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6 Tech Activities for Your Summer School Program
With the growing interest in tech comes a call for summer school programs that supersize student enthusiasm for technology. If you’ve been tasked (or voluntold) to run this activity, here are six activities that will tech-infuse participants:
Debate
Working in groups, students research opposite sides of an issue, then debate it in front of class. They tie arguments to class reading, general knowledge as well as evidence from research. They take evidence-based questions and look for information that will convince them which side is right. This is an exercise as much for presenters as audience, and is graded on reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.
Debates help students grasp critical thinking and presentation skills, including:
- abstract thinking
- analytical thinking
- citizenship/ethics/etiquette
- clarity
- critical thinking
- distinguishing fact from opinion
- establishing/defending point of view
- identifying bias
- language usage
- organization
- perspective-taking
- persuasion
- public speaking
- teamwork
- thinking on their feet—if evidence is refuted, students must ‘get back into game’
- using research authentically
Basics
6 Tech Activities for Your Summer School Program
With the growing interest in coding comes a call for after school tech camps that supersize student enthusiasm for technology. If you’ve been tasked (or volunteered) to run this activity, here are five activities that will tech-infuse participants:
- Debate
- Write an ebook
- Genius Hour
- Service Learning
- 15 Digital Tools in 15 Days
- Khan Academy
Debate
Working in groups, students research opposite sides of an issue, then debate it in front of class. They tie arguments to class reading, general knowledge as well as evidence from research. They take evidence-based questions and look for information that will convince them which side is right. This is an exercise as much for presenters as audience, and is graded on reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.
Debates help students grasp critical thinking and presentation skills, including:
- abstract thinking
- analytical thinking
- citizenship/ethics/etiquette
- clarity
- critical thinking
- distinguishing fact from opinion
- establishing/defending point of view
- identifying bias
- language usage
- organization
- perspective-taking
- persuasion
- public speaking
- teamwork
- thinking on their feet—if evidence is refuted, students must ‘get back into game’
- using research authentically
Basics
6 Summer School Tech Activities
With the growing interest in coding comes a call for after school tech camps that supersize student enthusiasm for learning technology. If you’ve been tasked (or volunteered) to run this activity, here are five activities that will tech-infuse participants:
Debate
Working in groups, students research opposite sides of an issue, then debate it in front of class. They tie arguments to class reading, general knowledge as well as evidence from research. They take questions. Listeners must ask evidence-based questions, look for information that will convince them which side is right. This is an exercise as much for presenters as audience, and is graded on reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.
Debates help students grasp critical thinking and presentation skills, including:
- abstract thinking
- analytical thinking
- citizenship/ethics/etiquette
- clarity
- critical thinking
- distinguishing fact from opinion
- establishing/defending point of view
- identifying bias
- language usage
- organization
- perspective-taking
- persuasion
- public speaking
- teamwork
- thinking on their feet—if evidence is refuted, students must ‘get back into game’
- using research authentically
Basics
