One piece that stood out to me from reading Ch. 6 is to teach the fundamentals first. This allows the students to be able to be more independent when beginning a project. I plan on teaching both the math and science vocabulary that will be required to complete our bridge project. I will also provide multiple whole group opportunities for my students to learn about and explore our class wiki. This is what I plan to create my screen cast around so that they will have an example to refer to.
I like the idea of setting up a technology playground and having students teach each other. I have several students who have been in a smart technology classroom since third grade and whom are familiar with many applications! The stations I will be setting up are for the class wiki, building a bridge website, and how to search the internet properly for information.
The final section I found helpful in the guidance of improving my outline for the bridge project are the guiding inquiry question starters offered by Joyce Valenza (http://joycevalenza.edublogs.org). These starters will help me form and refine my essential questions providing the students with more room for independent thinking.
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