Example Projects

Kelly is a high school English teacher who was interested in exploring how GoodReads might be a way to engage her struggling readers.  As a way to explore the functionality of GoodReads, she opted to post her entire implementation project - her rationale, lesson plan, connected objectives and standards, research and reflections on a GoodReads group that she created and shared with members of our class.  Check out her work by CLICKING HERE.


Tammy is high school English teacher at Kennett High School who was interested in finding a way to get her students writing more and writing more reflectively.  For her implementation project, she created a Ning website to host her students' blogs and online discussions.  In putting together her implementation project she thought about how she would introduce the concept of blogging to her classes.  So for the lesson plan portion of her implementation project, Tammy created the lesson and handouts that she wanted to use with students to introduce them to the blogging function of her new online classroom site.  Rather than hosting her implementation project on her newly designed class Ning site, Tammy opted to turn in a more traditional implementation project that you can see HERE.

Judy, a middle school teacher, also wanted to create an online site where she could have her students create blogs and respond in discussions.  But she ran into a problem...a BIG problem.  Her district blocked Nings, the very platform she wanted to use to as a learning management tool with her students.  So instead of a traditional implementation project written just for the PAWLP coordinator, Judy's implementation project, with its rationale, reflection, and research took the form of a letter to her district's instructional technology coach! Then, her lesson plan was originally posted to her new Ning site.

I'll also be showing you example projects in class, but the take away idea is that your implementation project should be a way for you to explore how you would like to use a web 2.0 tool to enhance what you are already doing in the classroom.  For some that might mean that you'll be creating a website or wiki page. For others that might mean spending some time learning how to set up and using digital collaboration tools like Google Docs to encourage revision in your classroom.  Still others might spend time developing a flipped lesson, putting together the initial video and connected lesson.  However you decide to complete your project is up to you.  It should fit your needs and your unique situation.  But in whatever format you select, your project should be grounded in at least five research sources, connect with Common Core State Standards, and demonstrate reflection on how the tool of your choice fits the needs and situation of the students that you are working with.