Technology will always play a pivotal role in education. Technology evolves by the day and offers us cutting-edge concepts to improves the way we teach & how the students learn. Throughout my educational journey I have used a variety of technology. I provided several examples of my use of technology in the classroom below with a brief description of what they entail.
David's Blogger- Blogger is an online service that allows multi-user blogs with time-stamped entries.
David Polanski's Edmodo Screencast- Edmodo allows teachers to share content, quizzes, assignments, and manage communication with students, colleagues, and parents.
Digital Story: A War Close to Home- WeVideo is an online, video-editing platform that allows the user to create, edit, and narrate videos they create.
Flip Project- Screencast is a digital recording of computer screen used to narrate over an online presentation.
Civil War Quiz- Created using Google Docs, this platform allows the creation of an online quiz that can be administered to students.
There are a great deal of resources to help prepare for the edTPA. I have found YouTube videos/audio files to be the most beneficial to help me learn more about the process. I have used VoiceThread to give a brief overview of the edTPA process. EdTPA can be overwhelming at first but once it is broken down it is easier to grasp and understand what needs to be done. I used this opportunity to explain each task and their core elements. By doing this, you can hear what each section is composed of and what is due per section. I have coordinated this with IPTS Standard:
2L) demonstrates fluency in technology systems, uses technology to support instruction and enhance student learning, and designs learning experiences to develop student skills in the application of technology appropriate to the disciplines;
5N) uses technology to accomplish differentiated instructional objectives that enhance learning for each student
5O) models and facilitates effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning;
I learned more about the use of technology throughout this assignment. It is easy to steer back to the traditional style of teaching but the use of tools like VoiceThread and EdPuzzle have helped me utilize technology and offer a variety of learning techniques to better use in the classroom.