The two NETS-T indicators that I chose for this assignment are:
1. Facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity.
2. Engage in professional growth and leadership.
My GAME plan (Cennamo K., Ross, J. & Ertmer, P., 2009) is as follows:
Goals - Incorporate iPads into the Family & Consumer Sciences curriculum and extend knowledge of the integration process to the teaching community through conferences and professional development opportunities.
Action - Write lesson plans to incorporate iPad use into the curriculum and apply to professional conferences to present the steps of incorporating iPads into a new content area. I would like to start using WebQuests as described by Cennamo, Ross and Ertmer. The text states that "a WebQuest is an organized format for presenting lessons that utilize web resources" (p. 55). Finding legitimate web resources is definitely a challenge when creating lesson plans for middle school students. I want to make sure ahead of time that the sites they are using provide accurate information and is appropriate for their age group.
Monitor - Monitor student engagement using the iPads and monitor new conference opportunities. Cennamo, Ross and Ertmer also state that "when working in technology-enriched learning environments, students will benefit from having guidelines that indicate what they should accomplish during a lesson" (p. 97). This will provide me with data that I can use to monitor student progress. If I create a rubric for a lesson or specific criteria for the student to follow, I can compare it to lessons that I taught without incorporating technology to see if there is an improvement in student engagement and learning.
Evaluate - Use assessment to determine in student engagement increased based on the use of the technology in the classroom and evaluate various professional development opportunities and school-based teaching opportunities to encourage other teachers to incorporate technology into their classroom. I also plan to review conference surveys to see feedback was given for standard 2.
Myra Mata
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.
Myra,
ReplyDeleteI love your plan to incorporate iPads into your classroom. They are a fantastic interactive tool which allows students to be actively participating with technology and content at the same time to increase student motivation and achievement (Cennamo, Ross, & Ertmer, 2009). One of my professional development goals for this year is to incorporate my student’s personal devices within the classroom, including iPads. My school does not have iPads available for students, but many of my eighth grade student have a smart device of their own. An article I came across on integrating iPods in the classroom may be of interest to you. Schweder and Wissick (2011)write about how the use of iPods and content applications can increase both student motivation and student achievement. They give some great ideas about how the iPod can be used within the classroom, which could definitely be used with iPads. Here is a link to the article:
http://web.ebscohost.com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=50cee958-011b-4d3f-88ce-97e49f1761f6%40sessionmgr10&vid=11&hid=12
Nicole
References
Cennamo, K., Ross, J., & Ertmer, P. (2009). Technology integration for meaningful classroom use. Mason, OH: Cengage Learning.
Schweder, W., & Wissick, C. (2011). Content area applications. Journal of special education technology , 26 (1), 57-60. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=50cee958-011b-4d3f-88ce-97e49f1761f6%40sessionmgr10&vid=11&hid=12
Great article, thanks!
DeleteMyra,
ReplyDeleteForgive me for correlating Family and Consumer science with developing financial and cooking skills, but that is what I remember most when I was in junior high school. Anyhow, I think iPads can be utilized within your classroom as a means for class collaboration as well as consumer shopping. In terms of collaboration, your students can create, comment, and adjust recipes (or other assignments) any time of the day. Apple has apps on their education store that do the job: http://www.apple.com/education/apps/. Also I found an article that discusses apps for your class. The one that caught my attention was comparing unit prices or products based on quantity. http://familyconsumersciences.com/2011/01/family-and-consumer-science-apps/. This is a skill I use whenever I go grocery shopping and am amazed that there are adults that have no idea what unit price is. Good luck!
Love the idea of using them to do comparison shopping. Thanks for the link!
DeleteMyra
I think there are some exciting possibilities with ipads. Have you used them in class yet? How are the students responding? You mentioned what Cennamo, et al. said about students needing guidelines for what they should accomplish during an activity. That is true of any kind of learning activity, but can be particularly true when using technology. There are so many fascinating things these tools can do that it is easy to get distracted or off-track, so it helps for students to have clear, manageable guidelines to help them keep pace and to help them not get lost in cyberspace.
ReplyDeleteI am going to have to check out the apps Kyle mentioned--when I really figure out how to use my smart phone. I think with classes like yours there are so many possibilities for practical life applications. Especially now there are so many skills that used to be taught in the home that often aren't and students may be more prone to access information about product prices or nutrition. There are apps that have to do with nutrition and your personal pyramid, etc. that could be useful tools, budgeting programs, recipe blogs and cites and all kinds of interesting possibilities.
We do not have ipads but are possibly moving to that next year. That seems to be a very common movement and I am curious about the logistics as well as the classroom applications.
I am using the iPads with the students and they definitely need direction and training to keep them on track. They are more engaged and excited about the lessons. I try to give clear written and oral directions for all of the assignments I use with the iPads to make sure the students stay on track. Also, I monitor the classroom constantly to make sure everyone is on task.
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I commend you for using iPads in your classroom. I hope someday to have access to iPads. Second, you state that you want to use web quests in the future. I currently use web quests with my students and I find that they engage my students. Just recently, I created a web quest about the Declaration of Independence. My students were engaged and several asked to take home their laptops to work on their projects. I use a website called Questgarden to help with my web quests. This website allows me to create my own web quests or borrow and revise one someone else has made. The website address is www.questgarden.com. The idea of web quests comes from Bernie Dodge. Webquests are designed to be an investigation based activity that enhances higher-order thinking skills.
ReplyDeleteReferences:
Questgarden, Inc. (2011). Questgarden . Retrieved from http://www.questgarden.com/
Thanks for the link to the web quests. I think they will be useful in keeping the kids on track and provide direction for assignments.
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