Using the Game Plan with Students

Using the GAME plan with students is an excellent idea.
It is crucial for students to meet the NET-S, using the GAME plan idea is just the way to meet many of those standards. Using the GAME plan also ensures that students are meeting the 21st century skills, which as teachers it is our job to facilitate those skills within our classrooms.
For sixth graders, often times they are very unorganized and some times what I like to call as scatterbrained, using a Goal is a good way to get them on the right track. First I would have students set goals, which I do in my classroom often, we set goals for reading level, and other testing scores, as well as completion of work. Next, I would assit them in reaching their goal and implementing a plan. I would teach them how to monitor their progress, having them keep their own record and use the computer to do so, next evaluate and revise if necessary.
This is very important for students, because they will be setting goals and working on plans for the rest of their lives, I hope anyways. :)
As the learning resource stated this week, we need to allow our students to grow as self directed learners (cennamo, Ross, & Etmer, 2009)
To support this type of learning, I will need to incorporate many technology tools into the classroom, such as voice threads, wikis, blogging, digital stories, and many more.
This will be a great opportunity for students to have pride in their work and see success and how they can reach success in their own lives.

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.