"MOST" Environment

The model seems to be a great way to support at risk students. It also seems to be a good way to have students review and retell what they have learned. Additionally, I like the idea of adding in the computer-based "tutees" that present what-if questions that promote reflection. However, I could see this model being difficult to design because it has so many features. Teachers would have to create the initial presentation and then provide students with tools to use to retell the story presented. I think by keeping it simple, these barriers could be overcome. I think it might be a good idea to begin by making a short presentation and see how it works, and then changing what you came up with based on the results of the first one carried out in the classroom.

I would attempt to use this model with my future students. I really like how it incorporates the visual aspect, and doesn't solely rely on the verbal aspect of learning. I think it would be fun to create a video for students to watch about a story and then have them use a web-based tool to retell it. Like I said, I would give them a shorter story to retell first, and see how they do with putting it back together. I think this model would be a good way for students to show that they have mastered understanding of the reading, and also a good way for students to show chronological events in the order that they happened in the story.

I think several web-based tools can be used when carrying out this model in the classroom. I think teachers could use a website creator to make the presentation. Teachers could also embed Youtube or Teachertube videos into the website. They could then have students present the information from the story to them using Prezi (presentation creator) or even Bitstrip (comic strip creator).