Edmodo Weston Fellows

Use of new multimedia technologies and the Internet to improve the quality of learning by facilitating access to resources and services as well as remote exchanges and collaboration.

-European Commission (2011)-from ELearning Presentation BB Week 8

Objective 2.1.3: The student will analyze connections between and among themes, ideas, and/or styles of two or more texts. ECLG 1.1.3, 1.2.4, 1.2.5, ADP H Objective 3.1.5: The student will create effective media presentations that use visuals and/or sound and appropriate technology to present a particular point of view on a topic or idea. ADP C, G

Indicator 1 .1: The student will use effective strategies before, during, and after reading, viewing, and listening to self-selected and assigned materials. ECLG 1.1 Indicator 3.1: The student will compose written, oral, and multimedia presentations in a variety of formats and for a variety of audiences and purposes. ECLG 2.1

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MUHAMMED ALI

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http://www.youtube.com /watch?v=KrfV7kzxxm E&feature=fvwrel

PROMPT

This link will be posted on edmodo along with a prompt asking students to discuss what Ali and Odysseus have in common.

If Odysseus were to brag as Ali did what would he say in his speech? Post to Edmodo as a brainstorming session

Using discussion in Edmodo write a compare/contrast essay of the two. Peer Review in class Post final copy to Edmodo

Final discussion in Edmodo How can language transcend time?

Students will identify archetypes in The Odyssey and create a Movie Maker project presenting their ideas.

Via Adult Learning Theory with older students.