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Gold level
Cafés and Literature – Past and Present
Uploaded on 2/28/2012
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Learning objectives
- Art and literature
- Cultural history
- Sociology
Created for
Ages 14 - 18
Subject
Digital/Media Literacy
History
Language arts and literacy
Social Studies
Technology/ICT
Twenty-first century skills
World Languages
21st Century Skills
Collaboration
Communication
Knowledge building & critical thinking
ICT for learning
Problem solving & innovation (creativity)
Student self-assessment
Featured tools
AutoCollageMicrosoft Powe...
Microsoft Word
Skype
Windows 7
Windows Movie ...
Windows® Live ...
Wikis by Wetpaint
Facebook Group
Google Documents
Polldaddy
Picasa
Box.net
Slideshare
Required hardware
PC
Phone
Instructional approach
Project based learning (PBL)
Direct instruction
Independent study
Learning activity details
The project lasted for more than four weeks with students in their final year taking part. Our theme was on the one hand historical, a look at cafes more than a hundred years ago at the turn of the 20th century, with literary and cultural history research. On the other hand, it’s a contemporary research job looking at whether there is life in cafes today and if there is what kind. The students used books and internet sources for the historical research. For the contemporary aspect they used interviews as sources. The students worked in groups, a class of thirty-four in seven groups. They used a lot of ICT tools, online with shared documents, comments, sharing knowledge within and outside the groups. They also made a joint photo album. The presentation is the end product which we also share on wikis.
