This week I have been asked to give a description of the resources and information that I need to carry out my action plan.To continue my GAME plan, I still need to do more research on how to get a blog started on our school website. After collaborating with a technology coach, it was suggested that I use Shutterfly, which has a component that serves the same service as blogging, and glogster. Both of which I know very little about. So, that is my next step that I will be taking. I plan to meet with the coach within the next few days.
The other goal that I have been working on is for my students to have a better understanding of technology and be able to use it correctly and effectively. I took the step in the right direction this week.
I just learned that I will be getting a new model classroom with a projector, document reader, document camera, surround sound system with microphone for both the teacher and one for student use and in addition to this a DVD/VHS player for classroom use. Up until now I have been using an overhead projector and transparencies. This has put some limits on what I can do. I attended an in-service training last night on how to use all of the components. Some of which I had some knowledge, but some I had no knowledge of. So, in order to teach my students how to operate and use the equipment I needed to be trained. Probably the best part of the whole training, at least for me, was the fact that I will also be getting an Interwrite board because our technology coach received a grant. One of the requirements for getting one is that I will have to attend two training sessions and develop a lesson plan utilizing it in the classroom. I can say that I am very excited about learning how to use the new technology tools that I will be getting by the end of the year or right after our Christmas break. If anyone has any great plans for using the Interwrite, they would greatly appreciated.
Gayla
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
GAME PLAN
As I looked over the NETS standards, there are two standards that I want to be able to use in the classroom. The first one is standard 1b. Engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources.
Goal – For my students to have a better understanding of technology and be able to use it correctly and effectively.
Action – I will evaluate my lessons and incorporate real world problems that my students can relate to using their own experiences. Using webquest and virtual field trips are activities I will use to engage my students and to improve the lesson.
Monitoring –I will consider how the process is going and then determine where improvements are needed and decide what needs to change in the plan.
Evaluate – I will look at the ways technology was utilized and develop strategies to improve my lessons. I will ask co-workers for input and advice.
The second area is 3b: collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success.
Goal – To implement a way to communicate with parents, students and peers, I will utilize a variety of ways to communicate more effectively. I would like to create a class blog, so that parents and students can check to see what has been taught. It can also be used to help parents stay informed on what is happening in the classroom.
Action – I will post a blog onto my school website, so the student’s can access it easily to get information on missed work or upcoming events.
Monitor - I will consider how the process is going and then determine where improvement needs to take place and decide what needs to change in the plan.
Evaluate – In order to check my progress, I need to survey my students, parents and peers to see how effective the blog has been. If it needs to be improvement
References:
Laureate Education, Inc. (2009). "Enriching Content Area Learning Experiences with Technology, Part 1." Baltimore, MD: Laureate Education Inc.
National Education Standards for Teachers (NETS-T) located at http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTeachers/2008Standards/NETS_T_Standards_Final.pdf.
Gayla
Goal – For my students to have a better understanding of technology and be able to use it correctly and effectively.
Action – I will evaluate my lessons and incorporate real world problems that my students can relate to using their own experiences. Using webquest and virtual field trips are activities I will use to engage my students and to improve the lesson.
Monitoring –I will consider how the process is going and then determine where improvements are needed and decide what needs to change in the plan.
Evaluate – I will look at the ways technology was utilized and develop strategies to improve my lessons. I will ask co-workers for input and advice.
The second area is 3b: collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success.
Goal – To implement a way to communicate with parents, students and peers, I will utilize a variety of ways to communicate more effectively. I would like to create a class blog, so that parents and students can check to see what has been taught. It can also be used to help parents stay informed on what is happening in the classroom.
Action – I will post a blog onto my school website, so the student’s can access it easily to get information on missed work or upcoming events.
Monitor - I will consider how the process is going and then determine where improvement needs to take place and decide what needs to change in the plan.
Evaluate – In order to check my progress, I need to survey my students, parents and peers to see how effective the blog has been. If it needs to be improvement
References:
Laureate Education, Inc. (2009). "Enriching Content Area Learning Experiences with Technology, Part 1." Baltimore, MD: Laureate Education Inc.
National Education Standards for Teachers (NETS-T) located at http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTeachers/2008Standards/NETS_T_Standards_Final.pdf.
Gayla
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Reflection-- Supporting Information Literacy and Online Inquiry in the Classroom
As I reflect on Supporting Information Literacy and Online Inquiry 6712, the most striking revelation I had about teaching new literacy skill to my students was the importance of teaching my students how to effectively search for and gather information using the internet. I didn’t realize how many students go to Google and choose the first link available and think that it’s an accurate site and they don’t need to look any further. Up until now I have always just given my students the site I wanted them to get information from so that time would not be wasted during class time. Now I am able to teach them how to find reliable sources the correct way and teach them what the information in the URL’s mean (November, 2008). Not only do students need to know which search engines to use for certain types of searches, but they need to be able to interpret the results of the search (Eagleton & Dobler, 2007). That’s why it is important to teach our student’s 21st century literacy skills so they will be successful throughout their learning.
The knowledge and experience that I gained in this course will help me in my teaching practices because it has given me a stronger base in 21 century skills that will allow me to integrate those skills into projects that I assign my students. Using the QUEST model (Eagleton & Dobler, 2007) will engage my students and support them as they tackle the complexities of reading on the Web. With the internet being one of the most popular and easiest ways to research information it is highly important for them to know how to use it properly so that time is not wasted searching through millions of different sites.
One professional development goal that I would like to pursue that would build upon my learning from this course to develop my information literacy skill is collaborate with my colleagues to help them integrate technology into their lessons. My school district is actively involved in getting teachers highly qualified in technology so that all teachers will know how to integrate technology across the content. I want to be in on the ground floor of this by teaching others how to teach their students the correct way to conduct research using the QUEST model and incorporating technology into classroom projects. In order to do this I will need to work with our technology department and others who have already been implementing technology. I will also need to continue to improve my technology skills. In addition, I will present my colleagues with information that I have learned throughout this course and about literacy skills. I have already been sharing different ideas with my colleagues as this course has progressed, but now that it has come to a close I am excited to show them what I have learned. I am hopeful that they will be as excited about learning new literacy skills and understand the importance of them.
Eagleton, M. B., & Dobler, E. (2007). Reading the Web: Strategies for Internet inquiry. New York: The Guilford Press.
November, A. (2008). Web literacy for educators. Thousands Oaks: Corwin Press.
The knowledge and experience that I gained in this course will help me in my teaching practices because it has given me a stronger base in 21 century skills that will allow me to integrate those skills into projects that I assign my students. Using the QUEST model (Eagleton & Dobler, 2007) will engage my students and support them as they tackle the complexities of reading on the Web. With the internet being one of the most popular and easiest ways to research information it is highly important for them to know how to use it properly so that time is not wasted searching through millions of different sites.
One professional development goal that I would like to pursue that would build upon my learning from this course to develop my information literacy skill is collaborate with my colleagues to help them integrate technology into their lessons. My school district is actively involved in getting teachers highly qualified in technology so that all teachers will know how to integrate technology across the content. I want to be in on the ground floor of this by teaching others how to teach their students the correct way to conduct research using the QUEST model and incorporating technology into classroom projects. In order to do this I will need to work with our technology department and others who have already been implementing technology. I will also need to continue to improve my technology skills. In addition, I will present my colleagues with information that I have learned throughout this course and about literacy skills. I have already been sharing different ideas with my colleagues as this course has progressed, but now that it has come to a close I am excited to show them what I have learned. I am hopeful that they will be as excited about learning new literacy skills and understand the importance of them.
Eagleton, M. B., & Dobler, E. (2007). Reading the Web: Strategies for Internet inquiry. New York: The Guilford Press.
November, A. (2008). Web literacy for educators. Thousands Oaks: Corwin Press.
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