team+16+Brainstorming

toc //You are brainstorming ideas to connect students to one another to teach a STEM topic or subject. This brainstorming page is meant as a starting point. DELETE the italics as these are the instructions.//

=Idea Generation= //Goal: At least 50 ideas before you move on between all of the categories below. Try for at least 5 ideas in each area below.//

Laugh
//Think of silly, funny, hilarious ways to connect students and teach STEM subjects.//
 * comic strip
 * music video
 * homemade music istruments
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Make Moments
//Think of ways you can use powerful, moving, emotional stories and/or media to teach and how you can connect students to build on that moment.//
 * Tacoma Narrows Bridge
 * Hati / New Orleans / Gulf coast / Chernobyl
 * Historical Drama
 * idea
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Connect with People
//Think of people and ways you can connect students to experts, community leaders, authors, business people for learning.//
 * Local Businesses / lime plant and salt mine / ethanol plant
 * Univerisities professors and grad students
 * idea
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Take Action and Find Meaning
//Think of ways students can connect to each other AND take ACTION in their local communities and online relating to STEM areas//.
 * wikis, blogs, google groups
 * skype, email
 * video, podcasts
 * idea
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Co-Create
//Think of artifacts and projects that students from DIFFERENT classrooms can co-create relating to STEM.//
 * Outsourcing presetations (ppt)
 * idea
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Be an Idealist
//What do you WISH students would be able to do online together relating to STEM.//
 * share ideals
 * solve problems
 * provide support / feedback
 * build relationships
 * propose new questions/ challenges