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My GAME plan is going well. I am still trying to model proper citizenship in regards to computer use for my students and I am still seeking out suggestions from other teachers in regards to integrating technology into my classroom.
So far I have learned that it takes a great deal of work to make sure everything is cited. Just yesterday, I pulled an image of a periodic table off the Internet to put into a Smart Board presentation at the last minute, and realized I needed to cite that image. I am still figuring out how to manage my time well to make sure the technologies I am integrating into the classroom are ones that are benefiting the students. I have not assigned my students a wiki or blog yet this year, and would like to do that.
I often use the excuse that we do not have time because of our standards, but I would like to create a classroom blog like many of my coworkers have done in social studies. I think that certain students really benefit from it and I could use it as a way of enrichment and reinforcement.
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I like that you are trying to bring in technology into the classroom and I completely understand when you say you have to meet the standards first. If you are looking at having students do blogging, you could start small. How about you create a blog in which you just post questions or scenarios that are open ended and require a written response. Then, the students could go online and comment on these. Therefore, students aren't actually using their own blogs, but at least are commenting on one.
ReplyDeleteOne recommendation, if you don't want kids cheating off each other on the comments, set the comments to be moderated so you have to approve them. Then, don't approve any until all students have published. This way they won't see each other's answers.
Brett
Brett,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great suggestion about moderating the comments so students do not cheat off of one another. I can see that being an issue for sure. Thanks for the great suggestions.
Kara