Sunday, July 25, 2010

GAME plan- Progress

As I have been working on my GAME plan and coming across more resources and information to help reach my goals, I have progressed quite a bit!
My first goal is the one that I have really been working on, that is finding tools that will help students to solve problems, specifically these tools are going to be focused more for my social studies class. I have been reading a lot of different teachers perspectives on digital tools and ideas. One idea that I really like and may try next year is using Ning, this is a digital classroom community where students are able to interact and share information about a certain subject matter. I think this could be easily incorporated into my social studies class and allow for some good collaboration with students from around the globe. I also like the idea of epals, as mentioned in the text. I think epals would be a great tool to for students to communicate and collaborate using the internet. I already have my students write to another class in California, but using epals will be much more engaging allow for them to really solve real problems and discuss situations with their new found friends from around the world.
For my other goal, I am looking into more ways to get to know my students, I am going to put a binder together with games and tests we can do, even using the internet and know more about each other. I am in the process of searching for a good online multiple intellilgence test. I think this would be a great way for students to take the test and really learn about themselves as learners. I am also looking into to more true colors test, from my quality school training and finding out about students that way as well. It is very important for me to learn more about my students and be able to find resources to meet their various needs. 

Any suggestions on resources for online tests or more information on digital tools would be greatly appreciated :)

Cennamo, K., Ross, J. & Ertmer, P. (2009). Technology Integration for Meaningful Classroom Use: A Standards-Based Approach. (Laureate Education, Inc., Custom ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.

1 comment:

Sean Wybrant said...

Here is a link with a few resources you might find interesting or useful. http://kditzlerteacherresourcepage.wikispaces.com/KDitzler%27s+Teacher+Resource+Page

This site provides information on tools, has student work examples, and some links to more resources.

I had a colleague that used a Ning with his students and he found it to be pretty good and easy to manage. I had another colleague who used Moodle and Moodle has an online quiz function that you can utilize. The questions are easily inputted and can be graded by the computer. The quiz function is a snap and Moodle is free...as long as you have a host for it. Might be something to look into.

Hope that everything comes together.

Cheers!

Sean