We're going on a picture hunt!

Last week, I ventured on a Picture Scavenger Hunt with 2 of my classmates. Our goal was to find pictures that represented "opposites." On our journey around campus, we found many opposite objects and had a lot of fun! We had to be creative, but with 3 UDL minds (we are all special education majors), we got the job done in no time. We utilized Hannah's iPhone to take pictures. I was hesitant about the quality of these pictures at first, but it ended up working really well. In fact, I think having an iPhone worked better for this project because we did not have to worry about resizing the pictures once they were downloaded on to our desktop.

I think this type of Scavenger Hunt activity would be so fun to do with students! You could divide students up in groups, have them collect pictures using an array of topics, and then have them incorporate their pictures into a PowerPoint presentation. More advanced students could supplement their pictures with information that they had researched. Specifically, this activity could be very useful for an elementary or middle school science classroom when students are studying leaves, trees, flowers, or other aspects of nature that could be easily captured with a camera.

Next time I do this activity, I would love to have my own iPhone to be able to take such great pictures :) I was worried about the resolution of the pictures, but I was surprised at the quality of them in the presentation. If possible, I would make sure that each group member had a camera so that they could capture their own pictures as well.

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Here is a Slideshow made on Picasa showing the pictures that my group took during our Scavenger Hunt. This would be another great way for students to organize their photos during a technology-based activity!

Inquiry Based Activity- The Exploration of the Heart

Of all our activities thus far in TPTE, I really can see myself using this IBA (Inquiry Based Activity).  It was very good practice for me to design a lesson based on National Education Standards, and I was very impressed with how well the activity went.  After looking at the high school Anatomy and Physiology standards, it was not difficult for me to decide on a topic and find websites that creatively and resourcefully provided students with ways to learn the information.  I decided to create a worksheet based on the chambers and blood flow of the heart.  I can see myself using this worksheet if I were ever asked to teach an Anatomy class. There are so many structures and functions to be memorized and understood that it would be very important as an Anatomy teacher to utilize many different technological tools.  This activity shows that there are even creative ways to design technology based worksheets.  Next time, I would definitely utilize classroom textbooks again. It was so beneficial for me to view structures and information pertaining to the heart based on what students would be reading and learning from the text. Plus, it helped to refresh my memory as well. :)

Websites used in this IBA activity:
http://texasheart.org/HIC/Anatomy/Anatomy.cfm
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/health-and-human-body/human-body/heart-article/