Students Seek the Right Digital Fit
Digital tools are pushing the boundaries of personalized learning, helping students customize their own classroom experiences based on what they want and need to know
When high school student Teila Allmond was told by her social studies teacher she could choose to study the history of just about anything for a class project, she knew exactly what she wanted to delve into: sneakers.
The senior at Philadelphia's Science Leadership Academy works at a sneaker store and is fascinated by shoe trends and their influence on pop culture. A classmate, senior Danielle Duncan, also was interested in what was hip, so they paired up to study "the history of cool."
Together, the two students created a 10-minute documentary on what has been considered "cool" over the decades, how it has changed, and what has influenced fads. They experimented with video styles, incorporated old video clips, and used the school's professional-grade video cameras and editing software...
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