Teacher+Academy+(Melissa)

Project Summary: My students will be using Voicethread to describe their child development patterns and theories. Each child will up load 10 pictures from their infancy to current. They will then describe what stage of development they are in and then what theorist their pictures would be in.

Content: One part of my class is Educational Technology and so using Voicethread instead of creating a poster will work with the project. Also, a huge part of the class is child development. Having the students use their own pictures makes it relevant for them.

Pedagogy: Before giving this culminating project ( I would use this instead of a test), I would be teaching about child development stages, having students observe children, watching videos, and discussions.

Technology: I would need some type of computer for the students to access. I would be using Voicethread, which everything is saved on their website, so students can't loose it.

Part Two/Timeline: This would take the students about a week and a half. I have used the poster method before, and I would assume that it would take about that much time. It will be longer to scan everyone's pictures.