Hillcrest High School 21Hillcrest High School 21stst Century Century Project 2006-07Project 2006-07

Student-Created ProductsStudent-Created Products

What Have We What Have We Accomplished?Accomplished?

• Our exposure to the 21Our exposure to the 21stst Century School Century School project has been invaluable. project has been invaluable. – We have changed our methods to incorporate We have changed our methods to incorporate

web 2.0 tools into our teaching. web 2.0 tools into our teaching. • Several of our classrooms have been using blogs Several of our classrooms have been using blogs

and in at least one classroom we actively use and in at least one classroom we actively use www.tappedin.orgwww.tappedin.org and wikis for classroom projects. and wikis for classroom projects.

• We have students and teachers using We have students and teachers using www.Flickr.comwww.Flickr.com and and www.thinkfree.comwww.thinkfree.com to complete to complete projects. The days of the poster board project are projects. The days of the poster board project are over. over.

• The seeds of change have been sown and as more The seeds of change have been sown and as more teachers experiment with the new tools both the teachers experiment with the new tools both the faculty and students will benefit.faculty and students will benefit.

– Samples of this classroom work follow…Samples of this classroom work follow…

Tapped In was employed in the AP and Advanced

Government/Economics classes and the AP Psychology class. It

provided unexpected benefits to both the teacher and the students.

http://www.tappedin.org

Tapped In includes a discussion board that allowed us to discuss items related to our

curriculum. Students responded

enthusiastically to the addition of our Tapped

In pages.

The online chat section allowed students to work

collaboratively and to receive help from the instructor during

“after-class” hours

The Advanced Placement Psychology Tapped In Room

http://www.tappedin.org

Tapped In allowed students to collaborate on group

projects and upload their work for further

collaboration with the class. Also present in the files section were student

constructed reviews for the Advanced Placement test.

Benefits of Tapped InBenefits of Tapped In

• Created an online presence for the class.Created an online presence for the class.• Tapped In contains a discussion board that Tapped In contains a discussion board that

encouraged extended discussion of encouraged extended discussion of classroom curriculum. classroom curriculum.

• The real-time chat feature allowed students The real-time chat feature allowed students to work together collaboratively and to get to work together collaboratively and to get help from the instructor when she was “in help from the instructor when she was “in the room” also. the room” also.

• Students are better prepared for online Students are better prepared for online work required in college courses they will work required in college courses they will take in the future.take in the future.

• Tapped In allowed students to experiment Tapped In allowed students to experiment in a safe environment controlled by the in a safe environment controlled by the instructor.instructor.

Government classes elections campaign sites wiki – each political party constructed a campaign

site

Each class created several political parties and elected a

“president” as part of their

elections project.

http://hchscampaignsites-2007.wikispaces.com

Samples of Student Products The OPP – Opportunity Party- Powerpoint platform presentation - http://hchscampaignsites-2007.wikispaces.com/OPP+Party

The Common Ground Party – Powerpoint platform presentation - http://hchscampaignsites-2007.wikispaces.com/The+Common+Ground++Party

Student Campaign Site Student Campaign Site SampleSample

Campaign CommercialCampaign Commercial

The CARROP Party Political Platform