The NETS-T standards I am reviewing in my GAME plan are:
1 Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
NETS-T-2c. customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources.
2 Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
NETS-T-3c. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats.
· For the first strategy, I must establish ways to help my students “understand ‘what’ should be learned, ‘how it can be learned, and ‘why the learning is important” (Cennamo, Ross, & Ertmer, 2010, p. 121). I can do this by addressing content standards and gaining resources, such as “utilizing local, regional, state, and organizational websites for developing lesson plans, lesson ideas, and supportive websites in conjunction with other places to learn about assistive technology” (Laureate Education, Inc., 2009). Providing activities and work strategies for diverse learning styles to address the use of digital tools can be assessed by individual student performance data to and class performance as a whole. At present I have reviewed current lesson plans to create goals to address the diverse learning needs of students. For this semester, my lesson plans have been prepared electronically for easy access or modifications as needed.
· The second strategy requires I survey communication options for using technology to see exactly how many students and parents have computers with Internet access, and if they would find it beneficial to receive information this way.
My development in this area so far has been to contact my administration to see what (if any) is the policy for classroom blogs or wiki use in our county. The establishment of a classroom blog or wiki is currently pending, dependent on policy since there are blocks on blog and wiki sites in our county. Until then I am using monthly newsletters, comment sections on the electronic gradebook, and open house nights to communicate important information to parents, advisory colleagues, and students outside of the classroom that do not have access to e-mail.
Once established, a classroom blog site will certainly improve communications with students, parents, teachers and other professionals.
References:
Cennamo, K., Ross, J., & Ertmer, P. (2010). Technology integration for meaningful classroom use: A standards-based approach. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.
National Education Standards for Teachers (NETS-T) located at http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTeachers/2008Standards/NETS_T_Standards_Final.pdf
Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). (2009). Program Five. Meeting Students Needs With Technology, Part 1[Motion picture]. Integrating Technology Across the Content Area. Baltimore: Author.
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Your GAME plan is very detailed and well thought out. You have a lot of great ideas for implementing your plan. I especially like how you plan to survey students on computer and internet availability at home. I also like how you plan to contact administration about using wikispaces and websites like these as a requirement for posting assignments and students thoughts.I, too, have the same question.
Great post!
Deborah,
Do you find that creating your lesson plans electronically save you time and help you to be more organized? Or do you prefer to write them out?
My principal would like us to write ours electronically and submit them to him, but I have been resisting to this point because I seem to have a hard time organizing my thoughts if I don't use a paper and pen to write things down (still!)
Your idea to survey the students on whether they have access to a computer is a good idea-one that I didn't think of, but a very important question. I think that I would make sure that they had access to one in school to alleviate this problem.
Susan
Susan,
Once the template/format is done it is really much easier to do the lesson plans electronically.
I really like that I have access to them from anywhere there is Internet access and since our technology department has given us access to our school network, it is less time spent on planning. At first I hated the idea, but now I would not do it any other way!
I really enjoyed reading your GAME plan. It is evident that you have thought about each goal and come up with a way to make it work. After the Thanksgiving break I am going to begin to use a blog in my classroom. I found that the administration was very supportive so good luck with yours.
I enjoyed reading your detailed GAME plan. I share some of the same road blocks as you when it comes to classroom wikis and blogs. They are currently blocked or we are not able to use them because the students need to have their own email addresses. The sites with free email are also blocked on the school's server. This makes integrating this form of activity impossible. I have been in touch with our technology consultant about having these sites reviewed.
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