In order to meet my goals of Modeling Digitial-Age Work and Learning and Engaging in Professional Growth and Leadership, I will require the use of experts, colleagues and updated information, whether it be from printed material or online. I believe that by taking advantage of the professional communities provided to me online here at Walden, and those provided by my district, I can maintain professional growth and leadership. My using these communities I know that I will be able to converse with those who also wish to support students by remaining current with technology and provide a supportive learning atmosphere in which to achieve these higher goals.
Before I can model digital-age work, I would need grade-level resources to show my students. I have thought of examples to provide, but most have come from my graduate work and would be well above my students’ understanding. I would like to find resources geared towards my 7th grade students so as to have examples that are readily comprehensible.
Some of the steps I have taken so far, that will be available for future classes, is providing wiki pages to my last year’s students. These examples are still online and will be a great resource to show my upcoming students so that we may build on what has already been done. My concern is that this resource isn’t quite what I wanted and would like a better example to present itself.
Working with last year’s students, I found that most had not heard of a wiki. Much time was spent on discussing appropriateness and publishing online. New examples would need to be simple and straightforward to ease the transition of this digital tool. Anyone know of examples like this? I would love to hear any ideas or comments. Please share!
I think that you can get the work samples that you need by using us as a connection. I am sure that we would be more than willing to share what our students have done with certain technologies with what they have been assigned to do for content areas. I also think that maybe you should join a community that collaborates with other classrooms across the US and world. There are so many ways that you could get those samples just by creating those connections. I do know that there are many teachers out there who want to share.
ReplyDeleteMarilyn Goodrich
K-12 Ed. Con.
Hi! Valerie, does your school or the district have a technology department where you may be able to access software that can help you get your classes started with the wiki blogs? Most of my help is from the technology teacher at my school who enjoys sharing information to help me out with technology support.
ReplyDeleteJulie Luton
Social Studies
Can you also talk with your librarian? They are so good with technology and various forms of media. As teachers we need to ask for supports whenever and whereever we can. I am not too proud!
ReplyDeleteMarilyn Goodrich
K-12 Ed. Con.