October 25, 2010

By: Miranda T. from Philadelphia, PA
Comments: 22

Posted By: Miranda Thompson
On: 5/30/2007 9:37:24 AM

As part of our assessment of student's service learning projects, each student is creating a site to compile their reflections, plans, pictures, comments, ideas, etc. This is a work in progress, but you can check it out at: https://conhighservice.terapad.com BTW anyone can get free web sites at terapad.com and it is easy enough to try with middle grades too.

Posted By: George Latos
On: 5/30/2007 12:22:47 PM

That looks great. I think it is very relevant today for students to be able to share their work and ideas. Carolyn and I have been looking for ways to post work without going through the school website, it takes forever.

Posted By: Miranda Thompson
On: 5/30/2007 6:06:08 PM

We have media forms on file from September that allows students to submit/publish work, picture, video, voice, name. I am still very careful, though, and have asked all my classes to not post their full name or pictures of themselves. Of course, being high school, they don't alwasy listen, so I'm in the process of getting them too keep their sites up to code and take off innappropriate content, while still trying to get appropriate content posted. HUGE undertaking, but the benefits of having something they can share and have ownership over is definately worthwhile.

Posted By: Deborah Klose
On: 5/30/2007 7:03:24 PM

The service learning site was an excellent idea! Using an outside free website to compile a portfolio of each student's work gives them an outlet to share with a larger audience. You also reduce the space used on the school server or the amount of paper and ink used to print hard copies.

Posted By: Kim Rakosky
On: 6/1/2007 1:10:10 AM

Miranda, I checked out the site and read some of your student's reflections. We are also completing our service learning project (tomorrow is our big event) and already I'm thinking about next year's. I know I could never keep this up with 4th graders, however...I usually have a student teacher from Temple and this would be perfect for small group work with him/her to tie technology in with the many reflections we do for a service project. Every year the student teachers coming in are increasingly computer savvy, and I like to capitalize on this strength for both myself and my kids. I'll have to take time over summer break to familiarize myself with the site. Thanks!

Posted By: Kathleen Lee
On: 6/11/2007 1:54:58 PM

If anyone needs any help in Service learning projects development, I am a Peer consultant and nationally recognized expert in the field.

Posted By: Miranda Thompson
On: 6/12/2007 11:33:53 PM

Kathleen, where have you been all my life!!! Please let me know how to get in touch with you, and maybe we can pay you to come in on a staf development day to train our staff? I think we did a good job with SLP this year, but each year it is getting bigger, more complex and I would love some guidance. I can be reached at [email protected]

Posted By: Dorothy Ahoklui
On: 6/22/2007 1:41:17 AM

Thank you Kathleen, can you kindly give us your email address?