Inquiry+Problem-based+Learning

Inquiry Problem-based Learning What is it?
 * Students are in charge and involved with their learning and are able to reflect on how it was connected to the real world.
 * The teacher guides the process by aiding with the hardware and answering student's questions.
 * The student and technology facilitate the learning.
 * It's a hands-on experience that can literally be shared with the world.
 * It involves interaction and engagement.

Kelli's ideas on using slideshows for inquiry problem-based learning:
 * 1) Field Trip Memories: While on a field trip, students will take pictures, write down what the picture was about, and put together a slideshow using voice or written captions for completion.
 * 2) Elementary Weather: Students will create slideshows showing 3 types of clouds and also photograph sunny, partly cloudy, cloudy, rainy, snowy, foggy and windy weather. They will add captions to each slide. This will be a year long project.
 * 3) ABC's of School: This is a project my second graders did with the kindergarten students. They paired up and found something that started with each letter of the alphabet, took a picture and then created an ABC's of school presentation. The kindergarten students took the pictures and the second graders added the captions to each slide. The students who finished early were able to add music to their show. This project took one month to complete. It was then burned onto a DVD for each child to take home at the end of the school year. (A lot of the kids took pictures of each other....A for Alex) This sped up the picture taking process.

Melissa's ideas on using slideshows for inquiry problem-based learning:
 * 1) End of the Year Review: Students would keep certain artifacts that represent their learning and experiences throughout the year to create a final end of the year slideshow. The project could serve as a "snapshot" of the entire year for the grade level the student is in or even a specific class he/she took.
 * 2) Science Lab Experiment: If students are conducting a science experiment in class, they could be required to take pictures of the different steps in the scientific method (ex: predicting, collecting data, analyzing data) they used to create a slideshow of their entire experiment. This would serve as a way to assess what students learned throughout the process.
 * 3) Social Studies Project: Students would be required to research a certain topic in the current chapter being studied. Then students would have to find pictures that relate to their topic and use these pictures with student written captions to create a slideshow to present to the class.

Cindy's ideas on using slideshows for inquiry problem-based learning:
 * 1) Student Produced Newscast: Students gather school information such as: daily/weekly announcements, sports reports, club activities, and c lassroom projects; they write weather reports; research and write scripts for current events and entertainment; share jokes of the week; etc. When all scripts are done, students begin filming segments. When segments are completed, they are uploaded to the computer for editing. Editors are responsible for making cuts to the filmed work. They work with the story board and create the Newscast using transitions and sound clips. Final shows are viewed by the whole school weekly.
 * 2) Video Book Reports: Students use the basic story elements to develop their video. They import pictures or video clips and sound bytes to help put their videos into motion. Using editing features, students create a movie trailer of their novel.
 * 3) Art Museum Exhibits: Students share their views on a topic. Using editing software, they will create a meaningful movie that combines everyone's views. Music is added to help create the mood of the topic. For example: Slavery was a topic one year. Students added comments from their point-of-view after a recent reading/language arts and history unit. Our school and district wide art museum showcases all student work.