Saturday, May 7, 2011

A BETTER CLASSROOM!

IT WILL CHANGE YOU


HULK PERSONALLY LOVES THE IDEA OF AN ARG! HULK IS GOING TO GIVE ANOTHER FORM OF ARG THAT CAN BE USEFUL TO TEACHERS!


FIRSTLY! THIS IDEA DOES NOT JUST COVER ONE SUBJECT! IT COVERS AS MANY SUBJECTS AS THE SCHOOL WISHES TO IMPLEMENT!

THE TEACHER OF EACH SUBJECT PICKS A STANDARD TOPIC THEY WISH TO GO INTO DETAIL ABOUT! THIS WILL BE SPOKEN ABOUT DURING THE CLASS PERIOD!

HULK IMAGINES THEIR ARE TONS OF NON NECESSARY THINGS THAT THE STUDENT SHOULD KNOW BUT DOES NOT HAVE CLASS TIME TO COVER! THOSE WILL BECOME THE PRIMARY SUBJECT OF THE ARG! JUST MAKE SURE ITS EASY TO FIND ONLINE ! IF ITS IN A BOOK AT SCHOOL THEN OK! JUST REMEMBER THAT SOMEONE THEORETICALLY COULD MISS IT ALL TOGETHER!



HULK HAS BEEN TRYING TO THINK OF A PRACTICAL USE FOR THOSE NEW HIGH TECH WHITE BOARDS! HULK FINALLY HAS AN ANSWER!

THE NEXT DAY ( OR WEEK, COLLEGE CAN USE THIS TOO) EVERYONE SENDS SOMETHING THEY LEARNED WHILE RESEARCHING THE NON ESSENTIAL TOPICS TO THE WHITE BOARDS! THEY COULD PHOTOSHOP A IMAGE, AND DO A TRANSFER ,OR JUST SIMPLE WRITE IT DOWN, AND STICK IT TO THE BOARD!

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE ITEM WAS, OR HOW CLOSELY CORRELATED IT IS TO THE TOPIC! YOUR ENCOURAGING RESEARCH! TEACHING THEM HOW TO GO ON A SEARCH FOR KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT OVERLOADING, OR CONFUSING THEM!

OVERLOADING SOMEONES MIND IS USUALLY ONE OF THE FIRST REASONS WHY SOMEONE WILL GIVE UP ON GOING TO SCHOOL! WE NEED TO TAKE THINGS IN STEPS! GRADUALLY MOLDING THEM INTO THE STUDENT YOU BELIEVE THEY CAN BECOME!

WHEN THE ASSIGNMENT IS DONE EVERYONE IN CLASS GETS THE POINTS ( JUST LIKE IN THE VIDEO), AND AS A SIDE BONUS GIVE PEOPLE ACHIEVEMENTS! MAYBE SOME ACHIEVEMENTS THAT EVERYONE GETS BY DEFAULT, AND ADVANCED ONES FOR COMING REALLY CLOSE TO FINDING THE TOPIC ORIGINALLY BEING SEARCHED FOR!


NOW WE CAN RINSE , WASH, AND REPEAT THIS TYPE OF THING FOR A FEW WEEKS!

WHEN IT'S TIME FOR THE TEST MAKE SURE ALL QUESTIONS, AND ANSWERS ARE SOMETHING THAT WAS EITHER ON THAT BOARD, OR SAID IN CLASS BY A STUDENT!


HULK LIKES TO CALL THIS FRIENDLY BRAINWASHING! FOCUSES PEOPLE TO LISTEN TO EVERYONE, AND PERHAPS WORK WITH THEM! ALSO REINFORCED EVERY CONNECTION ON THE WHITEBOARD!

THE FINAL IN HULKS MIND WOULD BE THE MOST CHALLENGING ISSUE! YOU CANT JUST DO AN ULTRA TEST! WE NEED TO CHALLENGE THEM!

MAYBE PERHAPS WE MAKE THE STUDENT GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS THEY DID TO PREPARE FOR A HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT IN 2 HOURS! WE ADD HIDDEN ACHIEVEMENTS, AND PERHAPS HAND OUT BONUSES IF THEY REALIZE, AND RECOGNIZE ANY CORRELATIONS IN THE SUBJECT MATTER!


WE ALSO NEED TO HAVE OTHER OPTIONS AVAILABLE!

ONE OF HULKS CLASSES GAVE US 4 DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR SPEAKING ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA! WRITE A GDD, LONG THESIS PAPER, MAKE A GAME!, OR COME UP WITH SOMETHING, AND LET TEACHER DECIDE IF ITS GOOD ENOUGH! ( PUSHING THE HULK ACCOUNT AS HARD AS IT WOULD GO WAS HULKS)


WHEN EACH ASSIGNMENT, AND FINAL IS FINISHED THEIR SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF DE BRIEFING WHERE THE TEACH SAYS HOW THE CLASS DID, WHERE THE STRENGTHS ARE, AND HOW THEY CAN IMPROVE! IF TEACHER KNOWS OF A SIMPLER WAY TO FIND A SPECIFIC PAGE, OR A STUDENT WAS CONFUSED ON GOOGLE, THEN DO A GROUP DISCUSSION, AND END WITH TEACHER INPUT!

ITS THE BEST WAY TO NOTICE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TEACHER, STUDENTS, DEPARTMENTS, AND WHY ITS AT THE CORE OF ANY GOOD USABILITY TEST!





BY THE TIME ALL OF THIS IS DONE , YOUR WHITEBOARD SHOULD BECOME AN INCREDIBLE WEB OF INFORMATION! IF YOU CAN... SHOW WHAT PREVIOUS CLASS WEBS LOOKED LIKE!


FINALLY, THE MOST IMPORTANT PART IS TO SHOW THE OTHER WEBS THE DIFFERENT CLASSES HAVE BEEN WORKING ON, AND WHERE THEY INTERSECT!

ITS THE SIMPLEST, AND EASIEST WAY TO SHOW HOW EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED, AND EQUALLY IMPORTANT!


ALSO MAKE JPG'S AVAILABLE ONLINE! GOOD WAY TO SHOW PARENTS, AND FACULTY WHAT YOU WORKED ON, AND HOW IT WENT!

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