My GAME plan is developed and now that I am working through it, I need to monitor my plan and progress by answering several questions. So, how am I doing?
Am I finding the information and resources I need?
Fortunately, none of the resources or information I need to fulfill my plan successfully are difficult for me to acquire or access. I have the technology tools available that I need and great resources from both the internet and colleagues.
Do I need to modify my action plan?
I am realizing that to teach my students to be good digital citizens I need to teach them more than just citing the resources they are using. That will become a habit for them as long as I continue to remind and require them to do it and provide suggestions and tools to make it efficient for them. The larger issue is that some of my students struggle with making the information their own. I think I need to teach some mini lessons on note taking; providing modeling and introducing graphic organizers to help them organize the information as they find it. Citing sources is imperative to being a good digital citizen, but so is putting the information into their own words.
What have I learned so far?
This week’s new learning centers around digital storytelling. I have reviewed some examples created by colleagues and students and I plan to take an online tutorial tomorrow to begin creating my own. I have been photographing my students at work and plan to create a digital story to be shared at an upcoming Family Night in my classroom. I am hoping my first digital story can be used as an example to introduce this tool to my students. I will evaluate the tutorial after I participate to see if this technology resource will be an effective learning tool for my students (Cennamo, Ross, and Ertmer, 2009).
What new questions have arisen?
I have learned that there are images and sounds that are available to be used openly and others that are copyrighted. In the spirit of being a good digital citizen I want to learn more about how to identify the ones that are available to be used openly. If I can identify some sources these would be perfect for my students to use as a library to enhance their products.
Cennamo, K., Ross, J. & Ertmer, P. (2009). Technology integration for meaningful classroom use: A standards-based approach (Laureate Education custom edition). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.
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Do No Harm
2 years ago
Great idea about showing your families the example. I think this will help you and your students become more efficient with using digital storytelling if everyone is involved. I have noticed that when I make sure the parents are involved and they understand what you are teaching ot talking about then they are more likely to help with this type of assignment at home.
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ReplyDeleteThanks! This turned out to be the perfect motivation for learning how to use this tool. Now that I've tried it I can't wait to teach my students how to use it.
I too liked the way you incorporated the family. I too realized that I needed to incorporate some more mini lessons in my plans. Did you every think of letting one of your students teach a mini lesson?
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