Day 7: Writing Good Questions

Ahh -- you're looking over the blog over the weekend!!

The due date for the PowerPoint game has changed!! -- it is now due Wednesday at the beginning of class. Don't forget to email me if you have questions or problems: gbthomas@uga.edu

Have a great weekend!

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At the beginning of class today we'll get into groups for your iMovie project. You'll draw a topic and spend some time this weekend looking over a web resource about your topic so that you're prepared on Monday to begin filming your video. You'll have more details about the actual assignment on Monday. You can view the assignment from the projects page. Here are the links to resources about the Internet Safety Topics:
Meeting Someone Online
Getting into Online "Fights"
Inappropriate Material
Chat Etiquette
Online Privacy

As you continue working on your PowerPoint game -- it is important to focus on the instructional value of your game -- and value is added through good questions. Bloom's Taxonomy is an easy way to learn more about various levels of questioning. The class handout will show you the levels.

Test your knowledge of Bloom's with this online quiz.

Using the handouts on Bloom's Taxonomy and question development, work with a partner to take your 3 sample questions "up a level" on Bloom's Taxonomy. Use these improved questions as a model for all 25 questions to be included in your game.

Don't forget that you can checkout textbooks from the Curriculum Materials Center in rm 207 for more ideas for questions (just make sure you're not plagiarizing!) Continue working on your game outside of class (it is due next Tuesday)-- you have a handout on scanning in gameboards if you choose to draw yours by hand. Many students will choose to use the drawing tools in PowerPoint to create their boards. As you work -- review student samples and the PowerPoint Games Project Rubric to ensure that you are meeting the expectations of the assignment.