In my personal GAME plan, I explained my desire to inspire student growth and creativity, as well as personally engaging in professional growth and leadership. In order to meet these goals, I will need resources and information to learn how I can help my students. By learning more about the interests of my students and the types of technology that can be integrated into my classroom, I hope that my students will have more of a desire to learn and I will be able to make a professional impact in my school and community through the integration of technology.
To carry out my goal of inspiring my students, I must continue to become knowledgeable of the different Web 2.0 technologies that are available and safe for students to use. In order for educators to teach 21st century skills, we must master the skills first. I will need to explore the internet to find new tools to help my students communicate their thoughts and ideas. I will also ask collect information from my students to find out what types of technology they enjoy using and help them learn the most. To incorporate virtual environments and online learning communities, I can explore blog sites and virtual field trips related to the content I am teaching. Thus far, I have discovered many resources for using technology and inspiring creativity in students. I have been slowly integrating different types of technology into my lessons and observing my students to see what interests them most.
To work towards my goal of engaging in professional growth and development, I will need to use a wide variety of resources to research the best practices for technology integration. Throughout my Walden course work, I have been reading about the best classroom practices, and I will continue to do so through my course text, videos, and library articles. I am still in the process of gaining information about workshops in my area focused on technology integration. I will rely on the feedback of my colleagues to see what areas I can help them with.
Through my continuous research to gain more information about technologies and consistent communication with my colleagues, I will be able to find the resources and information that I need to meet my goals. Feedback and research will prove to be my most informative form of resources and information.
Tiffany - I had a couple ideas for resources I wanted to share. You could very well already now of these, so excuse me if I'm redundant. In Ohio, we have an online resource provided through the state library system called InfOhio. I also use Discovery Channel and in the past PBS shows.
ReplyDeleteTiffany- One way to learn about the things that engage your students is by using an interest survey. Having your classes complete this at the beginning of the semester or year can help guide you through the weeks and months ahead. If you Google search interest surveys, I'm sure you'll find several that would work with your particular classes.
ReplyDeleteAnother great website I use when trying to integrate technology is Discovery Education. On this site you can create lessons that your students complete online using images, audio and video from the site. You can also create tests and quizzes that students and use as well.
Good luck in your endeavors! It sounds like you have a well thought-out plan that will benefit you and your students.