So
far I have only been able to work on one of my topics for my game plan which is
“to design or adapt relevant learning
experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student
learning and creativity.” (International
Society for Technology in Education, 2008)
I have found various lessons from the smart board exchange
website. There are numerous lessons that
have interactive games built right in the lessons and lots with real world
pictures and applications. I have also used
the ideas of my colleagues and started searching in Pinterest.
I have two books on order that deal with Algebra and Geometry and real
world applications. I am excited to
receive them and see what they have to offer.
I also just recently came across a website, Web
2.0: Cool Tools For Schools. I have not had too much of a chance to go
through all the links but I know this will be a great resource and plan to
investigate it this current week.
As far as my second topic, “participate in
local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of
technology to improve student learning.”
(International Society for
Technology in Education, 2008), I will not be able to start collaborating with
my PLC’s until school starts. However, I
am definitely looking forward to finding out and sharing my own ideas with my
colleagues.
I have definitely learned that there are
a lot of resources out there that are able to help educators incorporate
technology related projects, lessons and real world applications into our classroom. It just takes some time to actually search
and be able to research the links and websites.
“It’s amazing how much a learning environment can change when technology
is added to the mix!” (Cennamo, Ross,
& Ertmer, 2009) This is what I am
really looking forward to in my classroom along with watching my students use
this technology.
References
International
Society for Technology in Education. (2008). National education standards for teachers (NETS-T). Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-teachers
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.
Cooltoolsforschools - Collaborative Tools. (n.d.). Cooltoolsforschools - Collaborative
Tools. Retrieved July 23, 2013, from
http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/Collaborative Tools
SMART Technologies ULC. (2012). SMART
Exchange. Retrieved July 21, 2013
from, http://exchange.smarttech.com
Nichole,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing those web resources. It looks like the "smart board exchange" has many great templates for all different types of occasions with a myriad of review game templates (SMART Technologies, ULC, 2012). I also liked some of the tools on the "Web 2.0: Cool Tools for Schools." Many of the tools available on that site would be great tools for students to use as they create products for projects (Cooltoolsforschools, n.d.). I had a couple groups of students make comic strips for products last year, and I saw a number of comic strip generators that I can recommend to future classes if they choose to go that direction with their presentations. There are many other great tools on this site that I will certainly be checking out this school year. I also just recently created a Pinterest account to find ideas and resources for lessons. I have only done a precursory search and came up with mostly ideas for elementary math. Have you had much luck so far with Pinterest? Thanks again for sharing!
Ben
Cooltoolsforschools - Collaborative Tools. (n.d.). Cooltoolsforschools - Collaborative tools. Retrieved July 23, 2013, from http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/Collaborative Tools
SMART Technologies ULC. (2012). SMART Exchange. Retrieved July 26, 2013 from http://exchange.smarttech.com
I have only found some things with Pinterest. I have found classroom decoration ideas, which is not part of my game plan but are always nice to see other options, and images that I can cut and paste into my smartboard presentations. I definitely like the Web 2.0 website the best.
ReplyDeleteNicole,
ReplyDeleteLike you I feel that because it is summer we are limited in doing a lot of things regarding technology in the classroom. We can research information, but with my classroom I am also limited with smart boards, computers and technology. I will go on some websites and see all this information and I get a bit jealous because I don't have the resources available in my classroom. sounds like you have things under control though. Best of luck!
Amanda Wallace
Nicole-
ReplyDeleteYou’ve got good resources. Smart Exchange is one of my favorites. Thanks for sharing the Cooltoolsforschools, it looks like an awesome site as well. It’s surprising how much can be found on Pinterest. Many of my colleagues get great ideas from that site.