Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Saturday
I am excited about seeing my poster tomorrow and about class on Saturday. I think I'm going to get my husband to come. Not sure if he will because he's already seen most if not all of my creations. He can just come for support. I am curious to see how it all turns out. I think it will be great.
Black Friday
I read Beth's blog about shopping on Black Friday. I was out of town visiting inlaws and a lot of the stores I shop at aren't located down there. Darn, she got such great deals and I missed out. However, I did find my son lots of clothes for a great deal. I went to one of my favorite places to shop which is JCPenney. I wanted to shop for appliances but did not get the chance. Oh well, better luck next time.
National Educational Technology Standards
These resources are great tools. I'm not sure why I am just now hearing about them I would like to have been using them.
One of the recommendations I like is Pixie 2. It seems to be very interactive. I was reading some of the reviews and one talked about how children’s ideas come to life. I also like the idea of podcasts and creating online story books. These could both be used in my classroom.
Intel Assessing Projects is also a good suggestion for the classroom. I am a fan of quick and easy assessments. The district I work for also requires teachers to use rubrics. I can use the Assessing Projects tool to create quick assessments and create rubrics.
I love the TechYes- Student Technology Literacy Certification! This would have been a good resource for my multimedia paper. I am an advocate of peer teaching. Students are often times untapped resources. To choose students and train them to become technology tutors would be excellent. TechYes is primarily for grades 6-9. However, this idea can be implemented in my classroom. I believe that some first graders are intelligent enough to receive training and become technology tutors also. It would have to be at a much lower scale. Maybe future MTT students can complete an assignment where they train a student and video that student teaching a lesson or mentoring peers.
The Designing Effective Projects is also a good resource. It provides various lessons that integrate technology. The best thing about it is that the lessons are designed by teachers. I can use this resource to help me continue to integrated technology in the classroom.
Frames is a resource that will benefit my students. With Frame you can create digital storytelling, animation and etc. I really like the idea of digital storytelling and will use this in my classroom. I’m curious to see how it works. This software is also used for claymation. I am curious to know what that is.
One of the recommendations I like is Pixie 2. It seems to be very interactive. I was reading some of the reviews and one talked about how children’s ideas come to life. I also like the idea of podcasts and creating online story books. These could both be used in my classroom.
Intel Assessing Projects is also a good suggestion for the classroom. I am a fan of quick and easy assessments. The district I work for also requires teachers to use rubrics. I can use the Assessing Projects tool to create quick assessments and create rubrics.
I love the TechYes- Student Technology Literacy Certification! This would have been a good resource for my multimedia paper. I am an advocate of peer teaching. Students are often times untapped resources. To choose students and train them to become technology tutors would be excellent. TechYes is primarily for grades 6-9. However, this idea can be implemented in my classroom. I believe that some first graders are intelligent enough to receive training and become technology tutors also. It would have to be at a much lower scale. Maybe future MTT students can complete an assignment where they train a student and video that student teaching a lesson or mentoring peers.
The Designing Effective Projects is also a good resource. It provides various lessons that integrate technology. The best thing about it is that the lessons are designed by teachers. I can use this resource to help me continue to integrated technology in the classroom.
Frames is a resource that will benefit my students. With Frame you can create digital storytelling, animation and etc. I really like the idea of digital storytelling and will use this in my classroom. I’m curious to see how it works. This software is also used for claymation. I am curious to know what that is.
Last Day
This is the last day to turn things in and I am soo excited. I look forward to finishing the entire M. Ed program now all I have left are reading class and some core. However, I love the first reading class that I am taking and even received the opportunity to participate in a research project. Just a little longer to go until this semester is history!!!!!! I will thoroughly enjoy my Christmas break. I am excited about not having to read any text books over the break. Well it been an interesting journey filled with knowlegde and road blocks.See you all Saturday!
Reading staff develpment
My principal asked me to speak about a reading response to intervention called DRA2.I briefly trained the teachers on how to use this program. I have to admit that I was a little nervous. Not completely sure why. I see these people daily. I probably used the term "um" a number of times'
I know I'll do better as time goes on. Next time I will probably use note cards instead of a tablet to write down ideas. I look forward to doing more professional developments on reading topics. I love to learn about new ways of promoting reading in children.
I would like to train teachers on various strategies to use with struggling readers. I receive numerous compliments from coworkers and peers about my ability to teach children to read. I think when you love to do something you will excel in it. Being a k-2 reading specialist is a job that I think I would love. I now also have more experience about how to integrate technology into learning.
I know I'll do better as time goes on. Next time I will probably use note cards instead of a tablet to write down ideas. I look forward to doing more professional developments on reading topics. I love to learn about new ways of promoting reading in children.
I would like to train teachers on various strategies to use with struggling readers. I receive numerous compliments from coworkers and peers about my ability to teach children to read. I think when you love to do something you will excel in it. Being a k-2 reading specialist is a job that I think I would love. I now also have more experience about how to integrate technology into learning.
Exercises 6.1 and 6.2
Identifying Sources of Ideas for Education and Training Programs Exercise 6.1
1. I have recently completed technology professional developments. This took a while and I have to finish the last training. I had to break these trainings into six parts each training being forty five minutes long. I planned a staff training for Smart board, Audacity, Database, Movie Maker, Power Point, and Word.
2. I trained 4 other teachers on my first grade team. I used survey monkey to find out what the teachers needed help on and I also used the Caffarella book to help plan the assessment.
3. First I created an assessment in survey monkey to determine the training needs of the teachers. Second I conducted an informal survey with the teachers to establish exactly what they needed to know about each technology tool. For example, with Smart board should we begin with how to turn the Smart board on, or how to connect it to the infocus machine and computer, or should we start with different lessons that are useful with Smart board and etc. Thirdly, I trained the teachers on what they needed to know and incorporated a question and answer session so the teachers can ask questions and attain more information.
Exercise 6.2
1. I am involved in the OHI committee at my school. This committee focuses on how to get the school to improve the way staff feels about different situations that occur during the school day.
2. The committee discusses different issues and how those issues can be resolved. We could provide a training demonstrating the correct way to state and address a problem. This would be beneficial because sometimes teachers complain to other teachers and nothing gets solved. Basically, the only technique we use to solve problems is discussion.
3. We chose to openly discuss certain issues so that everybody would have a chance to chime in on the discussion. It’s informing to hear what other teachers have to say about situations instead of just hearing the principal’s suggestions.
4. When people discuss everybody have a chance to give suggestions instead of the discussion being controlled by a dictator.
1. I have recently completed technology professional developments. This took a while and I have to finish the last training. I had to break these trainings into six parts each training being forty five minutes long. I planned a staff training for Smart board, Audacity, Database, Movie Maker, Power Point, and Word.
2. I trained 4 other teachers on my first grade team. I used survey monkey to find out what the teachers needed help on and I also used the Caffarella book to help plan the assessment.
3. First I created an assessment in survey monkey to determine the training needs of the teachers. Second I conducted an informal survey with the teachers to establish exactly what they needed to know about each technology tool. For example, with Smart board should we begin with how to turn the Smart board on, or how to connect it to the infocus machine and computer, or should we start with different lessons that are useful with Smart board and etc. Thirdly, I trained the teachers on what they needed to know and incorporated a question and answer session so the teachers can ask questions and attain more information.
Exercise 6.2
1. I am involved in the OHI committee at my school. This committee focuses on how to get the school to improve the way staff feels about different situations that occur during the school day.
2. The committee discusses different issues and how those issues can be resolved. We could provide a training demonstrating the correct way to state and address a problem. This would be beneficial because sometimes teachers complain to other teachers and nothing gets solved. Basically, the only technique we use to solve problems is discussion.
3. We chose to openly discuss certain issues so that everybody would have a chance to chime in on the discussion. It’s informing to hear what other teachers have to say about situations instead of just hearing the principal’s suggestions.
4. When people discuss everybody have a chance to give suggestions instead of the discussion being controlled by a dictator.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Reflection
I was viewing my goals from the first class. I remember when I took a quiz on Atomic Learning and noted that I didn’t have any knowledge of how to do anything concerning editing and creating a movie. Now I know how to create movies, how to input movie effects and transitions, rolling credits , and how to edit movies.
I have also learned how to use Database. Now I can send individualized letters home with student’s with their specific data. At the beginning of the MTT program I did not know much about a number of technology applications. Now I am mentoring others about how to use various software and programs. Audacity has helped me create books on tape. That is important because the school that I am currently employed in does not have much money. Also a large majority of the students are reading below grade level. Books on tape can help them improve their fluency. I have also learned how to create graphs in Excel. That was another area that I experienced problems with at the beginning of the program.
I am excited that at the end of the program I have reached the goals that I set in the beginning. I am looking forward to applying more of my knowledge of technology into my own classroom. I am also excited about sharing this knowledge with others.
I have also learned how to use Database. Now I can send individualized letters home with student’s with their specific data. At the beginning of the MTT program I did not know much about a number of technology applications. Now I am mentoring others about how to use various software and programs. Audacity has helped me create books on tape. That is important because the school that I am currently employed in does not have much money. Also a large majority of the students are reading below grade level. Books on tape can help them improve their fluency. I have also learned how to create graphs in Excel. That was another area that I experienced problems with at the beginning of the program.
I am excited that at the end of the program I have reached the goals that I set in the beginning. I am looking forward to applying more of my knowledge of technology into my own classroom. I am also excited about sharing this knowledge with others.
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