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Using All Purpose Tasks
allows educators a blank
slate to assign students
explicit directions or
complete an activity outside
of myON. This can include
journal entries in a reader’s
notebook, collaborative
discussion practices in a
partnerships or small group,
and exploring web links on
the web. In this civil rights
project, the teacher inserted
an All Purpose Tasks that
asks students to read up on
the Plessy v. Ferguson case
in the Supreme Court-a
primary source document.
Just a few tasks later, the
teacher inserted yet another
All Purpose Task-this time
asking readers to take a
field trip outside the myON
ecosystem to view a few
video clips. However,
students are not simply
viewing videos without
any guidance or structure.
In the directions for this
task the teacher is able to
clearly hold the students
accountable by directing
them to use their Journal in
myON to add a reflection.
myON
...
cont’d.
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