st Century Skills “Can we work in groups?” !Inquiry and Innovation “Can I test my new idea?” !Feedback and Revision !Publicly Presented Product

Doing projects

Project-based learning

Project-based learning

Doing projects

Project-based learning

Doing projects

Project-based learning

Doing projects

Project-based learning

Doing projects

Project-based learning

Doing projects

Project-based learning

Doing projects

Project-based learning

Doing projects

How do I market a product? (students review advertisements and create their own rubrics)

Choose a medium. (teacher brie"y reviews Pages, other mediums, and options remain open-ended)

Formative assessments

Great job!

Re"ection

Create an advertisement for a product. (teacher distributes rubric)

Use Apple Pages. (teacher conducts a thorough demo of Pages)

Independent work

Great job!

Transformation

Enhancement

Substitution

Augmentation

Modification

RedefinitionTech allows for the

creation of new tasks,previously inconceivable

Tech allows forsignificant task redesign

Tech acts as a direct toolsubstitute, with

functional improvement

Tech acts as a direct toolsubstitute, with nofunctional change

Tools for visualization ofnarrative and structural

aspects of text

Textual, visual, audiotools for construction of

shared knowledge

Dictionaries, studyguides, history siteslined to online text

Shakespeare texts readin online versions

SAMR

One of the main characters from your book has an

upcoming birthday! From the point of view of another character, design a birthday

card for your “friend.”

Your movie is soon to be re-released on DVD,

complete with a bundle of extras. It is your job to

provide director commentary for a scene of

your choice.

Choose a historical event. Find two noticeably

different written accounts of the event. Synthesize the information from the two

accounts in order to create an on location radio

broadcast of the event. Before recording your

broadcast in GarageBand, create a written script in

Google Drive.

Resources

Websites ! Buck Institute ! Edutopia ! Intel Education ! Apple Challenge Based Learning !Articles ! 8 Essentials for Project-Based Learning ! The Common Core is the “what.” PBL is the “how.” ! A Step-by-Step Guide to the Best Projects ! Six Af!rmations for PBL Teachers !Books ! The Understanding by Design Guide to Creating High-Quality Units ! Reinventing Project-Based Learning

Thank You!