A+Project+in+Progress

﻿This page is devoted to the IMP that I have been designing throughout this course and which I plan to implement during the 2010-2011 school year. The IMP is based on a multimedia project on mythology that I implemented with my freshman honors class last May.

First, here's the mind map that I created using Bubbl.us: media type="custom" key="6691087" ﻿The mind map was beneficial in two ways. First, it helped me to learn a new online tool. I found that the mind maps created with bubbl.us can be converted into jpeg files, which came in quite handy when I created my ePortfolio VoiceThread project. Secondly, I realized through the mind map that my project was getting too big. Instead of expanding the project, I need to scale it back a bit. This mind map shows just how bloated the project was becoming, so I learned that less is more.

I also learned to use GoogleDocs during this course, and I was able to create a timeline for the mythology project. This at least provided me with a better sense of organization; it is also a great tool for me to use for facilitating the students' own time management skills. media type="custom" key="6691151"  Perhaps the easiest thing for me to do was create a lesson plan that tries to teach a digital tool for the IMP. I chose to create a lesson that deals with the use of the online databases. Not only do my students need to learn this essential research skill, but it also helped to put my own lessons and approaches to teaching this in perspective.  Finally, I was able to use Rubistar to create a rubric for my IMP. The rubric allowed me to really think about how to assess the project; however, I prefer not to use Rubistar. I find that it's easier for me to simple create a table in Microsoft Word. 

