This is a guest post from Laurie Centimore (SMS 7th-grade science). I thought you would enjoy her version of a gallery walk!
This project was inspired by Mosa Mack, but I took it a step further and ran a tech experiment with it. Overall, it was a success and I can't wait to do it again. This week my students were assigned to create a Google slide show that:
- Shows an example of a nonrenewable resource
- Shows an example of a renewable resource
- Compares a non-renewable resource cycle with a renewable resource cycle
- Explains how each resource is distributed throughout the world and how this impacts environment and society.
- Sum it up by designing a solution to conserve one of the natural resources, or to mitigate the uneven distribution of a natural resource.
After the students complete their presentations, I uploaded all of them attached to a new assignment so that the students could participate in a "Digital Gallery Walk" of sorts, rather than present their work traditionally. The students spent time reading through their peers' presentations. They were then asked to leave public class comments directed specifically towards their peers' presentations stating:
- One positive statement commending their final idea or their presentation.
- One area that could be improved and how to improve it.
- One question specific to their idea. Students needed to respond to these questions, as well, ultimately leading to a digital conversation about natural resources and designing good Google presentations.
Students are permitted to make changes to their presentations based on constructive feedback in conversations with their peers before final submission to teacher for grading. Overall, the students have been very productive, on task and reporting to me that they really enjoyed the assignment!
I shared some student presentations with you. They are still a work in progress because of the peer feedback. Click here to see a sample of some of the conversations taking place in the comments.
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