"If You Host It, They Will Come" by Jen Wagner
I was very encouraged by this presentation. Wagner starts out slowly by introducing the basics of hosting a project for the classroom. She describes the difference between "Puddle Projects" and "Well Projects." Puddle projects for those teachers interested in getting their "feet wet" and the well projects offering deeper, "life changing" experiences.
Wagner explains that is important to understand why as a teacher you want to host a project. She encourages researching hosting ideas and even offers ideas on how to promote your project.
One host she mentions is the Global Schoolhouse at http://www.globalschoolnet.org From there, she explains Google Forms, an easy way to collect data.
The best part of Wagner's presentation were the numerous examples of projects currently being hosted on the web. I found them inspiring.
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Once again, I will view this conference too. In the spring I read A Midsummer Night's Dream with my 7th grade students. Before reading their first Shakespearean drams, they research to learn more about life during Shakespeare's days. Students research food, medicine, entertainment, King James, Queen Elizabeth, religion, and Shakespeare's Sonnets and other works. I would like to see more than posters and power points for their presentations so I will view Wagner's conference. Thanks!
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