Saturday, September 24, 2011
New Class: NETS - T
New Class: NETS - T: The two standards I would like to focus on from NETS-T are: Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility Teachers understand ...
Carrying Out My GAME Plan
In order to carry out my GAME plan, I registered for a Smart Board technology class at my local school. I have also collaborated with my grade level colleagues on different ways they use their Smart Boards in the classroom. I begin reading the book, "How to use the Smart Board for Dummies," that was suggested by a colleague. I have found different suggestions to ways that the Smart Board can be used in the classroom as well as programs that will allow for me to use the Smart Board for assessments. Since I have began my research on the Smart Board, I have implemented the use of the board in a lesson recently on "plot" in reading. The activity and usage of the Smart Board allowed for students to drag and post the events of the story into a graphic organizer I created for the students to use. The lesson went very well and I was able to assess students using this by having the students use clickers as the graphic organizer was displayed on the board.
I will continue to meet with my colleagues at my local school as well as with my technology specialist. She has set up days for her and I to meet and discuss the uses of the Smart Board. We also look for specific activities that could be used in the lesson plans I have to help differentiate the instruction. I would like to watch more video clips of how other teachers have successfully used the Smart Board as well as created opportunities for their students to be creative and motivated in learning.
I will continue to meet with my colleagues at my local school as well as with my technology specialist. She has set up days for her and I to meet and discuss the uses of the Smart Board. We also look for specific activities that could be used in the lesson plans I have to help differentiate the instruction. I would like to watch more video clips of how other teachers have successfully used the Smart Board as well as created opportunities for their students to be creative and motivated in learning.
GAME Plan for Integrating Technology
Over the last few years, I have encountered many types of technology being used in the classroom. The technology presented to the students were effective ways of attaining content as well as providing instruction for diverse learners. The only problem that occurred to me was the knowledge the teachers had on the technology being used. Many of the teachers were not comfortable using the technology and would often times show frustration and take away from the meaning of the lesson. I decided to research the different types of technology that could be implemented in the classroom in order to help with differentiated instruction as well as take professional development classes to assist as well.
After reading through the performance indicators issued by the NSTE (National Educational Technology Standards for Students), I was able to get a clearer idea of where I would like to go next with my journey. I have decided to work on facilitating and inspiring student learning and creativity by, "supporting, promoting and modeling creative and innovative thinking with my students." I am also going to work on designing and developing digital-aged learning experiences and assessments for my students, so that the differentiation will be consistent from instruction to assessment. In order to meet my goals and increase my knowledge and experiences, I will first have to decide on a form of media and/or technology that I would like to focus on first. I currently have a Smart Board and document camera in my classroom, so I am going to stick with these two technologies first. I will then begin to research different connections and programs that will enable me to use the technology for assessment as well as instruction. In order to monitor my progress, I will keep a journal of reflections after implementing the use of technology in my classroom. I will look at the response from the students as well as the performance by the students when using the technology.
I will consistently use the program and ways of assessing throughout a time span to watch the growth of the students and performance levels. This will allow me to better figure out my next steps to using the forms of technology in another way for differentiation and moving to another form of technology.
Resources:
Cennamo, K., Ross, J. & Ertmer, P. (2009). Technology integration for meaningful classroom use: A standards-based approach. (Laureate Education, Inc., Custom ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning
After reading through the performance indicators issued by the NSTE (National Educational Technology Standards for Students), I was able to get a clearer idea of where I would like to go next with my journey. I have decided to work on facilitating and inspiring student learning and creativity by, "supporting, promoting and modeling creative and innovative thinking with my students." I am also going to work on designing and developing digital-aged learning experiences and assessments for my students, so that the differentiation will be consistent from instruction to assessment. In order to meet my goals and increase my knowledge and experiences, I will first have to decide on a form of media and/or technology that I would like to focus on first. I currently have a Smart Board and document camera in my classroom, so I am going to stick with these two technologies first. I will then begin to research different connections and programs that will enable me to use the technology for assessment as well as instruction. In order to monitor my progress, I will keep a journal of reflections after implementing the use of technology in my classroom. I will look at the response from the students as well as the performance by the students when using the technology.
I will consistently use the program and ways of assessing throughout a time span to watch the growth of the students and performance levels. This will allow me to better figure out my next steps to using the forms of technology in another way for differentiation and moving to another form of technology.
Resources:
Cennamo, K., Ross, J. & Ertmer, P. (2009). Technology integration for meaningful classroom use: A standards-based approach. (Laureate Education, Inc., Custom ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning
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