Session 6: M. Claypool

http://www.classchatter.com/

I have really enjoyed blogging throughout this course! It is something that I encourage my teachers to incorporate, but I have not had many opportunities to take part in one myself. I think blogging is excellent for journaling or online discussions for students and teachers alike. I used class chatter to have a group of 5th graders blog back and forth with their facilitator throughout our distance learning project to Patagonia. Class chatter is a very user friendly site for classrooms at all levels.

wrong blog

I don't know if anyone from class is looking at my blog but the two posting you see - reflections and module 4 are from the Intel Essentials MT class I am taking at the present time. We blog daily and I wondered where two of my posts were and found them today in my web 2.0 class blog. I don't know if I can get my postings where they belong or not.

I apologize for my mis-postings.

Module 4

How can technology be used most effectively to support and assess student learning?

Technology is most effective when it supports and is a true part of the project or activity the student is working on. A teacher shuld never use technology in a lesson just to say he/she is using technology. The teacher should try and explore different tools to be sure what is effective for their students and make sure it is the right fit for the project and the students.

Module 2 Reflection

"This module has helped me think about using standards, CFQ's or formative assessment in the following ways..."
First and foremost assessment should provide the teacher with feedback about the students' knowledge and not just be empty testing that doesn't serve a purpose. Assessment can also provide information about student progress and also allow the students to feel positively about the learning process and themselves.

nm's session 1 post

One technology tool that I have used in my class is moviemaker. I had students to create a video commercial using propaganda then put it on moviemaker, which wasn't too successful the first semester, but by the second semester, I had a better handle on what I was doing, making it easier for us all. I think it impacted student learning in a couple of areas. First, they had to collaborate (each student had a specific role to fill) and they were able to draw on each others strengths and weakness. Ultimately, they ended up teaching each other skills. Secondly, because of the collaboration, they were able to research more thoroughly their targeted audience, purpose, propaganda technique, and product. They ended up learning more as a team as opposed to learning independently if I had made it an individual assignment,

Session 1

Share technical tools you have used with your students and describe how these tools impacted students' learning.

Session 2

Share your ideas/plans for embedding technology tools in your classroom instruction to help students communicate/collaborate globally. What would you like your students to gain from technology usage? How do you envision the use of these tools will enhance students' learning in your classes?

Session 3

Identify one or more Web 2.0 tools you're listing in your Lesson Plan Template and describe the changes you will make in your classroom to accommodate these tools.

Read and respond to others' ideas/plans.

Session 4

Share your ideas/concerns/questions about embedding a collaborative project in your teaching. Reflect on the readings and activity sites and comment on strategies you observed teachers use; what goals/objectives were targeted with the use of collaborative projects? Do you have similar goals/objectives for your students?

Session 5

Discuss your present plan for student safety on the Internet and for teaching students responsibility for safety and copyright issues.

Session 6

Share your thoughts about your blogging experience in this course. Post questions and ideas about how you and your students could use a blog to share ideas and questions about course projects in your class.