To continue to improve my GAME plan this week I have found that I need more information in order to accomplish my action plan. GAME plan is an idea from Cennamo, Ross and Ertmer’s text book, Technology Integration for Meaningful Classroom Use (2009). The idea behind GAME plan is to set a goal, take action towards that goal, monitor, and then evaluate the goal you have chosen.
One of my goals was to set up a blog on our school website. Following NETS.T, http://www.iste.org standard 1b,engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources. I am in the process of checking with my technology department to see what the district’s policy is on having a classroom blog and if the parents of the students will have to sign permission to utilize the blog. I am still waiting to meet with a technology coach to get clarification and suggestion to accomplish this task.
The second goal comes from NETS.T standard 3b.Collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation. I am working towards teaching my students to have a better understanding of technology and be able to use it correctly and effectively. I am currently waiting to receive the interwrite along with the new model classroom. I was given an update a few days ago about it. There is a possibility that all of the equipment will be installed over or Christmas break coming up soon. So it is doubtful that I will be able to share my experience with using it before this class ends. However, I will try to keep everyone informed on my progress through this blog.
Some questions have come up as I have been working on this plan. How much will I have to teach them about using a blog or the new interwrite? Will they be able to teach me? How strict do the guidelines need to be? As Cennamo, Ross & Ertmer (2009) states, when working in technology-enriched learning environments, students will benefit from having guidelines that indicate what they should accomplish during the lesson, what they are expected to have beforehand, and what they should do after their computer time is over. I will have to find what works for my students and adjust the guidelines as necessary.
So far I have learned that things don’t always go as planned or as easy as I thought they might have been. This time of year is especially busy at school and with family, so I haven’t been able to dedicate as much time towards my action plan as I would have liked.
References
Cennamo, K., Ross, J. & Ertmer, P. (2010). Technology integration for meaningful classroom use: A standards-based approach. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.
ISTE International Society for Technology in Education. (2008). NETS-T. Retrieved November 29, 2009, from Http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/FroTeachers/2008Standards/NETS_T__Standards_Final.pdf
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Gayla,
ReplyDeleteThis past week, I learned that my district is doing away with blogs due to the fact that students were using them inappropriately to communicate with one another. This directly effects me due to the fact that I use blogs with my fourth and fifth graders. I have learned that wikis will still be permitted for all grade levels. I plan on transferring my blog assignments in the wiki discussion section and continuing to have my students collaborate online with one another. If your district has a similar policy in terms of restrictions to blogs, perhaps you could try wikis. They are much easier to monitor and maintain.
Using blogs with students is very critical and beneficial. Parents feel more connected to their children when they visit their children’s classroom blog and gather information on what is going on in their children’s classroom. In my district every teacher has her/his own blog but through the school website. However, students still cannot interact with other students from around the world.
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