Our reading group was busy presenting and reviewing potions, jeopardy games, and virtual stories today in class. I decided to do "science fair" style presentations to give each student the chance to share his or her presentation for several classmates, but then walk around the room and hear/discuss the presentations of several other students. With the variety of presentations and different processes, I hoped that this would allow for more dialogue and interaction, instead of the more formal presentation that we have done in class previously.
Following the presentations, I asked for student feedback and was impressed, as always. A few of their suggestions will definitely be on the plan book (or at least the discussion board) for next year:
- Have two different presentation days so that everyone has the chance to walk around and see everyone's presentation.
- Have another option for a final presentation based on the main character's next adventure battling witches.
- Since storypatch (an iPad application) can only be used at school (the stories created are stored on the school's iPad), allow a student to bring in his smart device (BYOD) so that he can use it at home for homework as well if needed.