I twitter. I add photos to Humzoo and Facebook. I create to-do-lists and I begin and often don’t finish SpICE blogs. I get dragged in multiple technology directions; paralyzed with too many options.
Sometimes we’re paralyzed by too many choices.
Sometimes students get paralyzed by too many choices, or lack of opportunities or lack of support. Assessment rarely eliminates choices.
Sami Araboghli used assessment as motivation. After his first efforts for inclusion in Google Earth were not accepted he started researching ways to improve his models.
Middle school students can and will surprise you. Eighth grader Sami Araboghli of Sarasota, Florida will surprise you with his Sketchup project. He is creating models for Google Earth. He’s involved in a real-world project and he’s joined a community that shares his passion. He’s located information and tools to support his learning.
Read about Sami’s project. How can you encourage students to explore their passion and connect them with a community? Read about Sami and expand your personal learning network. It might surprise you.
Interested in learning more about Sketchup? The 3DVinci site contains a wide variety of educational material.
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