My definition of technology integration is using Technology in the classroom to support and enhance instruction and learning.
my definition has changed somewhat since the beginning of the class. when I first began I thought of technology as an appendage, now I think of it more as an integral piece of the whole machine the classroom.
1 of the things that I have really been struck with is the idea of getting the technology into the hands of the students to create. there are great tools to help teaching and these should certainly be utilized, but we also need to concentrate on getting technology into the students hands.
now technology integration means integrating it into the students' day for the products that they produce.
sometimes the field experience got a little depressing for me. at times I found it shocking how little teachers use the technology that they had available. I also don't like how little professional development we offer our teachers in the use of technology tools for instruction. we're still fighting the idea in some ways that technology means that students are just playing games. administrators will need solid proof and data to show that these are real tools which helps students learn.
Friday, March 2, 2012
8.3
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Activity 8.1
I'm going to critique my own lesson plan of creating the interplanet janet puppet show. this was a great project for second grade. it was very successful. I let them do a practice run first with the puppets already available in the program. then they got pictures of each planet from google images to use in their puppet show. each group was responsible for singing the song in time with recording their puppet show on the screen. the hardest part seemed to be the teamwork aspect. there was some arguing at the beginning and a little whining but that got worked out. I will definitely be doing this project again with this grade. was also a great way to assess how much they learned of the song and how much they remembered. I was impressed with the results.
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activity 8.2
My bookmarking site:
http://www.diigo.com/user/amstork
some of my favorites:
www.quia.com/web
I really like the site for creating quizzes. I will be using this site in my class.
www.edgalaxy.com
This site calls itself cool stuff for nerdy teachers! It has goods links and tips for lesson ideas, teaching tips and apps. The layout is good and it is very user friendly.
www.iste.org
I really like this site for current news and standards. I refer a lot to the 21st century skills for both students and teachers referenced in the site.
www.appsineducation.blogspot.com
This is someone's list of apps for educational purposes. It covers a variety of subjects including reviews and a list of non-reviewed apps.
www.philtulga.com
This has great hands on lesson plans. It has great lessons which link music to other subjects. Fun ways to learn a lot.
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7.4
Education World has a lot of information. Almost too much in some ways. I do like their reviews and some of the gadgets of the week are useful and interesting. A lot of the top 10 lists are things that I could find myself, though. I got the most information from the grants section.
Super kids has some good information. I like how they break it into price, system requirements, etc. The systems and software review don't seem to e keeping up with the times. There is nothing about mobile devices or tablets.
The evalutech link does not work.
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Super kids has some good information. I like how they break it into price, system requirements, etc. The systems and software review don't seem to e keeping up with the times. There is nothing about mobile devices or tablets.
The evalutech link does not work.
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Assignment 5.4 Discussion: Analyze your collaboratively planned lessons
It is a natural part of my relationship with the art teacher that we collaborate so there weren't any issues in approaching her with the idea of collaborating. Sometimes we forget who had which idea because we work so closely together!
Technology played an essential role in this entire project. We use technology every step of the way. We need it get inspired by other groups videos, we need it to show examples to the students and the students use many different forms of technology to complete this project.
The positives of using a collaborative plan is that you have an extra brain at work on a project. It also provides great reinforcement of the subject for the students. They get the subject matter delivered to them in different ways by different teachers which helps the learning curve tremendously. I love collaborating because so often there are ideas which my colleagues come up with that I might never have thought of. Good teachers borrow ideas from great teachers. The only negative aspect might be that you as the teacher do have to give up a bit of the control over a project, but that is nothing compared to the benefits, in my opinion.
Student growth is much greater when they have reinforcement from several sources. There is also a larger network of accountability when teachers collaborate. Students are assessed on several different levels.
I am a huge proponent of collaboration. I think that there are very few drawbacks and the benefits are huge for both the teachers and the students involved.
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Technology played an essential role in this entire project. We use technology every step of the way. We need it get inspired by other groups videos, we need it to show examples to the students and the students use many different forms of technology to complete this project.
The positives of using a collaborative plan is that you have an extra brain at work on a project. It also provides great reinforcement of the subject for the students. They get the subject matter delivered to them in different ways by different teachers which helps the learning curve tremendously. I love collaborating because so often there are ideas which my colleagues come up with that I might never have thought of. Good teachers borrow ideas from great teachers. The only negative aspect might be that you as the teacher do have to give up a bit of the control over a project, but that is nothing compared to the benefits, in my opinion.
Student growth is much greater when they have reinforcement from several sources. There is also a larger network of accountability when teachers collaborate. Students are assessed on several different levels.
I am a huge proponent of collaboration. I think that there are very few drawbacks and the benefits are huge for both the teachers and the students involved.
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Activity 6.1 Discussion 2: Review of formative and summative assessment
I haven't tried much on line assessment, but the thing that I usually struggle with when talking about individual assessment is the time element. I don't get to see my students for a very long time (we average about 45 hours for the school year!) so I am often reticent about taking out several days of class time for individual assessments. If I could have the laptop cart and had some beneficial assessments, I could possible assess one class in a two day period. The problem often seems to be that there is a lot of concentration on the subjects for online assessments, but very little on fine art or performing arts. I did find some music assessments on Quia which I am excited to try out.
"Professionally" created assessments can be more or less valuable than the assessments I create depending upon what I need. Assessments have to be valuable to both the student and the teacher. Does the assessment actually assess the essential skills? Another consideration is that an engaging assessment method will most likely garner better results because student buy in is greater. Sometimes, to serve a purpose, a teacher may have to create an assessment with pieces from several different sources.
I like rubrics because they take the mystery out of grading for both the student and the teacher. Both parties know what the expectations are and there isn't any guesswork as to how a student gets his or her grade. Rubrics do need to be planned so that they are appropriate for the learning objective.
I believe that students should do self assessments. It gives a student the chance to reflect on his or her progress and accomplishments and also creates some ownership on the student's part. I think that students could be taught how to make their own assessment and would have valuable input if asked to give input into an assessment. Students would need some guidance on the process to begin with but could eventually make their own assessments.
Use of technology in the classroom is on our performance review in our district. I personally like this. It is an integral part of our young people's lives and we should be showing them the constructive ways in which technology can be used.
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"Professionally" created assessments can be more or less valuable than the assessments I create depending upon what I need. Assessments have to be valuable to both the student and the teacher. Does the assessment actually assess the essential skills? Another consideration is that an engaging assessment method will most likely garner better results because student buy in is greater. Sometimes, to serve a purpose, a teacher may have to create an assessment with pieces from several different sources.
I like rubrics because they take the mystery out of grading for both the student and the teacher. Both parties know what the expectations are and there isn't any guesswork as to how a student gets his or her grade. Rubrics do need to be planned so that they are appropriate for the learning objective.
I believe that students should do self assessments. It gives a student the chance to reflect on his or her progress and accomplishments and also creates some ownership on the student's part. I think that students could be taught how to make their own assessment and would have valuable input if asked to give input into an assessment. Students would need some guidance on the process to begin with but could eventually make their own assessments.
Use of technology in the classroom is on our performance review in our district. I personally like this. It is an integral part of our young people's lives and we should be showing them the constructive ways in which technology can be used.
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Saturday, February 18, 2012
Activity 6.1 Discussion: Review of formative and summative assessment
It seems that the most common form of assessment to be found on the Internet is a printable rubric. I haven't found any for my subject area that I like better than the ones which I have created myself. I have created rubrics for singing and playing and composition which are tailored to my needs, the district's needs, and the state standards. I have person all used a smart board with a software program for assessment, which gives me a good idea of the student's ability in certain areas, but is not time effective. I also have a recorder assessment software program which I like. It can be used for both formative and summative assessment. The students also really like it, because it is the computer which scores them and not me. They see it as more of a challenging game than an actually assessment, so I get more buy in from the more lackadaisical students with this.
I am in the process now of adding some iPads to my classroom and using these for individual assessment. For performance, I would like to use these tools with a microphone and have the students record themselves and give a self assessment. I would couple this with my own assessment. There are also some apps which will track progress. Right now I use an app for keeping track of student progress, which is also my grade book. I am looking forward to making some change to this in my classroom. I really want to put in a sound booth!
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I am in the process now of adding some iPads to my classroom and using these for individual assessment. For performance, I would like to use these tools with a microphone and have the students record themselves and give a self assessment. I would couple this with my own assessment. There are also some apps which will track progress. Right now I use an app for keeping track of student progress, which is also my grade book. I am looking forward to making some change to this in my classroom. I really want to put in a sound booth!
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