As a history teacher I loved looking at the students faces when they really enjoyed the class and there is nothing better than hearing a student say “this is the best class ever!” When you get to study culture from other places students can relate if they can hear the music or watch dancing. One of the activities I had my students do was create a concept map. Students would define their words and create a concept map in one of the four websites introduced in our etec class. I wanted to start out with a fun and simple activity to motivate the students and I might add I enjoyed doing this assignment myself. I could do the concept map but my podcast was a total disaster! LOL!
Next I had my students go to Google Images to locate places on a map and follow up with analyzing and evaluating images of the culture from these places. I picked this assignment because students love to look at pictures and the images here are endless. I asked my students to compare and contrast their culture to the culture in Africa.
On day three I had my students go to the computer lab to watch and listen to YouTube videos that I had viewed and selected for students. These videos are African music videos and African dance videos. Students love watching videos and at this age I know they are thinking wow I really like that song or I really am not crazy about that song. I also know from watching the dancing videos students will notice some definite similarities.
BLOG TIME!!!!!
I created a class blog for students to reflect on their African Culture experience. I listed specific things I wanted to see in their reflections for a grade and encouraged creativity and images. I picked this activity because when I was teaching in the classroom blogging was something I always wanted to do and I never made it happen. I really think blogging is so cool.
I also reminded my students that online tutor was available to help with quizzes and exams. I love the online textbook websites for students. Not all of them are great but the two textbooks that I used had great sites for students to play games or quiz.
As I reflect on my own lesson plan the one thing I would do different is have students create an eportfolio at the beginning of the year and build on it. I had students view images and watch videos and these activities would be perfect for a portfolio.
Thank you so much,Zearlene :)
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