1. I want to learn about effective ways to teach with technology in the classroom. This goal is aligned to ISTE Standard for Educators Learner 1C because the standard asks the teacher to stay up to date with research for student learning. I interpret this to mean technology and research through technology.
Now: I believe that I have learned many effective ways to teach with technology. From using websites like Quizziz and piktochart to coding and robots, I have learned that using technology to teach a concept can make the class more enjoyable and teach students new ways to use technology. I now have a list of concepts that I can teach using blended lessons, hyperdocs, and face to face lessons and I now know why each of those is important and how they can help the students learn in various ways.
2. I want to have some fun and new ideas that I can use for my students. This goal is aligned to ISTE Standard for Educators Designer because all three sub-standards ask us to create new experiences for the students. I believe that students have seen the same things with technology use, so I want to change that. I want to make things fun and exciting for my students and I think that a great way to do that is to have some fun, new ideas that I can use to help my students.
Now: I believe that I have achieved this goal. We have explored many new and fun ways to use technology like robots and coding as well as fun projects and websites. I now have a list of fun activities for concepts and what websites or technology is needed for those concepts.
3. I want to use technology effectively in my own life so that I can be a good example for my students. This goal is aligned to ISTE Standard for Educators Leader 2A because it asks the teacher to share and be an example to the students. Being an example to your students helps "empower" them and their use of technology.
Now: I believe that I have achieved this goal. I have created a class website where I can put all the information for the class, I have learned how to use copyright effectively and how to use things like canvas so I can better help my students succeed. I have also learned about privacy policies and the importance of digital safety and now I will be able to transfer that knowledge to my students.
One educational technology goal for the future and my plan:
A goal that I have for the future is to continue to practice using videos and screen grabs. I think that those are very useful tools that can help students learn and understand the concepts that I will be teaching in class. My plan to achieve this goal is to practice making videos and screen grabs and take every opportunity to make a screen grab for differentiation and for tutorials on projects and new concepts.
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Sunday, October 20, 2019
Classroom Management Reflection/Goals Check-in
1. My biggest concern is that I won't be able to look after 30+ students and make sure that they are all on the right website or activity. I also have concerns about the respectful usage of that technology. I definitely do not want my students breaking the technology that they are using. I think that at the beginning of the year, I will explain to my students my policy on technology and using it. For taking out technology, I will have them take it out one at a time. I will be more strict when technology is out, and I will be walking around as my students are doing the activity. Another thing that I have heard is teachers using some sort of site or program where they can see (on their own computer) what their students are doing on the Chromebooks. I believe I will use that as well.
2. My teacher has told me that I will be doing something with grammar but she hasn't told me what to do yet. I would like to talk to her more and have a better idea of what I should do. I do not have any questions yet, but if I do, I will ask.
3. I think that I am doing well on goals 2 and 3 which were having some fun and new ideas for my students, and using technology effectively in my own life. I have been using my Symbaloo and exploring different websites and I have been using more of google drive, docs, and slides to get acquainted with them. The only one that I believe that I can do better on is learning about effective ways to teach with technology. I am learning a lot but I feel like I can internalize it better or have better notes that I can refer until I have a set way for using technology.
2. My teacher has told me that I will be doing something with grammar but she hasn't told me what to do yet. I would like to talk to her more and have a better idea of what I should do. I do not have any questions yet, but if I do, I will ask.
3. I think that I am doing well on goals 2 and 3 which were having some fun and new ideas for my students, and using technology effectively in my own life. I have been using my Symbaloo and exploring different websites and I have been using more of google drive, docs, and slides to get acquainted with them. The only one that I believe that I can do better on is learning about effective ways to teach with technology. I am learning a lot but I feel like I can internalize it better or have better notes that I can refer until I have a set way for using technology.
Sunday, October 13, 2019
Technology Artifact 1
Nearpod: https://share.nearpod.com/Eoct8bSDL0
This website will allow students to read through a presentation either at their own pace or have a teacher-led presentation. I like it because it gives the students some choice in how fast they take the presentation and they are also able to navigate it easily. My example is a small presentation that I made about the Holocaust for a lesson plan.
Quizizz: https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5aaa57c24d19bd001bf92571
This website helps you create quizzes and the students can take them on their devices. It's an easy way to have a final formative assessment and it can be fun (if the students haven't done them a thousand times). You can also share quizzes with others, so I just took a quiz about the Holocaust and read through it.
Piktochart: https://create.piktochart.com/output/41614140-untitled-poster
This website allows students to make posters, infographics, presentations, and other creative media to help them in presentations and performance assessments. I like this one because it allows students to be creative and do their own thing while still following the rubric. I just made a quick poster that I would probably do as an assessment, (make a propaganda poster about WW2).
This website will allow students to read through a presentation either at their own pace or have a teacher-led presentation. I like it because it gives the students some choice in how fast they take the presentation and they are also able to navigate it easily. My example is a small presentation that I made about the Holocaust for a lesson plan.
Quizizz: https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5aaa57c24d19bd001bf92571
This website helps you create quizzes and the students can take them on their devices. It's an easy way to have a final formative assessment and it can be fun (if the students haven't done them a thousand times). You can also share quizzes with others, so I just took a quiz about the Holocaust and read through it.
Piktochart: https://create.piktochart.com/output/41614140-untitled-poster
This website allows students to make posters, infographics, presentations, and other creative media to help them in presentations and performance assessments. I like this one because it allows students to be creative and do their own thing while still following the rubric. I just made a quick poster that I would probably do as an assessment, (make a propaganda poster about WW2).
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Equity Reflection
1. Most of the schools that we are teaching in have one to one Chromebooks. What is different is that my teacher, and English teacher, has Chromebooks in her classroom while the other teachers have to sign up for them. They all use different websites for different things like grades or testing but they all use Canvas for LMS. I believe that the students are getting equitable access to the technology but I think a classroom set for all the classes would be great for the students. That way the teacher can use them whenever he/she desires. In my class, they definitely are getting equitable access.
2. Alpine school district is at about .5 technology to each student while the state is at .84 to each student. I think that my teacher is very fortunate to have a classroom set that she is allowed to use whenever she wants to. Most of their technology is about 3 years old or so which is better but I think overall, I think it's not very equitable when you look at her class next to the rest of the district.
3. I looked at Iron County district and I thought it was interesting that they have about .82 technology to each student which is almost 1 to 1. I noticed that they also had a lot fewer students which makes it easier to make technology available to the students. After looking at another district, I found that my cooperating teacher is even more fortunate to have a classroom set because it seems that not many classes are able to have one.
4. Having more technology and having it be one to one gives the students more opportunities to learn and to become more technologically literate. Having equitable access to technology also helps the teachers think of more activities that can interest the students and help them in their teaching. Overall, I think Utah is getting better when it comes to one to one technology to students and Alpine is also getting better which I think is great!
2. Alpine school district is at about .5 technology to each student while the state is at .84 to each student. I think that my teacher is very fortunate to have a classroom set that she is allowed to use whenever she wants to. Most of their technology is about 3 years old or so which is better but I think overall, I think it's not very equitable when you look at her class next to the rest of the district.
3. I looked at Iron County district and I thought it was interesting that they have about .82 technology to each student which is almost 1 to 1. I noticed that they also had a lot fewer students which makes it easier to make technology available to the students. After looking at another district, I found that my cooperating teacher is even more fortunate to have a classroom set because it seems that not many classes are able to have one.
4. Having more technology and having it be one to one gives the students more opportunities to learn and to become more technologically literate. Having equitable access to technology also helps the teachers think of more activities that can interest the students and help them in their teaching. Overall, I think Utah is getting better when it comes to one to one technology to students and Alpine is also getting better which I think is great!
Sunday, September 1, 2019
Course Goals
3 Goals:
1. I want to learn about effective ways to teach with technology in the classroom. This goal is aligned to ISTE Standard for Educators Learner 1C because the standard asks the teacher to stay up to date with research for student learning. I interpret this to mean technology and research through technology.
2. I want to have some fun and new ideas that I can use for my students. This goal is aligned to ISTE Standard for Educators Designer because all three sub-standards ask us to create new experiences for the students. I believe that students have seen the same things with technology use, so I want to change that. I want to make things fun and exciting for my students and I think that a great way to do that is to have some fun, new ideas that I can use to help my students.
3. I want to use technology effectively in my own life so that I can be a good example for my students. This goal is aligned to ISTE Standard for Educators Leader 2A because it asks the teacher to share and be an example to the students. Being an example to your students helps "empower" them and their use of technology.
Step 3: How will you engage your students in setting their own goals and tracking their progress toward those goals?
At the beginning of the semester, I will have students brainstorm what they want to accomplish during that semester. There should be one specific course goal (how to improve at English) and at least one other goal that is course specific. We will write down these goals on the front page of their notebooks and then to help track these goals, we will go back to them at least once a month to see where they are, what they can improve on, and if we need to change their goal. At the end of the semester, we will evaluate our goals and observe how we did and what we could do better. We will then make new goals for the next semester.
1. I want to learn about effective ways to teach with technology in the classroom. This goal is aligned to ISTE Standard for Educators Learner 1C because the standard asks the teacher to stay up to date with research for student learning. I interpret this to mean technology and research through technology.
2. I want to have some fun and new ideas that I can use for my students. This goal is aligned to ISTE Standard for Educators Designer because all three sub-standards ask us to create new experiences for the students. I believe that students have seen the same things with technology use, so I want to change that. I want to make things fun and exciting for my students and I think that a great way to do that is to have some fun, new ideas that I can use to help my students.
3. I want to use technology effectively in my own life so that I can be a good example for my students. This goal is aligned to ISTE Standard for Educators Leader 2A because it asks the teacher to share and be an example to the students. Being an example to your students helps "empower" them and their use of technology.
Step 3: How will you engage your students in setting their own goals and tracking their progress toward those goals?
At the beginning of the semester, I will have students brainstorm what they want to accomplish during that semester. There should be one specific course goal (how to improve at English) and at least one other goal that is course specific. We will write down these goals on the front page of their notebooks and then to help track these goals, we will go back to them at least once a month to see where they are, what they can improve on, and if we need to change their goal. At the end of the semester, we will evaluate our goals and observe how we did and what we could do better. We will then make new goals for the next semester.
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