LIFE’S EXPERIENCES UNIT:

NETWORKING INTO THE MILLENNIUM

A FREE COMPUTER CLASS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS

Michael HewittETEC 442

Life Long Learners on a Mission

Kapi`olani Community College Mostly Elder PersonsSpecial needs8- 15 students averageEthnicity and local cultureESL mates/familyTechnology AccessMeets Saturdays for 2 hours

Purposes and Goals

This class is intended to join technology with social connections and interactions benefiting elders . Specific elements of each of the technological standards I expect my students should meet can be found in notes below .Students should be able to meet at least the following standards from ISTE NETS:Communicate and Collaborate through small groups, large group, individual blog posts, email and instructor guided discussions

Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making from evaluating, discussing, analyzing, synthesis and publicly sharing life experiences and their relative quantifiable and qualitative values

Digital Citizenship as expressed by an online publication of their stories shared with peers , friends and others of their choosing.

Content – Learning Objectives

Students will: Each determine at least six exceptional experiences In groups of two or three, determine at least three major

types or categories of experience (see samples below) Evaluate as a large group which types of experiences

are most important and why. Create personal storyboards including at least three or

more major types of experiences Identify and save images that appropriately represent

their stories Welcome peer review Create their own digital story for publication. They will

learn to convert a PowerPoint slideshow using the software SlideShow and post to the class blog for public review by friends and family

Multimedia and Other Resources

Teacher Tools PowerPoint sample and

introduction experiences lecture

Slideshare conversion from PowerPoint

The Slideshare file uploaded for viewing on our class blog

A reference for planning effective digital stories will be used when planning lecture

Student Tools Story board in word

processing program or with pencils and paper

Student collections of meaningful images via Internet, scanner, stored digital images, digital cameras

PowerPoint Slideshare 2.0 Blogger.com Rubrics for self evaluation powerpointrubric.pdf digstoryrubric.doc

Technology

Computer PowerPoint Slideshare Blogspot Internet Search Word Processing Image Searches and Alterations Personal Image Archives Digital Cameras Scanner USB Storage DevicesTechnology is available on the sight with lab manager

approval to install software. The instructor will provide needed technology if not available in the lab.

Learning Strategies Students compile, compare,

analyze and evaluate data Step one: Make a list of at

least six significant life experiences

Step two: Groups of two or three decide at least three categories of importance of experience

Step Three: The instructor will lecture as needed to maintain organization and guide inquiry

Step four: The class decides on at least three major categories

Step five: Homework – go to: http://luvisking.blogspot.com/

Post a list of notable experiences.

Pedagogy – Student Outcomes

Students will share experience through discussion, contemplation, personal and public reflections

Most students will publish online a short synopsis of significant experiences

If students choose to share publicly they will post a slideshow converted to html on a class blog.

Students will learn from the experiences of their fellows and possibly become closer as friends.

Pedagogy - Assessment

Students will assess themselves. They will be provided rubrics and learn to create rubrics and build on prior work creating a slide show

I ask questions like “Does anyone have questions?”

I walk around the room to see if we are at the same step or if more help is needed.

When I have beginning students who need extra help I give the rest of the class work for the final project, like backgrounds, images, poetry, recipes, and famous quotations.

My students passionately working is success.

Implementation

Class One: Experiences lecture and class discussion (See learning strategies on slide seven.) Extra time during the two hours can be spent searching for images, famous quotes at brainyquotes.com or banners at flamingtext.com

Class Two: Blog PPT results discussion draft discussion. We will review story boards, add images and backgrounds.

Class Three: Finish PPT, convert to Slideshare, and post to class blog. Activity Date Project Report

Experience brainstorming

Day One Story board/PPT Blog discussion/feedback

PPT finalization Day Two PPT and images/ aesthetics, content

Post PPT to class blog for peer review

Convert PPT to Slideshare

Day Three and Beyond

Make project accessible via html

Share with family and friends , final revision

My Evaluation of the Lesson

My students will evaluate me. They will be my success indicators. Their work will shine more brightly than my expectations. As a teacher I feel honored by seeing the gleam of insight in a student’s eyes when I’m not looking for it. My students are my teachers and I believe this lesson is a precious gift they will give to the world.

Finale

Education is a social process. Education is growth. Education is, not a preparation for life; education is life itself. John Dewey