Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Revising GAME plan
After reviewing my goals and looking back at the NETS-T, I have found that I am on track with my plan. Rather than setting new learning goals, I believe that I need to extend the goals that I have now. I have been working with both Walden colleagues as well as colleagues from my district and finding valuable resources for my classroom. One of my original goals was to learn how to better differentiate instruction by using technology. I think I have found an abundance of resources, however, I do not think that I have enough in this particular area. When revising my GAME plan, I would slightly shift my focus when working with colleagues.
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Francesca,
ReplyDeleteI think the hardest part with finding resources is going through them and figuring out which ones are of value to you. I would start by finding a technology I would like to use in my classroom and then search through the resources to find out how other people have used it. I have and continue to experience the same difficulty of having resources, but not in the area I am looking for. I hope this helps.
Christy
Francesca,
ReplyDeleteLike you, I need to complete my current goals before moving on to new ones. I thought chapters 5-7 in our course textbook contained a lot of valuable information on using technology for differentiation (Cennamo, Ross, & Ertmer, 2009). I like what Christy said about choosing one type of technology and narrowing your research to that one area. However, it may depend on your students’ needs. Some students may need word-prediction software, while others would benefit from online organizational tools (Cennamo, Ross, & Ertmer). Good luck with your research.
Tara
Oops! I forgot to include the citation. I’m still getting used to this whole blogging thing!
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Cennamo, K., Ross, J. & Ertmer, P. (2009). Technology Integration for Meaningful
Classroom Use: A Standards-Based Approach. (Laureate Education, Inc., Custom ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.
Tara
I think you are both correct in saying that the best way to go about my goal is to focus first on what my original plans were and stick to one element of technology. Becoming an expert in one area would be beneficial rather than only knowing a little bit of each.
ReplyDeleteOne of the major benefits of using technology is the ability to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of every student. I have been using a new program to my school called achieve 3000. This is also known as kidbiz 3000 or teenbiz 3000. The articles are geared towards the reading level of your students. The questions that are asked are reading level grade appropriate. Students are tested twice a year to see where their reading level is at. The great part is every student is getting the same content - but just at the appropriate level. See if this works for you. There are articles on everything an anything on these 2 sites. Students get the articles via email - since every student has an email account set up through Achieve 3000.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your post!