Wow, it has been a lot of information! I liked that I took this class in the summer, so I can begin the school year implementing some of the "things". My plan of attack will include a blog, and I would like the students to create a blog as well. I plan to assign topics for them to research and reflect on every week. I plan to research google docs, and see if I can have this unblocked at school as a way to create behavior plans and report on a students' progress for their IEPs.
I will begin the school year with a Smart Board, so I will try to incorporate videos as soon as I can to my lessons. I like the pod casts, and plan to use them on my website. I would like to have a blog for all the teachers at my school to share ideas and collaborate. It is often difficult for us to meet face to face, so it is a great way for everyone to share and brainstorm.
There are so many ways to reach my students, their parents, and other educators. I plan to meet with my department at school and some of the people that have completed this class to brainstorm about the best way to proceed beginning at our building.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Thing 22
I have done a lot of PD online already. I've taken 2 online classes through The Connecting Link, and one through Learn Port. I really didn't like the online classes through The Connecting Link. I didn't feel like the information was presented well, and it was just a lot of busy work. I didn't get much feed back from the instructors, and it took a long time for them to correct my work, and give out grades. I took a class on Transition for special ed. students through Learn Port. I liked the pacing of it, and it included a lot of different media, so it wasn't boring.
I'm sure I will complete more online PD in the future. It is easier for me to do a self paced class on my own time than to try to attend a class or workshop on location. Taking this class on 23 Things was great because I was interested in how to do many of the things we learned. I did get overwhelmed by the amount of information, user accounts, and passwords. My hope is that the 23 Things website stays on Moodle for awhile, so I can go back to it for reference. I've tried to save as many links as I could on Delicious, my Wiki, or bookmark them.
I'm sure I will complete more online PD in the future. It is easier for me to do a self paced class on my own time than to try to attend a class or workshop on location. Taking this class on 23 Things was great because I was interested in how to do many of the things we learned. I did get overwhelmed by the amount of information, user accounts, and passwords. My hope is that the 23 Things website stays on Moodle for awhile, so I can go back to it for reference. I've tried to save as many links as I could on Delicious, my Wiki, or bookmark them.
Thing 21
I loved the You Tube videos. I will absolutely use videos in my class this year especially since I'll now have a Smart Board to show them on. I plan to use them to open or close a class, to show a concept, and as a humor break when the students are on information overload. We have so many concepts that we have to cover in a short time, and my special education students get so overwhelmed, and distracted easily, that I need to break my lessons into chunks. This would be a fun way to transition into another activity.
I think it would be rewarding to watch the videos in class to get and keep the students engaged. A downfall is that You Tube is blocked at my school. Maybe our technology dept. would reconsider to allow access for us if we explain how a video is to be used.
I think it would be rewarding to watch the videos in class to get and keep the students engaged. A downfall is that You Tube is blocked at my school. Maybe our technology dept. would reconsider to allow access for us if we explain how a video is to be used.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Thing 20
I think my students would enjoy listening to pod casts. I think they would love the ones like "Things you should know". I don't think I could say that my students would enjoy listening to my pod casts, but they might appreciate them for later reference.
My students would enjoy making Pod casts. It is such a different way for them to express themselves, that I think they would be very entertained, and engaged in the process. I teach math, so I like the idea of the students creating a podcast to explain, in their own words, how to solve a difficult or complex problem.
I need to research more pod casts to see which ones I would use professionally. Personally, I use to subscribe to a Pod cast from the Barenaked Ladies which is a rock band. It was funny, and available on I Tunes. There are many on there as well that I plan to explore when I have more time. I like the "Things you should know" to use at the end of a class period to settle the kids, and keep them engaged.
My students would enjoy making Pod casts. It is such a different way for them to express themselves, that I think they would be very entertained, and engaged in the process. I teach math, so I like the idea of the students creating a podcast to explain, in their own words, how to solve a difficult or complex problem.
I need to research more pod casts to see which ones I would use professionally. Personally, I use to subscribe to a Pod cast from the Barenaked Ladies which is a rock band. It was funny, and available on I Tunes. There are many on there as well that I plan to explore when I have more time. I like the "Things you should know" to use at the end of a class period to settle the kids, and keep them engaged.
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