ITD 645 has helped me broaden my toolbox to reach my students and engage them in a variety of ways.
Weebly- This is a great tool for teachers and students to use. I see myself using this as a tool for my students to explore not only the simplicity of design but also how to properly communicate using a blog or website. The platform is easy to navigate and provides links for students to share to with family members and friends to view their work. Google Docs- This is a tool I use often in my classroom. Students learn to collaborate using a majority of the Google Suite. We always begin with Google Docs. They learn to work together in groups to create a research timeline. They learn how to search within Google Docs and reference their findings. They learn to work together and communicate the set up. This also helps students that cannot be in class that day to stay up with the project when they have internet access. Google Docs is a word processing platform that has changed the way my classroom assignments are completed and submitted. Google Slides- This is a tool that allows students and teachers the freedom to create a presentation that can be interactive. My students use this as individual or group work platform for creating a presentation. One assignment that my students have created in the past using Google Slides is an Alphabet Click Book for the elementary students. Google Forms to create a Survey- This is a tool that can receive input from students, classmates, teachers, etc. to be used in a variety of ways. Students/teachers can collect data from this survey to create a project/presentation/research project. The possibilities are endless. I have used Google Forms in the past to create a hall pass. I take the link and create a QR Code. My students have to scan the QR code before exiting my classroom to tell me where they are going. Google forms time stamps them leaving as well as when they return. They have to input their email address and where they are headed. The survey aspect I will have to play around with more, but I see where it can be beneficial to my students. Podcast – This is a tool I was interested in learning more about. I hear people all the time asking do I have any top podcasts that I recommend. It was a platform very new to me, but I was excited to learn more. For visual learners, I am not sure how well this would draw their attention, but it made me more aware of how plainly I speak and how well I translate my information through my words. This would be a great project for students. We are often so easy to shorten our instruction or expectations to one another; I believe allowing them to hear themselves speak with a purpose would increase their ability to communicate effectively. Digital Video- I have used iMovie in the past for a variety of projects. My favorite project for my students to use for iMovie is a display of their graphic design projects with a collection of all their works posted with a song playing or even them speaking quotes that inspired some of their works throughout the semester. I love the possibilities with iMovie. This platform allows you to bring pictures, videos, and voice (recordings or music) and merge them together to make a video that can be uploaded to a variety of multimedia platforms. Edpuzzle – This program has been used a lot in our district. I received training on EdPuzzle months ago but honestly never took time to dive into it the way this course allowed. I am excited to bring it into the classroom this year. Being able to test students learning throughout them watching a lesson or video is great formative assessment. This is such a great tool for students and teachers. Quizzizz – This tool is so great for my students considering we are 1:1. Students can log on to take a quiz that focuses on material learned in class. This platform is totally free and easy to set up for students. You can make quizzizz a challenge style for students or individual use. Rubric- This is a great tool that allows you to create a class rubric. This tool was easy to use and allowed the user to edit the rubric easily. This is another tool that I intend to share with my fellow teachers. ThingLink- Is a tool that allows teachers and or students to create image interaction technology. Teachers and students can easily create interactive infographics, maps, drawings, and engaging 360 documentaries in a classroom setting, at home, or on field trips. I had a hard time using this tool for the topic that I incorporated into my lesson but I feel that this tool could be incorporated into my class. I think I could allow my students to create an info graphic on a specific topic and utilize this tool to create it. Scoopit- This platform allows me the teacher to post topic-related site links, articles, or other resources to with my students. This platform is set up similar to a social media page and is easy to use. This application does need to be monitored closely because not all of the sites that Scoop-it pulls from is regulated. Padlet- This platform allows students to post responses in a live digital bulletin board as well as allows them to build live digital maps or organizers. This tool is valuable in having students see their classmates’ responses and thoughts without feeling judged for responding. The responses may or may not have their names posted. This would open students up to speak freely without feeling their answer isn’t good enough. Illustrate your strong and weak points My personal strength is that I incorporate a lot of technology into my classroom, but I do not feel I add enough variety. This class has introduced me or deepened my knowledge on tools to bring into my classroom. I will meet my weakness of variety with showing students how there are more tools and ways to reach a goal or instruction. Integrating technology applications into your classroom? I already incorporate technology applications into my classroom as far as providing multiple ways to use word processing, presentations, and spreadsheets. I feel it is time to teach my students more ways to incorporate technology applications into their learning as well. By utilizing these platforms, I have learned in this class as well as exploring others, I feel I can increase the engagement of my students and share new ways for other teachers in my school to add to their technology integration as well. What are your future learning goals? I plan to broaden my knowledge of the online platforms that students can use to add to projects and integrate these into my classroom. Providing my students with the most valuable learning experience and knowledge to help them perform in this high tech world effectively and purposely. Copyright © 2019 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of [email protected] is prohibited.
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Reginald Matthews
7/25/2019 08:40:38 pm
What a journey! We made it!! It has been great working with you this semester!
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Tian
7/25/2019 09:35:25 pm
I like the way you guide the student's learning process by introducing the main content, learning purpose and detailed steps so they don't get confused. Good work!
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