Transcript Using Moodle for the Capstone Project

Using Moodle for the
Capstone Project
Dearborn Schools Presenters
 Margaret Ackerman – Salina Intermediate
 Cynthia Alvarado – McCullough/Unis
 Connie Harrison – O.L. Smith Middle School
 Nancy Hmayed – Lowrey Middle School
 Linda McCarty – Bryant Middle School
 Bruce Pantaleo – Stout Middle School
Session Overview
 New Social Studies GLCEs
 Sixth Grade Capstone Project
 Moodle
 Discussion
What’s Old
 Capstone projects require the student to
use:
 geography
 history
 economics
 government
What’s New
• The core disciplines are used to interpret the past and
plan for the future.
• During the school year the students will complete at
least three capstone projects. (National Geography
Standards 17 and 18, p. 179 and 181)
What’s a Capstone Project
 Investigation linking historical and
contemporary issues
 Capstone project proposes a plan for
the future based on the research
Elements of Capstone
Projects
 Use technology
 Collect data
 Develop a product or performance
 Apply content from the core disciplines
 Demonstrate ability to participate in public discourse
 Make reasoned decisions
 Demonstrate citizen involvement
 Use methods of inquiry
 Compose persuasive civic essays using reasoned argument
Contemporary Investigation
Topics
 Global climate change
 Globalization
 Migration
 Human-environmental interactions
 Natural disasters
What is Moodle?
 Moodle is a great open-source
software program provided to us that
allows us to easily organize our
teaching materials.
 http://moodle.org/login/index.php
What is iLearn?
 The iLearn program is Dearborn
Public Schools’ installation of Moodle
to enable our students to access our
coursework from any computer.
They all have accounts provided
through our district.
Login to iLearn
 Login-Mame
 Password-Mame
 https://ilearn.dearbornschools.org/lo
gin/index.php
Discussion