The Real World Project Problem!
All I do as a teacher is help you. I help you do this, I help you do that. I help you find the garbage can in the classroom, I help you get paint off your face (and I’ll be forever curious how you got paint on your face) I help you make stuff, and I help you be awesome (leading by example of course). In fact, I'm so helpful that people call me Mr. Poppa Teresa.
However, you are not the only people I help. I get asked for help by lots of fellow teachers, administrators, friends and family to fix things. Frankly, I’ve been a bit overwhelmed lately (take cloth off of pile). If anyone has noticed, my beard has a few grey hairs lately. I've had to fix toasters, bicycles, clothes, glasses, chairs, boats, cars, pinball games, a coffee cup.... The list goes on and on!
So, can you help? Seriously, this isn’t just a project- these are real problems that need to be fixed.
However, you are not the only people I help. I get asked for help by lots of fellow teachers, administrators, friends and family to fix things. Frankly, I’ve been a bit overwhelmed lately (take cloth off of pile). If anyone has noticed, my beard has a few grey hairs lately. I've had to fix toasters, bicycles, clothes, glasses, chairs, boats, cars, pinball games, a coffee cup.... The list goes on and on!
So, can you help? Seriously, this isn’t just a project- these are real problems that need to be fixed.
But how do we fix them? Why do we bother to fix them? Why don't you just throw them away
Below: BBC documentary (their accents make the best documentaries!) about our throwaway culture.
How do we get the information we need to fix stuff?
Enter the Internet!
Above: A map to the internet!
Lets first learn how to use Google's search engine effectively!
Below is a presentation that will teach you how to get the most of your Google searches:
So, you've found some sites... but which sites are trustworthy? Which ones are C.R.A.P?
Below is a quick presentation that will teach you how to evaluate websites:
Lets see what you know about C.R.A.P.
Tentative Schedule
Day 1: Project overview- Design Process
Day 2: Website Evaluation
Day 3: Project Start- Plan and Investigate
Day 4: Project D1- Research and Evaluate
Day 5: Project D2- Fix Item
Day 6: Project D3- Fix Item/ Presentation Prep
Day 7: Project D4- Presentation Finish
Day 8: Time to present!
Day 2: Website Evaluation
Day 3: Project Start- Plan and Investigate
Day 4: Project D1- Research and Evaluate
Day 5: Project D2- Fix Item
Day 6: Project D3- Fix Item/ Presentation Prep
Day 7: Project D4- Presentation Finish
Day 8: Time to present!
------>Google Planning Form <------
Use the form above to plan and organize your problem. Your team MUST complete the form above with their project!
Here is a great example of a final project
Here is a great example of a final project