Personal Virtual Museums
Tons of virtual museums can be found on internet. Teachers can create a lot interesting lessons from these virtual museums- another innovative online edutainment. They are very good resources for students to learn with fun element. However, in another way round, teachers can ask students to create exhibit for their personal virtual museums.The possible activity can be:
- Select a person, event, or culture to study
- Research for information on the selected topic of study
- Edit and write research so that it can be read by people from the ages of 10 to 60
- Create a virtual museum exhibit
By the end of this task, students will have more knowledge on the chosen topics, have information presentation skills and have acquired new computer skills. This activity can be another interdisciplinary activity for classroom such as Science, Technology and Literacy or History, Technology and Literacy.
The link below shows museum literacies in a second grade classroom
http://books.google.co.th/books?id=4UrpSH1JG3UC&pg=PA64&dq=virtual+museum+classroom&hl=th#v=onepage&q&f=false
Reference: Computers, thinking and learning: inspiring students with technology, David Clive Nettelbeck, p.108, 2005
As we know, students in this present-day have many assignments to do because there are many subjects they have to learn and every subject has assignment to do. Therefore, this is the good idea to use for designing an integrated curruiculum to help students decrease many assignments that they have to do.
Your suggested activity is interested for learning. It can make the students attend the learning more.
Hi Natee,
Cross-curricular work can be a good practice for students for their future work. When they work they have to combine all disciplines learnt to their work.
Thanks Soraphong,
Yes, surfing through a good virtual museum is sometimes like playing game. Then, it can make students engage more in their learning.
I think you do a good job of posting intresting concepts that make you think outside the box. good Job once again!