Introduction Video and paragraph: 3a. Demonstrate fluency in
technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies
and situations. I think that the
introduction video and paragraph would be good for the beginning of the year.
It makes sure that the students do know how to use the general technology of
the internet and a blog-interface. While most students are going to have the
knowledge of a general internet site, this could help them in areas where they
are unfamiliar like uploading videos and files to websites. It is a good way
for the teacher to introduce the course work for the year as well.
Ghostery: 4a. Advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and
ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for
copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources.
Ghostery is an online application through Mozilla Foxfire that tracks who is
monitoring the user on a specific website. This could show to the students how
to be safe on the internet, not only when online shopping but even when using Facebook.
This broadens the students’ knowledge of learning how the internet sites make
their money and how advertisements really work.
Facebook: 1c. Promote student reelection using collaborative
tools to reveal and clarify students’ conceptual understanding and thinking,
planning, and creative processes. I think that examining their facebook and
other social media sites would give the students an insight of what the world
would think of their facebook. Not only would I ask the students to examine
their facebook pages but those of their friends and an adult that they admire,
and I would ask how they thought this reflected on their role in society.
Really this could be used with any social networking site.
Concept Map: 2c. Customize and personalize learning
activities to address students’ diverse learning styles, working strategies,
and abilities using digital tools and resources. I liked doing the concept map
for the simple fact I liked the organization of the materials. This would
address those students who are learners like me that require extreme
organization. This could be used when trying to organize things such as a
Senior Project, Term Paper, or for really any research project.
Voki: 2a. Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that
incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and
creativity. This would be good for students who are audio learners rather than
visual. This could be used many ways either the students present research
materials or I could give the students a break by listening to different
characters. This website was fairly easy to use and would be useful for grades
5 and up. It allows them to take a break from the books and create something that
would promote both creativity and learning.
Webpage 3c. Communication relevant information and ideas effectively
to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital media and formats.
This would be more beneficial to me as a teacher and the parents of my
students. I would use my webpage to keep both the student and parent informed
of the latest assignments, test, quizzes, and any other relevant school news.
The students could use this to learn how to create a webpage so that they would
have that general knowledge. They could create
a webpage for their organization in school or sports program.
XtraNormal: 3d. Model and facilitate effective use of
current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use
information resources to support research and learning. XtraNormal would be a
brilliant way to present any researched material that the students wanted to
discuss, or even use for a class debate. Like Voki the students could use this
instead of writing a paper, the information could be turned into an
informational video.
Movie Maker: 5a. Participate in local and global learning
communities to explore creative applications of technology to improved student
learning. Movie maker could be implemented in many different ways. From doing
an end of the cumulative project, or a story about their lives; this would give
students a chance to explore their creative style and present materials in a
way that doesn’t really seem like class work.
