EDLD5364-Week2

=Week 2 - Technology Strategies that Positively Impact Student Learning=

This week was spent exploring the idea that students gain both positive self-esteem and higher levels of achievement with the use of technology in the classroom. Also goal-setting can be a shared activity between the teacher and the students - imagine having individualized goals for class. Difficult to manage? Too much differentiation to keep up with?

Think about the present adult world. Most of us have jobs. Are all goals the same? No. Do we tailor our work to different personalities and work styles? Yes. For example, I was in scientific recruiting before I came into Education. I had a sales territory from which to find new business, mostly in the form of laboratories that were open to hiring new employees. Every job description was different. Some wanted PhD's, some did not require a college degree. The skill set was different from one job to another, even within the SAME lab. My job had its own goals for the year, a business plan that my advisor and I worked on together. I also had personal daily and weekly goals to keep me on track.

In this program, I have learned that using technology really is not just an added resource for the classroom. Rather, it is a necessary tool for our students to use so that they can prepare to enter our adult world. But wait, their adult world will be more advanced than our world.

This YouTube video is a good one showing just how technologically inclined kids already are. If we can redefine our roles to be coaches, mentors, and facilitators, maybe jumping in with both feet will not seem so intimidating. Our students can teach US. They are willing. We need to be too. Otherwise, we'll be the ones holding them behind. media type="youtube" key="_A-ZVCjfWf8" height="344" width="425"


 * Technology Tools from //Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works// by H. Pitler, E. Hubbell, M. Kuhn, and K. Malenoski:**

Appleworks Microsoft Word
 * Word Processing Applications - type out goals, make a KWHL chart (p.19-20)**

Kidspiration Inspiration
 * Organizing and Brainstorming Software** - fill out an organization template, create graphic organizers, set goals (p.21-25)

Survey Monkey Pollcat Web Surveyor Profiler Pro
 * Surveys** - create a survey for class (p.26-29)

McREL's Compendium of Standards: Content Knowledge Developing Educational Standards Council of Chief State School Officers
 * Web Resources** (p.29-30)

RubiStar Landmark Project Rubric Machine TeAchnology Web Portal for Educators
 * Rubrics** (p. 30-35)