Constructivism

For the constructivism project, my group chose to do a 2008 election project. It would cover different subjects and use all sorts of different technology. Students would learn the election process along with running a campaign. At the end of the project they would participate in an online election with students across the United States.

Students would be involved in creating campaign slogans, candidate commercials, posters, and flyers for their candidate. They would have to create a powerpoint presentation for the candidate they would vote for in the up coming election. During the project the students will be shown how to create a blog on www.blogger.com . They will have to keep a weekly journal on the blog about the 2008 election. The teacher will also create a class wiki were the students can add useful websites that they find.

Finally the students will have a debate about their candidate. They will be split up into four groups and given one of the following candidates: McCain, Obama, Biden, or Palin. They must research and study the issues to be able to defend themselves during the debate. They also will watch old debates along with taped recent debates.

This is a great project because it puts students into a real world situation. They get to see other students point of views and make decisions for themselves on who to vote for. They will learn that it is very important to be informed about the candidates and the issues before they vote.