The final step of a GAME plan is a critical component to determining success and/or possible next steps. To support the development of self-directed learning, it is important to “reflect on how well you have met your goals and determine whether you should modify your strategies for future learning tasks” (Cennamo et al., 2009, p. 3). Prior to setting my goals for my GAME plan, I wanted to increase my effectiveness in communicating important classroom information and fun happenings with my students’ families. Creating a class webpage seemed like a natural first step. With my webpage constructed and ready to be made public, the goal of constructing a webpage is complete; however, future evaluations must be made to determine its effectiveness by asking for parent feedback. This will be a work in progress for quite a while.
My second goal was to become more knowledgeable about interactive whiteboards as I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of mine in November. To better familiarize myself with how to utilize an interactive whiteboard to support student learning, I subscribed to a variety of elementary technology blogs and frequently review their updated posts. Educational technology blogs such as http://ilearntechnology.com/ and http://primarytech.globalteacher.org.au/ have posts that often contain links to engaging activities and descriptions as to how to best integrate these tools into the classroom. Staying up-to-date on these informational blogs helps to maintain my enthusiasm about integrating technology in the classroom and extends my GAME plan for years to come.
Reference:
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.
Bad News- The Game
3 months ago
Erika,
ReplyDeleteI just moved to a new school with better technology and am finally putting into practice all the amazing things I have learned. If you are getting a white board have you looked at www.slideshare.com? I just joined this week and used a slideshow that was already made for a section of my art classes. There are so many new tools for me to use that it is a bit overwhelming and by using pre-made slides I am getting to know my equipment better until I can build up my library and make many myself. It worked out great in helping me to meet my goals towards my GAME plan.
Robyn
Erika,
ReplyDeleteAs a suggestion for your classroom webpage that I have done in my uses for my webpage. I went to the webpages of some of the surrounding districts and went to their teacher pages to simply get suggestions. There are so many teachers out there that have great webpages that I found a wealth of ideas to make sure I included in my webpage. It took a while (and I am still working on it) to include some of the items, but overall, simply looking at what others did really helped me out. It was not copying, just gaining ideas. Many had to be adapted into what I could personally do with technology, but it helped me better understand what perhaps parents were looking for in a website and better ways to make mine user-friendly and interactive.
Good luck!
Casey
Robyn,
ReplyDeleteI will definitely look into slideshare.com. Thank you for introducing me to such wonderful resources!
Casey,
I also agree that it is insightful to look at other educator's webpages to determine beneficial features. I have looked at many and decided to start out with basic informative sections and once I get in the habit of updating those, I look forward to taking my webpage to the next level. Thanks for your comments!
Erika
I just found your blog by doing a google search. My school is really trying to integrate more technology into the curriculum and I appreciate you posting some of the educational technology blogs that you visit. Thanks!
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