ITEC 7460 Professional Learning and Technology Innovation Reflection

In taking this course, I better understand what it takes to create a professional learning sessions. Conducting interviews, creating/giving/analyzing surveys, planning and evaluation are all aspects of creating a relevant professional learning session. Through this course I was able to use Google Forms to create and analyze results. I like how easy Google Forms is to use and how the results are graphed and can be easily downloaded to a PDF file to save and share with others. The professional learning plan helped me organize my information and helped me plan for the kind of professional learning session I needed to have. The evaluation piece helped me see why evaluation is so important and how to use evaluation to plan for future professional learning sessions.

Through this course I was able to take on the responsibility of creating a professional learning session. I was very nervous about this at the beginning. However, once I started getting into the class and realized what my professional learning need was, I was not as stressed. Since completing this professional learning session and giving a survey to those that attended, I have been able to identify my next professional learning session...Online Tools for the Classroom!

ITEC 7430: Final Post (Thing 22)

This course has been extremely helpful to me this year. We learned of so many tools that I can incorporate into the classroom. It was overwhelming at first, however, I have a little bank of Web 2.0 Tools that I can search for and use when appropriate. By taking this class, I realized how little technology I was previously incorporating into the classroom. I feel I've come a long way in what I can do in the classroom and what I can do for my fellow teachers. Taking this class also shows me that I need to stay up to date on new technology that is useful for educators. Technology is changing quickly and I want to keep up as much as possible. I want my students and other teachers to know what they are missing! I've incorporated a few tools this semester and I look forward to making use of more next school year!

ITEC 7445: Final Post

There is so much I've learned this semester that I do not know where to begin! First of all, the whole ADDIE design helps me to plan my lessons/activities/tasks with more structure and higher order thinking. When searching for activities on the Internet, I try to keep the ADDIE model in mind so that I can find an effective task.

I really enjoyed the web design and universal design information as it makes we think about what I am creating, the reason for it, and who will be using it. Keeping my audience in mind will keep me on track when creating a webpage, task, newsletter, etc... I think Universal Design was the biggest eye opener for me as I realized I had originally only had a small portion of my audience in mind when creating a webpage. In order to make my site accessible to all and easy to read, I needed to know who my audience was and their needs in completing the task.

Learning about ADDIE, web design, universal design, audio and video will help me as an educator and technology facilitator as I will be the one colleagues go to for help when they need ideas, information and lessons. I can help fellow teachers combine content knowledge and technology to help move our students to the next level in learning. Many teachers want to use more technology in the classroom, they just do not know where to start. Using technology in the classroom is much easier when there is someone teachers can go to for advice, help and guidance. Knowing what I know now from the few classes I've taken, I feel so much more prepared to try new things in the classroom. I want to be the teacher that continues to look ahead and move forward in education. I want to engage my students in learning and I want them to enjoy it. I think having this foundation will help me be a better teacher for my students and a better colleague to those I work with.

7445: Webquest progress

So far, I have the shell of my webquest complete. I see where I want to go....I just need to log onto the site and complete it. I am still working on getting the online program for the design part in place. I want my students to build their project in the program and I am working on getting the program available on all computers in the lab and on laptops. I am still in the building process of the webquest and plan on using it post CRCT. I'm sharing my ideas with the other two math teachers I work with and they are giving input and are excited to use the webquest in the classroom.

ITEC 7430: Thing 21

Slideshare makes sharing PPT, PDFs, and documents so easy. I found a few slideshare posts that I can use in my classroom on the Civil Rights Movement as well as some lesson plans. I also found slides on baking cookies....yum!!
This site is great for students that may be out and miss PPT material. Instead of borrowing another students notes(which others can barley read anyway), the absent student can be given the link to view the PPT on his or her own time. I can also post a link to the PPT on my Homework Hotline where parents can see what is going on in the classroom.

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ITEC 7430: Thing 20 Jing!

Jing is rather interesting. I was talking to my team teacher about it and she loves the tool. She is already trying to get our tech person to download the web tool. I found Jing easy to use. The difficult part for me was accessing the URL and embed link. I eventually figured out that I need to go to screencast.com to access that information. By the way, the files in your screencast library are public unless you manually change them.

Jing can be used as a tutorial for students or other teachers. The tutorial I created shows teachers how to use freezingblue.com. It is a site I've used this year to help my students study. The flashcards that can be created can be used with iPhone, iPodTouch, Android and the Internet. I've shown a few 8th grade teachers how to use the site before, however, I will be able to reach more teachers by creating the tutorial.

I can use Jing to explain online related content to parents. I can make a video showing how to access and login to sites students should be using at home such as Study Island, OAS, ixl.com, etc... Instead of typing out directions, I can send a screencast which is more user friendly.

I can capture images from websites that I can use in presentations, handouts, etc...

I can also use Jing to comment on assignments my students turn in electronically.

ITEC 7430: Thing 19 Google Docs

Here is the link to my published presentation! I uploaded slides from a project we did last semester, edited it, changed the theme, and then published.

Google Docs seems to be user friendly. It is similar to formats we are already used to. Google docs would be great for keeping up with notes in class and sharing with others. I will share Google Docs with my students before they begin their 'Math Curse' project. Students are allowed to work together on the project and it never fails that someone's partner is out for a few days and cannot work on the project due to the partner having the flash drive. This will eliminate the need for flash drives as students can easily share the document.

Google docs can be useful if my team teachers or department teachers are working on a common document such as a quiz, test, brochure, letter, etc... The document can easily be edited by all parties and everyone will not when a change to the document has been made. I also liked how data can be collected with Google Docs. This makes for quick and easy surveys. I also noticed there was a drawing feature that I also played around with. I did not realize there were so many options within Google Docs.