Rubrics:
A rubric is a detailed scoring guide for assessment, based on stated criteria. A rubric is a great way to let the students know exactly what it is you as the teacher is going to expect on an assignment. A rubric will also give the students the understanding of how their grade will be calculated. Rubrics can be used in any subject and in any grade. I have used them with my GT Kindergarten students.
Web Resources:
If you are using the web resource as a teaching tool then they certainly need to be evaluated. It is not an easy task to evaluate a web resource, unlike printed resources. If the teacher is going to let the students use the web resource for an assignment the teacher needs to make sure the site is creditable, otherwise the students will not get the correct information out of the lesson you are trying to teach them. I think it would be wise to teach the students how to find out if the website is a creditable source so in the future they will know what to trust on the net.
Web Site Evaluation Rubric:
Title: Star Fall
Curriculum Area: Students: PreK-2nd, Sp. Education, ELD, ELL, and ESL
URL: www.starfall.com
Learning Objective: To motivate children to read with phonics.
Ratings: Authority: 4 Currency: 4
Affiliation: 2 Design: 4
Purpose: 4 Objectivity: 4
Content: 4 Learning Process: 4
Audience: 4
Total: 34/36
Comment:
"To be successful in integrating technology, teachers must rethink and redesign activities and create new teaching and learning strategies as they actively integrate integrate technology across their curriculum."
This statement could not be more truer. Teachers have to take what they know and have used in the past and integrate technology into these lessons. It is our job as teachers to provide our students with what they will need to survive in the world. Since everything from cars to banking to entertainment revolves around technology teachers need to integrate technology across their curriculum.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Week 4
Transformational Models
This week we looked at the different models of integrating of technology into the classroom. The first one was Welliver's Model and this really help in explaining how technology got from there to here. It helps explain how teachers go through stages from beginning to the integration. The next model is ASSURE Model. This model actually helps the teacher integrate technology into his or her lessons for the students. ADDIE Model is a model that is use for businesses. This is a hands on step by step model that helps to design, develop and implement and evaluate. Kemp Model is better for working with the lower level learners. Dick & Carey Model a model much like the others that includes Identify, Conduct, Characteristics, Objectives, Develop Strategy, Select Materials, and Evaluations.
5 Barriers
My five barriers to technology that I think are the biggest issues in technology integration:
1. Lack of Administration Support
2. Lack of teacher training
3. Limited time for teacher planning
4. Budget Constraints
5. Computer placement in remote locations making access difficult
I think out of these 5 the largest barrier is lack Administration support is the biggest issue because that affects so many other things. If the Administration does not support the technology integration then the funding isn't going to be available or are the teachers going to get he proper training they need to implement the technology education.
Learning Styles
A learning style plays a huge role in how our students learn. A learning style is how an individuals learn, including how they prefer to receive, process and retain information. The three major learning styles are: Visual, Auditory and Tactile
A teacher can use technology to address all three of these learning styles. Technology can encourage students to be more active in their role of learning.
This week we looked at the different models of integrating of technology into the classroom. The first one was Welliver's Model and this really help in explaining how technology got from there to here. It helps explain how teachers go through stages from beginning to the integration. The next model is ASSURE Model. This model actually helps the teacher integrate technology into his or her lessons for the students. ADDIE Model is a model that is use for businesses. This is a hands on step by step model that helps to design, develop and implement and evaluate. Kemp Model is better for working with the lower level learners. Dick & Carey Model a model much like the others that includes Identify, Conduct, Characteristics, Objectives, Develop Strategy, Select Materials, and Evaluations.
5 Barriers
My five barriers to technology that I think are the biggest issues in technology integration:
1. Lack of Administration Support
2. Lack of teacher training
3. Limited time for teacher planning
4. Budget Constraints
5. Computer placement in remote locations making access difficult
I think out of these 5 the largest barrier is lack Administration support is the biggest issue because that affects so many other things. If the Administration does not support the technology integration then the funding isn't going to be available or are the teachers going to get he proper training they need to implement the technology education.
Learning Styles
A learning style plays a huge role in how our students learn. A learning style is how an individuals learn, including how they prefer to receive, process and retain information. The three major learning styles are: Visual, Auditory and Tactile
A teacher can use technology to address all three of these learning styles. Technology can encourage students to be more active in their role of learning.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
\Keberg County Livestock Show
We are very excited. My daughter got Reserve Champion boilers this year at the livestock show. My nephew got Grand Champion and my son got 3rd place.... So it was Griffith, Griffith, and Griffith.... We are so excited. Last year my daughter got Grand Champion, but you know we can't win every year. :)
Monday, February 1, 2010
Integrating Educational Technology
Social Networking
Social Networking is the way most of the students today communicate with each other. Email, texting, and instant messaging are all part of this social networking. "My Space" and "Facebook" are the way these kids socialize. The advantages of social networking are that you can communicate with lots of people at one time. It's a way of finding people that one has lost contact with over the years. The news media uses it because they can get many different views on topics in a very short time span.
On the other hand, social networking can be dangerous, specially to the young naive person. Sex predators and the other unsavory sorts often cruise the social networks looking for unsuspecting individuals.
Integration Corner
After going through the different websites on scsite.com/tdc6 I have picked my top three. Now everyone needs to remember I teach Kindergarten....
#1 Introduction to Computers and the Internet: This website gives lots of other websites that interact with other subjects such as the ABCs and Rhyming. This site has the students learning to move the mouse in order to play the different games.
#2 Internet4Classrooms: This is a great site for Kinder students. It has interactive kinder skills such as matching the capital letters to the lower case letters. It also goes through the ABCs and the sounds that they make along with other games.
#3 Teaching with the Web: This site is one that you can print out worksheets and has ideals on how to use the computer with lessons. I really liked it because it has different ideas on the different holidays. It also covers thinks that are on the TEKs such as Family and community and other related issues.
Streaming Videos
Streaming videos is great at enhancing lessons. At my school every teacher has an interactive white board in his or her classroom. We all have been trained on the Discovery Education website. It has information on every subject from Pre K to 12th. I use this website every week in everyone of my lessons from Science to Social Studies and others. For example we are discussing soil and the uses of soil in Kindergarten right now. There are videos or just video segments that can help introduce or reinforce what you are teaching. The videos help students relate to the subject better. This is especially good if you have visual learners. I recommend this site to everyone.
Social Networking is the way most of the students today communicate with each other. Email, texting, and instant messaging are all part of this social networking. "My Space" and "Facebook" are the way these kids socialize. The advantages of social networking are that you can communicate with lots of people at one time. It's a way of finding people that one has lost contact with over the years. The news media uses it because they can get many different views on topics in a very short time span.
On the other hand, social networking can be dangerous, specially to the young naive person. Sex predators and the other unsavory sorts often cruise the social networks looking for unsuspecting individuals.
Integration Corner
After going through the different websites on scsite.com/tdc6 I have picked my top three. Now everyone needs to remember I teach Kindergarten....
#1 Introduction to Computers and the Internet: This website gives lots of other websites that interact with other subjects such as the ABCs and Rhyming. This site has the students learning to move the mouse in order to play the different games.
#2 Internet4Classrooms: This is a great site for Kinder students. It has interactive kinder skills such as matching the capital letters to the lower case letters. It also goes through the ABCs and the sounds that they make along with other games.
#3 Teaching with the Web: This site is one that you can print out worksheets and has ideals on how to use the computer with lessons. I really liked it because it has different ideas on the different holidays. It also covers thinks that are on the TEKs such as Family and community and other related issues.
Streaming Videos
Streaming videos is great at enhancing lessons. At my school every teacher has an interactive white board in his or her classroom. We all have been trained on the Discovery Education website. It has information on every subject from Pre K to 12th. I use this website every week in everyone of my lessons from Science to Social Studies and others. For example we are discussing soil and the uses of soil in Kindergarten right now. There are videos or just video segments that can help introduce or reinforce what you are teaching. The videos help students relate to the subject better. This is especially good if you have visual learners. I recommend this site to everyone.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
