Hello Classmates! I am sorry I am posting late, but I was not used to having parts of the application due before Sunday. I know that is not an acceptable excuse, but I wanted to apologize.
Any way! I think the GAME plan is a great way for teachers to always keep fresh goals and ideas in mind, and then also remember to use the goals, extend the goals, and reflect on the goals. In our book Technology Integration for Meaningful Classroom Use, I feel evaluating is the most important step. This is a step that I think most teachers forget to do.
GOALS:
4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility and focus on c. Promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related ot the use of technology and information. I chose this because I am working on having my students create their own blog and post on their classmates pages and the class page. With all of the technology out there that students abuse, I wanted to show them a positive way to use a technology tool. I want to show them how to not abuse this wonderful tool!
5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership and focus on c. Evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning. I plan to incorporate this into the blogs. My goal is to have a new blog post by each Sunday and have the students respond by Wednesday. In Marine Biology, there is A LOT of research and current events that occur! I want my students to be aware of all of these events and happenings, but to not strain them.
ACTION:
I briefly mentioned this above, but basically both standards are reflected in the blog project. I want my students to have a positive exposure to a great technology tool and I want it to be an enjoyable experience.
MONITOR:
I will monitor my students by checking their posts made to the class site, and to their classmates. If I see inappropriate language or usage, I will speak with the student the next day about his or her behavior.
EVALUATE:
I already made revisions to this project. At first, I realized that I was moving too fast and expecting too much. I realized that I needed to teach the students the basics before I can expect them to make their own blog, follow the class blog, respond to mine, and respond to two other classmates... I think it is very, very important for teachers to look at what they taught or how they taught it and if it needs adjustments for the next lesson or the next year when they teach the same lesson... they need to make the change!
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Sara,
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I just wanted to tell you that I made the same mistake and did not post until tonight! I am used to everything being due on Sundays too. So, you were not alone!
I agree that evaluation can be the most important part of a lesson. We always need to be asking ourselves how we can improve. An idea that I use for evaluation is surveying the students about there opinion of the lesson. It could be written questionaire, a clicker survey, or simply raising their hands. It is incredible how honest they will be. I always look for feedback about their enjoyment of the lesson, theie understanding of the content, and if they felt they were given everything needed to succeed.