For the community building strategies assignment we were to review Building Community in an Online Learning Environment: Communication, Cooperation and Collaboration by Misanchuck & Anderson and then create our own strategies based on our readings. The actives that I came up with were a mix to help built a good community foundation within the online community.
I believe that the most effective activities will be a buildup of three. The students will create their own superhero avatar, present themselves in a trailer and work through the uses of technology today through Instagram. I believe that these activities (on top of the others that I have posted) allow students to express their own creativity, presenting themselves to their peers in different forms of media and technology.
Knowing middle school students, I believe of the three activities I described above, I believe the Instagram activity is going to bring the most community building. This project will allow students to use their own Instagram accounts and share what they are doing in the class with their friends on social media.
I believe that the most effective activities will be a buildup of three. The students will create their own superhero avatar, present themselves in a trailer and work through the uses of technology today through Instagram. I believe that these activities (on top of the others that I have posted) allow students to express their own creativity, presenting themselves to their peers in different forms of media and technology.
Knowing middle school students, I believe of the three activities I described above, I believe the Instagram activity is going to bring the most community building. This project will allow students to use their own Instagram accounts and share what they are doing in the class with their friends on social media.