In this particular case, the kids are bringing their technology expertise, which exceeds, in most cases, the teacher's. They also bring a little bit of knowledge of how to work with adults and create lesson plans. The teacher, of course, brings to them the content, the teaching skills, the knowledge of child development, and experience creating lesson plans. Upon completing the project, the kid knows a lot about technology and a little about teaching. The teacher, of course, knows a lot about teaching and a little bit about technology.
Every project is aligned to academic learning requirements or some curriculum.
By doing this project, the teacher is meeting their responsibility to teach the curriculum. So the objectives of these lessons don't change from before, the kids are still going to learn about the solar system, but now they're going to use technology, rather than the old overheads or books or library resources that they used to use. One of the powers of the program is that it is nothing like a new program, it's something to help teachers deliver the present program. Every project is aligned to academic learning requirements or some curriculum. By doing this project, the teacher is meeting their responsibility to teach the curriculum.