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A common problem with student assignments is the lack of acknowledgement of image sources used within their documents. I wanted to engage the students "who know all about search" at age 13. This was a successful lesson that begins to address those problems.
Objectives
- Familiarisation with Creative Commons, and recognition of the need for attribution
- Introduce a range of search tools for finding CC images
- Foster collaborative learning
After viewing and discussing the video about Creative Commons, students numbered off from 1 to 4 around the room. Each student then had the task of investigating one of the following search tools according to the number they had been given. They were tasked with the expectation that they would be able to teach someone else about that tool, along with the advantages and disadvantages of using it.
After about 5 minutes of individual endeavour, each number 1(2,3,4) gathered with his group to share the information they had found. This way any student who missed basic points, learnt from the others and expertise was developed.
The number 1s then paired with a 2, and the 3s with a 4. Each had to teach the other student about the search tool they had used. Then the 1s met with 3s and 2s with 4s, where they now had to explain both the tools they had seen.
This enabled me to help those students less confident and provide some guiding questions to those who needed further assistance; individual attention for those most needing it. Students were well engaged and willingly shared their learning. Movement around the classroom also helps boys' concentration in a 50 min period.
Have you used this jigsaw method? I'll certainly be using it again.
The Jigsaw classroom
Hi Carmel,
ReplyDeletethat sounds like a great activity - thank you for sharing!
Thanks Kate, As with all activities it worked better with some classes than others.
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