Submitted by: Judie Fischer
School: J.R. Tucker High School
Summary
This project was designed to make students aware of the big picture and the real world. Students learned globalization terms and understood the impact on both the US economy and the global economy. Students used technology to explain one topic to classmates. Then the students reviewed all of their peers submissions in order to write a reflection/opinion paper in MLA format. The reflection paper presents the students interaction, learning, and thinking skills in stating their opinion of what the future will bring to globalization.
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DEVELOPING
After reviewing The World Is Flat Wiki Summaries, students researched globalization and the leveling/flattening of economic access. They had the opportunity to develop presentations on specific chapters of the book. (It would be optimal if students had access to the book or audio tapes as resources—they are available via the public library).
Students could use Wikipedia, enotes, online study guides, resources provided by the teacher, and any websites they found themselves. They had to cite all sources using MLA format. Students learned globalization terms and understood the impact on both the US economy and the global economy.
The instructor also assigned opposing viewpoints as reflected in the “Reviews” and “External Links” at the bottom of the Wiki page. Students presented both pro and con perspective presentations and then discussed/debated supporting data. Students used a decision grid to determine individual preference and wrote a reflection to define and support their final opinion.
APPROACHING
Students were in groups of 6 and had to divide the work amongst themselves. Roles included creating the presentation, researching, writing, and finding graphics. Each group assigned their own “jobs”. They collaborated both face-to-face and using digital tools. This is an online class so the majority of the work was completed without teacher supervision.
Students used collaborative technology tools such as Prezi, Google Presentation, or Voicethread, to create a YouTube or Kahn Academy style animated instructional videos. These videos were used to explain the other chapter’s topics to classmates.
Students created both pro and con perspective presentations and then discussed/debated supporting data. Then the students reviewed all of their peers submissions in order to write a reflection/opinion paper.
DEVELOPING
This project was designed to make students aware of the big picture and the real world. They had to summarize the chapter and answer higher level thought questions about the chapter within their presentation.
Example higher level thinking questions:
What is meant by a flat world?
What strategies will countries implement to cope with and adapt to the dramatic changes experienced with globalization?
What is the importance of self-learning and learning to learn?
The instructor also assigned opposing viewpoints. Students presented both pro and con perspective presentations and then discussed/debated supporting data. Students also wrote a reflection paper to define and support their final opinion. This demonstrated the students interaction, learning, and thinking skills in stating their opinion of what the future will bring to globalization.
DEVELOPING
These presentations were done using a document camera, movie camera, digital camera, PowerPoint, Prezi, Google Presentation, Voicethread, Windows Movie Media, or another technology tool to create a YouTube or Khan Academy style animated instructional video. The students shared responsibilities and their instructional videos were very diverse and creative.
Later, the students reviewed all of their peers submissions and wrote a reflection/opinion paper.
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