All of my project is in my DropBox but here are some links.
MyRubric
StoryBird
The rest is on DropBox =)
Monday, December 12, 2011
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
End of the Semester Reflection
What have you learned regarding technology in education this semester?
I learned the importance of incorporating the right kind of tech in my future classes. There are a lot of things I want to replicate also many I want to improve on. I will use a lot of the lesson plan ideas I made for this class as well as the lessons that others made.
What progress have you made on the NETS for Teachers that you focused on this semester? I learned the importance of incorporating the right kind of tech in my future classes. There are a lot of things I want to replicate also many I want to improve on. I will use a lot of the lesson plan ideas I made for this class as well as the lessons that others made.
I focused on these NETS:
Student NETS
5. Digital Citizenship
Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.
Teacher NETS
2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S
I have learned to help students have a global world view and incorporate that into lessons. Students need to understand why they are learning what they're learning.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
week 14 Reflection
In my Instructional Design class Camille did a lesson plan using her Gumball Math SmartBoard presentation. It was great. We were very engaged with her game and participating with the lesson. Her use of technology engaged her students. In the future I want to make SmartBoard presentation to engage my students.
week 14 Response
Before Class: Do research regarding the future of education and technology. Post an entry regarding what you found. Be ready to share in class.
link
Distance education is a major advancement in Education. Technology makes globalization possible. We can attend a school across the country now through the internet. This is the future of Education. This article in the Economist references the term "digital natives" and how student's "tool kit" now has smart phones, laptops, and ipads rather than paper and pen. I am sure that we will go paperless in the very near future.
link
Distance education is a major advancement in Education. Technology makes globalization possible. We can attend a school across the country now through the internet. This is the future of Education. This article in the Economist references the term "digital natives" and how student's "tool kit" now has smart phones, laptops, and ipads rather than paper and pen. I am sure that we will go paperless in the very near future.
Week 13 Reflection
This week was shortened by our Thanksgiving festivities but I saw, in my Structures of English class, technology used very effectively. My professor posted a worksheet on the board for us to all read aloud together. It was a fun little poem to help us understand pronouns. Students gave their full attention and really wrapped their heads around Pronouns! Technology for the win.
Week 13 Response
Before Class: Create an entry with a list of the features of Word, Excel & PowerPoint that you use on a regular basis. List 3 projects that you could have your students do to learn or use Word, Excel or PowerPoint
I use word almost daily. It is used to write papers for my classes mostly. The double space feature and the font, type size, and color features are used a lot.
I never use Excel and I'm not really sure of how to use it...
PowerPoint is used occasionally. I'm not very good at using this either but I use the pre-made templates and move the text box around often. I have to change the font size a lot through the making of a PowerPoint presentation.
Word: The students would write a journal entry and email it to me.
Excel: The students would tally the amount of times students say "um" during our presentations.
PowerPoint:Students would create a PowerPoint presentation in a group project about their assigned reading.
I use word almost daily. It is used to write papers for my classes mostly. The double space feature and the font, type size, and color features are used a lot.
I never use Excel and I'm not really sure of how to use it...
PowerPoint is used occasionally. I'm not very good at using this either but I use the pre-made templates and move the text box around often. I have to change the font size a lot through the making of a PowerPoint presentation.
Word: The students would write a journal entry and email it to me.
Excel: The students would tally the amount of times students say "um" during our presentations.
PowerPoint:Students would create a PowerPoint presentation in a group project about their assigned reading.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
week 12 reflection
These can be observations from a visit to a classroom, from NU classes, or reflections on something related to technology & education. Each entry should answer these questions: What? So What? Now What?
While I have been working on my instructional plans for my classes I have been endeavoring to incorporate technology into these plans. I was super excited about the application of what I've been learning in this class. The Prezi and StoryBird presentations are my favorite. I am excited to use them in my future classrooms.
While I have been working on my instructional plans for my classes I have been endeavoring to incorporate technology into these plans. I was super excited about the application of what I've been learning in this class. The Prezi and StoryBird presentations are my favorite. I am excited to use them in my future classrooms.
week 12 response
Before Class: Find one article written by Dr. Robert Marzano related to technology in education. Write a blog post about the article and one new thing you learned about tech in ed. Also include one piece of helpful information about applying tech to your future teaching
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/feb10/vol67/num05/Using-Games-to-Enhance-Student-Achievement.aspx
In Dr. Marzano's article he stresses the importance of using games for student's learning. He goes on to talk about his experience with education. He places high value on using games to teach. I appreciate his going on to explain how to best use the games to teach.
Use inconsequential competition
Target essential academic content
Debrief the game
Have students revise their notes
These specific notes are very helpful for practical application for teaching. I will strive to use these in the future.
In Dr. Marzano's article he stresses the importance of using games for student's learning. He goes on to talk about his experience with education. He places high value on using games to teach. I appreciate his going on to explain how to best use the games to teach.
Use inconsequential competition
Target essential academic content
Debrief the game
Have students revise their notes
These specific notes are very helpful for practical application for teaching. I will strive to use these in the future.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Week 11 response
Before Class: Spend time reading an educational blog. Add a comment to one of the entries. Add an entry on your blog with a link to the blog entry where you added a comment. What did you learn from the blog and how did your comment contribute to the community of learners?
http://guerrillaseason2008.blogspot.com/2008/04/final-projects.html
I commented on this blog. Mr. Langhorst has to approve it before it can be seen though.
His blog is very helpful to me because I got to see student's using technology in their project. Very cool.
http://guerrillaseason2008.blogspot.com/2008/04/final-projects.html
I commented on this blog. Mr. Langhorst has to approve it before it can be seen though.
His blog is very helpful to me because I got to see student's using technology in their project. Very cool.
reflection 10
In my classes here at Northwest there are many teachers who use technology well. But there are some who frequently misuse it. In one of my classes my teacher uses power points but the slides are always too wordy, too busy, and unattractive. Not only are the power points difficult to follow but the professor doesn't post them on discovery for further examination. This makes learning difficult.
In my future classes I want to make class content accessible to my students as well as make my power points both readable and attractive.
In my future classes I want to make class content accessible to my students as well as make my power points both readable and attractive.
Week 10 response
After Class: Read an article related to Bloom’s Taxonomy. Link it to your blog. Write a post addressing the links you see between levels of Bloom’s and technology integration.
http://www.ntlf.com/html/pi/9905/blue_1.htm
Lee's article not only explains Bloom's Taxonomy but also talks about its use in the classroom. Student's learning can be showcased through technology. Lee's main concern is to create a student centered classroom where students can go through Blooms Domains: Cognitive, Affective, and Psychomotor.
I think that technology is easy to use for Affective because if a student has a blog where they can talk about how they are feeling about the class and where they are struggling then they have an outlet. Cognitive growth with technology is about challenging students. Psychomotor could be watching a video with the class that involves movement to teach the students.
http://www.ntlf.com/html/pi/9905/blue_1.htm
Lee's article not only explains Bloom's Taxonomy but also talks about its use in the classroom. Student's learning can be showcased through technology. Lee's main concern is to create a student centered classroom where students can go through Blooms Domains: Cognitive, Affective, and Psychomotor.
I think that technology is easy to use for Affective because if a student has a blog where they can talk about how they are feeling about the class and where they are struggling then they have an outlet. Cognitive growth with technology is about challenging students. Psychomotor could be watching a video with the class that involves movement to teach the students.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Monday, October 31, 2011
week 9 reflection
This week in my Instructional design class we have been working on lesson plans and I am going to use School House Rock grammar videos to help my students understand grammar better. What I am concerned about is if students will check out and disengage because there's a video.
week 9 response
I loved what Spankle said, "“picture is worth a thousand words” and therefore, video —or a thousand pictures— is worth so much more." It makes so much sense. I definitely will incorperate video into my teaching but I would like to point out the idealism in his blog. He says we can video every thing and email the video of class to parents and to grandma and tells a story of the whole family watching a video of a child solving a math problem. In my experience even the most devoted and loving parents don't have time to watch the child's entire day of classes when they get home from school. We shouldn't gorge ourselves on tech. because its available. We should use it in moderation and tastefully. Our culture is to record everything and post all information. This can be harmful so the tech. we use should be thoughtfully considered.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Reflection #6
These can be observations from a visit to a classroom, from NU classes, or reflections on something related to technology & education. Each entry should answer these questions: What? So What? Now What?
In talking with my fellow students I got to thinking about being a technology native or immigrant in terms of turning in assignments. I like to turn in assignments in by paper and not online. My fellow classmate Joe Spychalski agrees with me. I think that my generation prefer not to do things digitally and I find it interesting. I will work on becoming more comfortable with turning things in digitally.
In talking with my fellow students I got to thinking about being a technology native or immigrant in terms of turning in assignments. I like to turn in assignments in by paper and not online. My fellow classmate Joe Spychalski agrees with me. I think that my generation prefer not to do things digitally and I find it interesting. I will work on becoming more comfortable with turning things in digitally.
Reflection #5
These can be observations from a visit to a classroom, from NU classes, or reflections on something related to technology & education. Each entry should answer these questions: What? So What? Now What?
When talking with my little sister about the technology in her classroom I found out they use an ActiveBoard not a SMARTBoard. This made me concerned because we only have learned how to use the SMARTBoard in this classroom. I'm hoping that having learned how to use some tech it will translate to other tech.
When talking with my little sister about the technology in her classroom I found out they use an ActiveBoard not a SMARTBoard. This made me concerned because we only have learned how to use the SMARTBoard in this classroom. I'm hoping that having learned how to use some tech it will translate to other tech.
Reflection #4
These can be observations from a visit to a classroom, from NU classes, or reflections on something related to technology & education. Each entry should answer these questions: What? So What? Now What?
In my Instructional Design class here at NU we have been talking about assessment, particularly student voice and the importance of it. It is pivotal to figuring out what students know and are struggling with in order to best teach them. When I teach I will implement technology but assessing student voice through a class blog.
In my Instructional Design class here at NU we have been talking about assessment, particularly student voice and the importance of it. It is pivotal to figuring out what students know and are struggling with in order to best teach them. When I teach I will implement technology but assessing student voice through a class blog.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
week 8
In an Elementary School setting this game could be played to help children learn how to rhyme. This kid friendly PBS site would be good for a free time exercise where the children are free to work on areas they are struggling with in reading.
pbs kids reading game
pbs kids reading game
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