"Even in such technical lines as engineering, about 15% of one's financial success is due one's technical knowledge and about 85% is due to skill in human engineering, to personality and the ability to lead people." Dale Carnegie
Information, Media, and Technology Skills (IMTS): The ability to access, manage, apply, analyze and
evaluate digital information and instructional technological tools. This includes leveraging technology
innovatively and effectively in diverse learning environments to collaborate, communicate, think critically
and create new functions in the midst of rapidly changing technological advances.
COVID 19 has changed the culture of the entire world. In the same way that buildings in New York city began to be described as "pre war or post war," as the world adapted to a post 911 world, we are now in a new era post COVID 19. While we may miss some things about the way things were done before, this situation has ushered in technological renaissance if we look for opportunities. As long as districts, communities, and corporations can come together to provide ACCESS to internet, devices, and supervision, children and teachers can absolutely take advantage of the technological advances of today. Never before has education had the opportunity to be so creative, fresh, and engaging. Kahoot, educreations, the Academy of Sciences, and even Mo Willems, have provided and created even more top notch content. As more companies and educators move content online, children have the possibility of even MORE access to learning experiences. In one week at Dominican, I spent Wednesday afternoon with students in Mexico, the morning with students in San Diego, and then I made it back in time for my in person arts and learning cohort. I see this as an opportunity to force myself to adapt and finally take advantage of the technological advances in education.
Below is a rubric designed for elementary students to assess whether an online source is credible.
In this time, my students have become the learning coaches for technology in their families. They have expanded their skills widely past what they would have done for their ages. My students have also built emotional resiliency.
I encourage students to get outside whenever possible.
I had the opportunity to collaborate with my fellow Dominican graduate students, Itta Gonzalez and Jennifer Conway to present a continuing education workshop through the Marin County Office of Education about educational technology. We taught participants how to use flip grid to EMPOWER learners of all ages to define their voices, share their voices, and respect the diverse voices of others. The tutorial is posted on the MCOE website and teachers can continue to earn continuing education units by viewing the presentation and completing a reflection. I loved collaborating with my colleagues, Dominican, and MCOE.
I love to use Kahoot to get full class participation on reading comprehension quizzes!
Helping students understand their world and the current news climate is essential to creating the next generation of voters in our country. I love how I can perfectly level the articles to my students' Lexile levels.
Epic makes it easy for students to find interesting books at their just right levels instantly. I love how I can send my students assignments. It is easy for me to send books at their independent reading level.