Well honestly I am interviewing this week for another job at a different grade level. So now I am thinking that maybe I should look at the curriculum and find out how technology is going to fit into this grade level. So I have started again. I still do not know my students but I can continue to look at the new curriculum and determine where and how technology will fit. My new teammates will be much more apt to be receptive to the idea of technology in the classroom. So I am very excited about that. I have learned that it will be an exciting year putting technology into the classroom. I have followed and continue to follow my actions.
I have made the survey to go home so that is ready for when I know and who is in my class. I have also started working on the class wiki. Each subject has a page and each student has a page. So that will be fun to finish putting together.
I have continued to do research about some of the things I saw at ISTE. Does anyone use Gaggle or know anything about it?
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Progress
I have been working hard on my goals. I have been going through this upcoming years curriculum and determine where and how technology will fit into that subject. I can not decide yet how in depth I can get with the technology yet because I do not know my students and I need to understand them and need to know what they understand and don't before deciding if for instance a pod cast is to much for them to handle. I have enjoyed looking at the school year in a different light... I believe that my teammates will think that I am crazy..
I have also thought about sending out my survey to parent and students and with that I believe that I am going to give some homework. I am going to ask that each student memorizes their log on information before they come to school. I believe that this will same me an incredible about of time.
I have also begun to do some research blogging vs. wiki and what that might look like. I will continue this and keep you posted. I am also researching some other sites that I heard about at ISTE.
I have also thought about sending out my survey to parent and students and with that I believe that I am going to give some homework. I am going to ask that each student memorizes their log on information before they come to school. I believe that this will same me an incredible about of time.
I have also begun to do some research blogging vs. wiki and what that might look like. I will continue this and keep you posted. I am also researching some other sites that I heard about at ISTE.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
GAME Plan More information
G: My goal will be to Model Digital-Age Work and Learning and Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments.
A: I will begin to look at the curriculum for the up coming year and design digital-age learning experiences to go along with what I will be teaching. By doing this and setting up a blog for students and teachers throughout the school to talk. Other teachers as well as students will be seeing the modeling of digital age learning.
I will set up a wiki. Students will be able to post on the wiki about the literature that they are reading. One page on the wiki will be for recommendations of literature that they should read. Another page will be for parents to communicate will me and their student.
M: I will monitor the progress by watching the students in my classroom grow. I will monitor the progress of the staff by helping other teachers and watching myself become a change agent.
The wiki will also be monitoring their literature and what responses they are having to the literature through the wiki. I will also be able to see what they are learning through the readings.
E: I will see if others teachers or staff is interested in what I am doing. I will extend my services out to help them so that others are on board with what I am doing.
Needs:
I will need to set up a blog for teachers at my school to share ideas about lessons.
I also want to set up a place where they can post positive celebrations that took place during the day or week.
I will also need to set up a place for the students in my class to blog. I also need to ask permission from all parents for all the students to use the internet and to blog online. I will have the site be protected so that outside people could not get onto the site.
This site will help me communicate with parents and students.
When students use the site or wiki they will need access to the computers. I will need to check out the mobile lab.
A: I will begin to look at the curriculum for the up coming year and design digital-age learning experiences to go along with what I will be teaching. By doing this and setting up a blog for students and teachers throughout the school to talk. Other teachers as well as students will be seeing the modeling of digital age learning.
I will set up a wiki. Students will be able to post on the wiki about the literature that they are reading. One page on the wiki will be for recommendations of literature that they should read. Another page will be for parents to communicate will me and their student.
M: I will monitor the progress by watching the students in my classroom grow. I will monitor the progress of the staff by helping other teachers and watching myself become a change agent.
The wiki will also be monitoring their literature and what responses they are having to the literature through the wiki. I will also be able to see what they are learning through the readings.
E: I will see if others teachers or staff is interested in what I am doing. I will extend my services out to help them so that others are on board with what I am doing.
Needs:
I will need to set up a blog for teachers at my school to share ideas about lessons.
I also want to set up a place where they can post positive celebrations that took place during the day or week.
I will also need to set up a place for the students in my class to blog. I also need to ask permission from all parents for all the students to use the internet and to blog online. I will have the site be protected so that outside people could not get onto the site.
This site will help me communicate with parents and students.
When students use the site or wiki they will need access to the computers. I will need to check out the mobile lab.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
GAME Plan!!
G: My goal will be to Model Digital-Age Work and Learning and Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments.
A: I will begin to look at the curriculum for the up coming year and design digital-age learning experiences to go along with what I will be teaching. By doing this and setting up a blog for students and teachers throughout the school to talk. Other teachers as well as students will be seeing the modeling of digital age learning.
M: I will monitor the progress by watching the students in my classroom grow. I will monitor the progress of the staff by helping other teachers and watching myself become a change agent.
E: I will see if others teachers or staff is interested in what I am doing. I will extend my services out to help them so that others are on board with what I am doing.
A: I will begin to look at the curriculum for the up coming year and design digital-age learning experiences to go along with what I will be teaching. By doing this and setting up a blog for students and teachers throughout the school to talk. Other teachers as well as students will be seeing the modeling of digital age learning.
M: I will monitor the progress by watching the students in my classroom grow. I will monitor the progress of the staff by helping other teachers and watching myself become a change agent.
E: I will see if others teachers or staff is interested in what I am doing. I will extend my services out to help them so that others are on board with what I am doing.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Reflection
I have enjoyed learning how to effectively use technology in the classroom during this course. I have realized how students are so much more engaged while working with technology. I am so excited to teach and guide students to their new learning. I always did believe that students should be doing projects and discovering their own learning but now I have discovered how that is possible in the classroom. I have enjoyed watching my students discovered their learning and their excitement about their learning.
I have already started integrating many of the concepts that we have talked about during this class. I have used bubbl.us to let students show their learning and thinking about the human body. My students have also made voice threads to share books and talk to each other about their favorite books.
My long term goals will be to first begin to integrate more technology across the curriculum within my classroom. I will do this by continuing to use a wiki so students can talk about books and talk about their learning with other students outside my classroom. I will continue to use the tools we have talked about in this class. I will also start asking the students to talk about their math thinking on the wiki. This will be similar to our math journals.
My second goal will be to become a change agent for my school. This will be the most challenging goal. I will need to first show to other teachers that students at all grades can have success while using technology and I will need to show that while students are using technology that they are growing at the same pace or faster then the “old” way. I then will have to show all the teachers how to use the technology themselves so that they will not be afraid to use it with their students. I will look forward to this goal because I believe so highly in it and love teaching others how fun technology can be.
I have already started integrating many of the concepts that we have talked about during this class. I have used bubbl.us to let students show their learning and thinking about the human body. My students have also made voice threads to share books and talk to each other about their favorite books.
My long term goals will be to first begin to integrate more technology across the curriculum within my classroom. I will do this by continuing to use a wiki so students can talk about books and talk about their learning with other students outside my classroom. I will continue to use the tools we have talked about in this class. I will also start asking the students to talk about their math thinking on the wiki. This will be similar to our math journals.
My second goal will be to become a change agent for my school. This will be the most challenging goal. I will need to first show to other teachers that students at all grades can have success while using technology and I will need to show that while students are using technology that they are growing at the same pace or faster then the “old” way. I then will have to show all the teachers how to use the technology themselves so that they will not be afraid to use it with their students. I will look forward to this goal because I believe so highly in it and love teaching others how fun technology can be.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Voice Thread
A new Genre?
www.voicethread.com/share/897530/
I am not sure how to get it to link directly?
Please help?
Amy
www.voicethread.com/share/897530/
I am not sure how to get it to link directly?
Please help?
Amy
Friday, February 5, 2010
Social Learning!!
Social Learning in the Classroom is so exciting! I love it when students are talking with each other and sharing ideas. They are excited and they are learning!! Classrooms are no longer the quite environment that they use to be. They are moving and discussing and learning! My friend and teammate use to tell me to keep in mind this quote while teaching… The one doing the talking is doing the learning! I keep those in mind when I am talking too much in my classroom.
Dr. Orey states the same thing in the video this week. Collaborative learning engages students in construction and conversations that help them learn. They are also learning in their zone of proximal development.
This is so exciting to me because technology fits right into social learning! Technology provides a way for us to communicate together and see each other thinking and a way for us to interact with others thinking. All the new tools on the internet help us talk with each other. Windows live.com, Linkedin.com, Google Reader.com are all ways that we can keep up and talk with each other effectively. My students now understand why it is great to have Google reader so they don’t have to go all over the internet. Also it makes things easier for me so they can get the information without going to several different sites. These kids are 9!!! I can’t even imagine what they will have when they are 30.
Dr. Orey states the same thing in the video this week. Collaborative learning engages students in construction and conversations that help them learn. They are also learning in their zone of proximal development.
This is so exciting to me because technology fits right into social learning! Technology provides a way for us to communicate together and see each other thinking and a way for us to interact with others thinking. All the new tools on the internet help us talk with each other. Windows live.com, Linkedin.com, Google Reader.com are all ways that we can keep up and talk with each other effectively. My students now understand why it is great to have Google reader so they don’t have to go all over the internet. Also it makes things easier for me so they can get the information without going to several different sites. These kids are 9!!! I can’t even imagine what they will have when they are 30.
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