Reflection #3

1. The big idea for our project is how healthy our students keep their bodies. Showing them real life exercises they can do, showing them snacks they can make by themselves, showing them things that make their body unhealthy, these are all ways we show our students the big idea. Working with their personal body as the canvas helps the students to connect and understand what it is were talking about.

2. The 3 steps to the 21st century skills are analyze this is the beginning stage. Evaluate is where you elaborate on the ideas and continue to do research. Create is to put your knowledge of the subject and create your own idea from it. Children need to know how to do this. We should be talking about exercise so much that the students know what it is and could teach it to someone else. The idea is for the kids to keep this knowledge past a couple of weeks.

3. 21st century literacies highlights the digital literacy. This passage talks about how literacy boils down to being independent. Our lesson is a great example of teaching children to be independent. Children can spend their time doing things like making their own treats or creating a dance routine that independently shows how they see exercise. Kids need to be independent that is without a doubt. Teaching children to be independent is something that needs to start when they are young and continue through out their life.

4. There are 8 learning functions. The first one is Ubiquity this means students are learning inside and outside the classroom. This includes the involvement of parents. Asking children multiple questions that can expand their thinking. The next one is Deep learning. This helps students make sense of raw information. This function includes organizing, sorting, and analyzing information. The third function is making things visible. It is important to reach every child in your classroom. In order to do this you have to be able to represent information in many ways, many students are hands on learners and need to see things. The fourth is Expressing ourselves. This simply means helping students to find ways to use the internet to express themselves. number five, collaboration. This is very important as chapter two showed us. Collaborating with other teachers and parents is the key to success. number six, research. Research is still important in todays world. You have to continue to teach children how to research things as the internet evolves. Number seven, project management. Project management teaches children time management, work, sources, and feedback from others. Lastly, number eight, reflection. Students need to be able to reflect on their own work and the work of others.

5. All of the concepts above are important because students need to be able to do all eight functions. Students will succeed in school if they are taught these lessons at a young age. Teaching students how to work technology will be of importance as children are being born into technology savvy worlds. Being able to identify the big idea of something is also helpful for students. The children are able to focus on what they need to do and check themselves if they get off tasks.