chapter 3- all about the project

The BIG IDEA should be something that can cover more than one subject. I also think that it should be a worthwhile project,something that would have meaning outside in the real world outside of the classroom. I think that 21st century skills are important to kids today. They need these skills in working cooperatively, working with multimedia tools, and thinking as a team. They are all Skills to use in the world outside of school. About the 21st century literacies are not something I would think about really. It was a new thing for me to learn about. I think it makes sense that We would try to encompas world learning and technology and Inventive thinking and Effective communication. I'm glad that they have moved the literacies into the 21st century. The essential learning functions are Ubiquity,Deep learning,Making things Visible and discussable,Expressing ourselves or Sharing ideas, collaboration or teaching others, Research, Project management, and Reflection and iteration. I think to begin ubiquity is an inevitable thing. The use of cellphones, mp3's, and other things like tablets allowing students to learn anywhere are things that open the world up to students. Deep learning is good for any student. The amount of data students have at their fingertips because of ubiquity is amazing, the process of digging through the information is an important skill. Making things that we know into visual pictures or maps, etc... make it easier for students that have trouble expressing things in words. Social expression and sharing ideas are made very possible by messengers and blogs open doors for sharing information and ideas between everywhere. Students can be half way around the world from each other and still share the idea they want to with each other. Reflection and iteration are important to students so that they can look back on what they have done on their project and look back to make corrections or improve on the project overtime. I think everything falls into my project from this chapter. All the aspects are what project teaching is about. My students will have to work together with students abroad, dig through data and material to find what they need record what they've done, and reflect on what they could have done better.