Scaffolding Activities

The graphic organizers like the brainstorming chart and problem filter helped me to organize my thoughts into possible ideas in order to complete the assignment. I felt that the problem filter was extremely useful when trying to decide which idea was the most appropriate and important to focus on in an attempt to really help improve the school community. Although the lesson activities did not give us any answers they were a good starting point to help our group generate and discuss possible ideas. I think that many students would have difficulty or roadblocks without the lesson activities to stimulate their thinking.
The technology used was helpful because we were able to modify our original thinking and ideas to come up with a more complex and effective solution. We were able to cut and paste, as well as color code items in an attempt to organize our thoughts and ideas. I also felt the technology used made our presentation more cohesive and informative. We were able to create a hyperlink to an important news article that supported our case. We were also able to include our action plan without creating a new one inside our PowerPoint presentation. In this assignment I feel that the use of technology made our presentations more thorough and accurate. The use of technology also helped save us time by not having to recreate many of the tables and plans that we created during the brainstorming activities.