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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. 

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.
   

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.

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.

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.  

Tech. Project