Watching

Watching asks students to explore and become observers of their

environment. According to Webster's dictionary, watching is a state of alert

and continuous attention, close observation. A person who is watching

is looking for action and change.

Watching requires students to pay attention to the world around then and focus on things that spark their interest.

    Brainstorming Ideas:  This really wasn't all that difficult. When I read the requirements for this assignment, I instantly knew what I wanted to do...scrapbooking.  I've been active in scrapbooking for about a year, and it didn't take long for me to recognize how useful it could be in a school setting.  Now I just have to figure out how to make it work.  To investigate my topic further, I looked through my own supplies and searched the web for information on scrapbooking by visiting 4 2 eXplore and About.com

    Finding standards will not be difficult. Standards will vary on how it is used in an assignment.  To locate specific standards, I visited the Indiana Department of Education.  I found that scrapbooking could be used to touch a wide number of standards.  The hard part will be focusing on a set of standards.

If I chose to have high school students create a scrapbook/journal of a trip in an electronic format, students would meet:

Language Arts:

  • English 12.5.1, 12.5.3 (Writing Applications)

  • English 12.4.7, 12.4.9 (Writing process)

  • English 12.5.8 (Writing Applications)

Social Studies:

  • World Geography 1.1 (World in spatial terms)

  • World Geography 2.7 (Places and Regions)

  • World Geography 3.1, 3.3 (Physical Systems)

AASL Standards for Student Learning:

  • Information Literacy
    • Standard 1: The student who is information literate accesses information efficiently and effectively.
    • Standard 2: The student who is information literate evaluates information critically and competently.
    • Standard 3: The student who is information literate uses information accurately and creatively.
  • Independent Learning
    • Standard 4: The student who is an independent learner is information literate and pursues information related to personal interests.
    • Standard 5: The student who is an independent learner is information literate and appreciates literature and other creative expressions of information.
    • Standard 6: The student who is an independent learner is information literate and strives for excellence in information seeking and knowledge generation.
  • Social Responsibility
    • Standard 7: The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and recognizes the importance of information to a democratic society.
    • Standard 8: The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and practices ethical behavior in regard to information and information technology.
    • Standard 9: The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and participates effectively in groups to pursue and generate information.

After spending some time looking, I realized I might have to focus on one thing...which means my final goal might be different.  If I focus on one project to use scrapbooking with, I won't be showing all of the other cool projects that can be done!  I don't think I want to do that!

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