I am feeling really good about the digital warehouse I am amassing. I sent out a school-wide email rwequesting worthy sites and within one minute had three sent to me. Within 10 minutes I had 15! I love learning new things, so researching websites has been not only informative and thought provoking, but also enjoyable. I don’t know if I will email the high school and elementary as the materials might not be age appropriate with being either too high or too low. Does anybody have suggestions on that? So far I have learned that there are so many resources on line that support not just education, but diverse education. I had no idea before two weeks ago of the scope of available sites that provide assistance for students who need extra support. So far I don't hve any modifications. What I have been doing is working out well. I look forward to haveing such a digital "bank" of webisites to use in my classroom lesson plans.
A question that has arisen for me is, do any of you have a district- wide technology etiquette policy that can be shared?
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
This week has given me excellent ideas for continued learning resources for students with technology. When I first reading the text book this past weekend I will admit that I was feeling like I was out of my element with providing content material at different levels but after reading and listening to the videos I now feel more comfortable. I will definitely add the websites of CAST,wested,and Assisted Tech. to my bookmarked sites with notes on usage. My resources for building a data warehouse for websites to incorporate into lesson plans are in the course materials I have kept, so I will continue to bookmark those and organize articles better.I will also set up a Voki account for future voice/text conversion. Finally, I will need to keep in touch with the technology people(luckily they are in my building)to stay abreast of the impending technology etiquette curriculum that will be addressed in the near future.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
GAME plan
My GAME plans are as follows.
First Goal
NETS*T 4c:
Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.
This was my style of teaching long before technology took such a big step into classrooms. I feel empowered to open the technology world up to my students and am excited to be in an educational position that will allow me to share all the new found materials made available to me in the process of earning this degree. My timeline is this school year to begin with.
First Goal Actions:
Organize by subject/units the materials that have been saved in notebooks from the courses to-date.
Continue to collect materials and ideas from fellow educators, education classes, and Internet sources that deal with technology use in education.
Be vigilant when creating lesson plans that incorporate various technology driven materials and skills.
Second Goal
NETS*T 2a:
Promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information.
This is an opportune time for me to making this a goal as the school district is undergoing a mandated policy that require students to be taught social etiquette in technology. The actual policy design will start in January and be completed summer of 2012 with implimentation of curriculum school year 2012/2013. Until then I can be collecting etiquette expectation materials.
Monitoring and Evaluating
Keeping a digital journal/portfolio (Cennamo, Ross and Ertmer, 2019)
a) file informational materials
b) record reflections of technology used and results for further evaluation and modifications
c) bookmarks of useful websites
Evaluate portfolio monthly for progress of set goals
a) Answer questions to following question for
i) am I incorporating appropriate technology and creative thinking activities into
lesson plans?
ii) are the students more engaged with the lesson plans?
iii) am I teaching, modeling, and following appropriate Internet etiquette?
b) Do I need to modify what I am doing?
c) Are there better sources than what I am using?
First Goal
NETS*T 4c:
Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.
This was my style of teaching long before technology took such a big step into classrooms. I feel empowered to open the technology world up to my students and am excited to be in an educational position that will allow me to share all the new found materials made available to me in the process of earning this degree. My timeline is this school year to begin with.
First Goal Actions:
Organize by subject/units the materials that have been saved in notebooks from the courses to-date.
Continue to collect materials and ideas from fellow educators, education classes, and Internet sources that deal with technology use in education.
Be vigilant when creating lesson plans that incorporate various technology driven materials and skills.
Second Goal
NETS*T 2a:
Promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information.
This is an opportune time for me to making this a goal as the school district is undergoing a mandated policy that require students to be taught social etiquette in technology. The actual policy design will start in January and be completed summer of 2012 with implimentation of curriculum school year 2012/2013. Until then I can be collecting etiquette expectation materials.
Monitoring and Evaluating
Keeping a digital journal/portfolio (Cennamo, Ross and Ertmer, 2019)
a) file informational materials
b) record reflections of technology used and results for further evaluation and modifications
c) bookmarks of useful websites
Evaluate portfolio monthly for progress of set goals
a) Answer questions to following question for
i) am I incorporating appropriate technology and creative thinking activities into
lesson plans?
ii) are the students more engaged with the lesson plans?
iii) am I teaching, modeling, and following appropriate Internet etiquette?
b) Do I need to modify what I am doing?
c) Are there better sources than what I am using?
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