This past week we planned out a unit using the bulletin-style application, Padlet. The unit topic that I chose was Sustainability, a topic that is seldom spoken about outside of consumer goods. Sustainability is perhaps one of the most important concepts to educate future generations on as our current way of life around the world is not sustainable by any means. Projections based on human population growth and consumer "needs" of an ever developing world economy show dire prospects in the near future if certain changes are not made by the upcoming generation. I planned out my essential questions so that in answering them, a student could explain whether or not a society, behavior, or resource is sustainable.
Finding resources for a unit on sustainability was not too difficult as there are many prime examples of cities, communities, schools, and home which are becoming more environmentally friendly. A google scholar search provided me with articles to provide my students and a search on YouTube provided with the sustainable school video. As my students will be responsible for researching sources of information, I opted to use Instagrot as a research tool for my students. This tool automatically filters any inappropriate search results that may pop up. I also opted to use Kahoot! as a form of summative and formative assessment. Kahoot! allows students to build their own quizzes and administer them to the class. By using this app I can assess not only the quiz that the student has administered but also the results of the quiz itself as a form of understanding of the material.
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