GAME Plan Used By Students

The GAME plan strategy can easily be incorporated into lessons for my students to use in their assignemnts. I will first need to introduce them to the NETS-T standards and have them become familiar with them. I can then use the GAME plan strategy every time I introduce them to a new technology tool. For example, with The Outsiders WebQuest lesson I can have them set goals to explore other Webquests and then take action to find another one that they can use in my classroom or even another classroom like science or social studies. They can then monitor their WebQuests and actually make a lesson of their own to offer to bring into the classroom and share. They can then evaluate and share their lesson and WebQuest with that of other classmates. During this time they can take notes and compare their plan to others. This GAME plan can really turn into something bigger than just a lesson I taught; they will discover the world of WebQuests, how to create a lesson, and how fun it is to learn in this manner. I can do this with blogging and digital story telling too. Allowing students to be part of their own GAME plan can create some amazing lessons created by students. I can see how this will clearly allow for students to think critically and creatively. I feel that when we allow them to create their own lessons and take action for it they will rise to the bar and become the "teachers." If we allow them to evaluate their own creations of lessons I believe they will become life long learners and more succsessful in life as well.