My Project Process:
I've started preliminary research for my project and have decided to prove how America became a super power through examples of the economic, technological, and political advancements of the U.S. I plan to use an animap to show change over time in international relations. I also plan to use numerous graphs, specifically those of stock market trends, to demonstrate economic advancement. I want to use both technology and hand-ons activities to display my information at the end of this project.
As one of the examples of America as a super power I have identified the post-war economic boom. I plan to use the events surrounding this "boom" to prove my point economically.
Problems:
.I want to understand more facts and reasoning behind the history, rather than blogging, multimedia, and technology. I already have to utilize some of these skills in projects for other courses, and feel as though the emphasis on usage of these materials does not assist me in my understanding of U.S. history. In previous history courses I have learned more history with traditional teaching methods that incorporated some technology, but focused on getting a firm foundation in the subject matter, before allowing the students to build upon it through independent research and projects. I feel that the former approach is better suited to my understanding of the subject matter, which in turn translates to my knowledge of these topics upon completion of the course.
.I do not understand what is to be gained from blogging and commenting on other blogs, and would like to understand how it will help me learn details about history and information that will facilitate the smooth completion of my project.
Questions:
1. How long does each blog post need to be?
2. Out of how many points will the blog posts be graded?
3. How will these projects be presented?
4. Is there a time limit on the presentation?
5. How detailed does the information for the project have to be?
6. I am confused about how we are to incorporate information into the project (on the project paper it is written that we should avoid using just facts).
I like your project ideas! I'm just not sure what format you're taking. Is it a poster? Is it a prezi? Is it a powerpoint? That part's not clear, but I like the fact that you'll be using graphs. Unfortunately, I don't know the answer to those questions, but I'm glad you're taking the initiative and asking!
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DeleteThe blog is to be a reflection on your progress toward completion of your project. Let's have a conversation about these questions.
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ReplyDeleteI like where you are going with this project.
ReplyDeleteI would also have to agree with you about being taught the traditional way. Like you, I also learn more that way. History has never been one of my strongest subjects and having to lead my own research makes it really hard to understand a lot of it.
I also have the exact same questions as you do. Having these questions unanswered makes it really to proceed with this project.
I think an animap is a clever way to display the information over time. Also, the graphs and visual displays will be a good way to convey facts and data. Also, incorporating the technology and hands-on aspects will be a successful way to reach different learning styles. Overall, it sounds like it will be efficient in the fact that it does the purpose of spreading information as well as keeping it interesting.
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