Three, Two, One

Talk about 3 things you've learned this week. How can they impact learning in your classroom.

Name 2 things you would like to share with your co-workers who could not attend this training.

Provide 1 suggestion for us to improve next year's summer training sessions.

 

 

Learned

1) I have learned how to create a blog. This could help me communicate with my students and their parents more effectively.

2) I learned how to make a project and trailer in iMovie. I think this will be great to preview novels and other in-class projects.

3) I learned to always shoot video in landscape. Simple idea, but I needed to learn this so that my videos can be the best they can be.

 

Share

1) I would share that is was worth a few days of summer to learn the new things I learned in this class.

2) I would share that technology is not as hard as many people think and that it can be quite effective with students.

 

Suggestion

1) I would have written (printed) tutorials for some of the more technical things we learned (iMovie, how to take over the Apple TV, etc.). I can see where many people will not remember all of the steps involved and may choose not to try than to navigate confusing "help" lists.

It's in the Mail: Digital Literacy for Digital Natives

Link to Shelly Brooks' CCSSTI Lesson Plan

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1DWl6K6z4DZalpWME9Td2luemM/edit?usp=sharing

Using the SAMR model, where do your lessons typically fall? What are some things you can do move closer to the R? What kinds of ideas do you have for project based learning in your class?

I believe I most often fall somewhere between the "A" and "M." I think trainings such as this one will help me to move closer to the "R." I often feel overwhelmed by new things (from a technology standpoint) and this keeps me for doing all I could. A PBL I would like to write would be for my students to select new summer reading books for CMHS. The PBL would include not only novel choice and what goes into that process (relevance, interest, appropriateness, etc.), but cost considerations as well.

With today's sessions in mind, what are some ways you can teach digital citizenship and/or cyber safety in class? What kinds of lessons or activities do you have in mind?

     Given the focus of the informational sessions today, cyber safety can be implemented by utilizing the TechSteps activities already designed for out students. This is an effective method as the lessons are already formed for each grade level and it is a requirement of Cabell County for students to complete these programs - the proverbial two birds, one stone. Digital citizen ship can be implemented with TechSteps, but also encourage in a format more familiar with kids through the Twitter activities suggested by Mr. Jackson.
      Personally, I have in mind to utilize the cyber safety TechStep that has students create public service announcements. This will help me teach cyber safety, draw attention to its importance, and give me a jump off for an essay assignment in my grade ten English class.