1. What are your favorite tools you now have in your personal technology toolbox? Briefly describe a particular activity that you will plan for your students using at least one of these new tools.
I have found that all tools are my favorite. I will still continue to add tools. Every tool just kept getting better, and more interesting! But, one of the first activities I will use with my students will be Building Community and Comments. I must build an online community of learners, so that my students can communicate with each other, share ideas, and collaborate. Also, Digital Citizenship, they must know the rules!
Once we have that down, we can do all other tools.
2. How have you transfomed your thinking about the learning that will take place in your classroom?
Using the 21st Century Tools will enhance my students fun way to learn! Learning will be pleasurable, and when it is, it can happen fast! The wordle, wikis, videos, blogs, vokis, social networking, etc. will be appealing to students, connecting them to the world outside of school. These tools are powerful new ways to engage my students in ways that will make learning exciting!
3. Were there any unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you?
The unexpected outcome was that I was successful at using them! If I can use it, so can my students!
Technology is good as a means of communication, and collaboration to connect with others outside of the classroom. I want my students to connect to the world in a way that they can see how people live, and learn in schools.
I agree that we must start with Digital Citizenship. Students must understand the responsabilities involved.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to working with you and your students, using these new tools!
Thank you Eleanor, Our students will enjoy working with these new tools, and expand their knowledge using them.
ReplyDeleteSolana, congratulations on completing the course! I look forward to hearing about how you're using the tools with your students in the coming year.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment Ms. P. Yes, I have been thinking about how I plan to use the tools with my students. And while I have been meditating on it, I will definitely have to start with Digital Citizenship, and put some procedures in place. Knowing that I will have laptops in my classroom for the next school year, I will be using that for a technology center. Of course I will have to make schedules for my groups of students to use the technology center, and the Activboard while I work with another group on Guided Reading, etc. I was kind of concerned about how I was going to get all my subjects in, and also work with my groups of students on the tools. That is going to take a lot of planning on my part, but I can do it. Once I get my class schedule down, I can get the technology integrated into my schedule.
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