Concept Map
The concept
map assignment aligns with standard 3b and c:
3. Model Digital Age
Work and Learning
b. Collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation
c. Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital age media and formats.
b. Collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation
c. Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital age media and formats.
This assignment is helpful to teachers when presenting
information to students. Using inspiration software, it is fast and easy to
create a concept map that contains a lot of information and presents it in an
organized way. I would use concept maps in my classroom as a way of presenting
a large amount of information in an organized way. I have already experienced
success with this in another class where I was asked to teach a class using a
concept map. The students’ learning was even more successful than I planned.
Intro video
4. Promote and Model
Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
a. Advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use
of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright,
intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources
The intro video was actually the first experience I had with
making a video of myself and posting it online. We studied several instances in
which this can be useful in a classroom including in a flipped classroom. Most
of all I think it is good practice for the students about how to be responsible
on the internet. I liked this assignment and will definitely adapt it for use
in my classroom.
Movie
The
movie assignment aligns with standard 3a and c:
3. Model Digital Age
Work and Learning
a. Demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the
transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations
c. Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to
students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital age media and formats
Creating movies has almost endless applications for the
classroom. I, as a teacher, could use it to present information to my class.
Movie maker software has so much potential for the students to be creative. I
liked this activity and will definitely use it in my future classroom.
Voki
Voki
aligns with standard 2a
2. Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and
Assessments
a. Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that
incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and
creativity
The Voki assignment is very valuable knowledge to me. I
think that occasionally adding a voki to a lesson will not only help the
students remember the information. In high school I read Oedipus Rex and afterward we watch a really funny parody of the
book. My friends and I quoted the parody for weeks and to this day I still
remember the entire plot to Oedipus Rex. I hope that Voki can provide a similar experience for the students I teach. I
think I will find Voki very useful in the classroom.
Web 2.0 sites
The web
2.0 sites match standard 5a:
5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership
a. Participate in local and global learning communities to
explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning
Web 2.0 is extremely good for professional development.
Effective teaching requires so much creativity that most teachers will not be
able to do them on their own. It is important to realize that the field of
teaching will always be changing and that we as professionals need to adapt and
change as well. I will definitely use this while I’m writing lesson plans in
the future.
