Deaf Culture: Cochlear Implants
Description
In this lesson students will explore the cultural debate on cochlear implants. They will collect artifacts from both sides of the debate using an RSS feed then proceed to evaluate, annotate, and organize these artifacts using a curation tool of their choice. After their curation is complete they will publish it to the web to start conversation, educate others, and stay up to date on the issue. Objective Students will effectively apply RSS feed and curation techniques to create a curation demonstrating in depth knowledge the cochlear implant debate. Materials Access to the internet Access to an RSS reader Access to a curation tool Learning Activities Students will create a RSS reader account and begin collecting articles from both sides of the cochlear implant debate. They will do adequate research to decide which sites to subscribe to. When the student feels they have collected enough information to grasp the debate they will use a curation tool (Storify, Scoopit, Etc.) to organize the best articles and articulate the debate from both sides. When the curation is complete, students will publish it to the web and link i to their blog or class website. |