I firmly believe that if we hand students iPads, we are also responsible for teaching digital citizenship with a 9-12 systematic approach. Currently our district doesn’t, and I believe that is irresponsible. In my own children’s district, there is a systematic approach in the elementary and middle school and as a parent, I feel as though I can trust that my son is using his electronic device appropriately...
Friday, February 14, 2014
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Weekly reflection-Module 5
Alen November’s article was certainly a rationale for how to create a culture in our schools where students take more responsibility for their own learning, foster a global work ethic and understand how to organize teams of people from around the world to solve complex problems. Although he didn’t specifically mention E-Portfolios, it is certainly something that embodies the school culture he is...
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Weekly reflection-Module 4
Collaboration in the workplace and in the school environment is a necessary and important skill, and therefore we need to teach students how to effectively communicate both face to face and on-line. In the article “Preparing 21st Century Students”, there was a quote that stood out to me, “employers note that although oral and written communication are among the top four skills they seek in new hires,...
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Weekly reflection-Module 3
This weeks assignment, creating an iMovie was challenging. I didn’t explore many of the resources you provided because the past few technology classes I have taken, I have done a bunch of exploring and really wanted to use the majority of my time towards the actual project. Creating a movie is at times frustrating and time consuming. I found myself going through several steps in the process. The...
Monday, January 20, 2014
Weekly reflection-Module 2
This past module has motivated me to do things differently in my classroom. I can visualize how to integrate flipped classroom with my own curriculum after watching several of the resources from this class. In particular, I have viewed Tom Driscoll, the Doctor and Katie Kimbar. Each one of these educators have similar reasons for using the flipped classroom; to engage students, encourage collaboration,...
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Weekly Reflection-Module 1
Using videos in the classrooms has changed a great deal from when I first started teaching. I used to have a few go to movies I would show in the classroom with questions and answers to guide students. Eventually I moved towards more of a reading/viewing log, but still stuck with the same videos. Now that we have one-to-one technology and YouTube, it really expands the way that videos are used in...
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