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Teaching Beyond the Classroom

Rethink basic assumptions in our system that inhibit leveraging technology to improve learning.
Content - Use of online resources such as infographics for learning such as How Laws are Made.
Context - use the Battlefront: Campaigners on a Mission website as a place to find real-world needs and consider where laws need to be made.
Computing - Use the Thomas website to make contacts, track real bills and share findings. 

Lamb, Annette and Larry Johnson. "Content,Context,Computing: Keys to the National Education Technology Plan." Teacher Librarian 39.2. Dec. 2011: 58-63. Print.

Convey knowledge in non-traditional ways

Let's explore an example of how technology can help students convey their knowledge and skills in a non-traditional way.
Content - Rather than learning from a textbook, use graphic representations such as HowToons comics to talk about angles and energy or the formation of bubbles (there are many subjects covered).
Context - Build your own science  project and photograph the process.  Use the images to share understandings of the process.
Computing - Use the software Comic Life to write about the process.

Lamb, Annette and Larry Johnson. "Content,Context,Computing: Keys to the National Education Technology Plan." Teacher Librarian 39.2. Dec. 2011: 58-63. Print.

Build a Meaningful Learning Experience - Genetics

Let's explore how you can combine content, context and computing to build a meaning learning experience. 

Content - The interactive tutorials at Learn Genetics are an engaging way to learn about how cells work. 

Context - Once students have an understanding of cell biology, give the generic cell a face. Read the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (call #616 L141), watch HeLa Cell (from Sunday Morning), and explore Henrietta Lacks Everlasting timeline visualizing the impact of the HeLa cell lines and read the 1976 article The Miracle of Hela.  

Computing - Ask students to transfer their knowledge of cell biology and medical research to a new situation.  What other people have been used for medical research without their knowledge?  Use online resources for background information about medical ethics and issues in medical research.  Then, ask students to create a video about their finding and post it on Vimeo.

Lamb, Annette and Larry Johnson. "Content,Context,Computing: Keys to the National Education Technology Plan." Teacher Librarian 39.2. Dec. 2011: 58-63. Print.