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I used Bubble.us to make my concept map and pulled standards from "Leader, Citizen, Designer, and Collaborator" to come up with my professional development goals. This concept map was used to have a drawn out map of what we as professionals need to be doing and hold ourselves accountable in the field of teaching with technology.
Technology is evolving and it is almost impossible not to use in classrooms anymore. K-12 educators need to know how to use these standards to provide the best learning enviornemnt for their students. In my concept map, I wanted to use an online enviornment to collaborate with other professionals on technology use in the classroom, be a leader in my school by raising funds to provide students with the technology they need to succeed, using technology to talk to other classrooms around the world and collaborate together.
These goals will help me as a future educator to have something to aim for. This will allow me to work towards something and know when I need to try a bit harder when I have not met my goals yet. These goals have a time stamp on them so I know when I need to reach them by, ie: first semester of teaching, first year of teaching.
From IHAT training, I have learned that Universal Devices for Learning are critical for ALL students to succeed. Some students do not have the same capabilities that others do and need some extra help along the way. I learned there are assisted technology devices that will help students achieve the things they need in order to succeed in the classroom.
In my future classroom, I will allow students who need to use the devices to do so. Whether that be using speech to text to get an assignment done, needing to use "Siri" or related tools, or if it is using other technology devices instead.
Thinglink Thinglink Video
In my Thinglink project I have decided to discuss checks and balances for a 12th grade Civics and Economics class. In my module I have included two videos, one is a crash course on the subject and the other is "I'm Just A Bill". I included a game where students can play as avatars running the system, a photo explaining who is included in what branch, and a website for more information.
IT #4: Student Production: Powtoon
This tool is called Powtoon. It is an interactive way for students to create different slides. In my example I asked them to create a timeline and gave them information I would like them to include. This tool can be used for interactive powerpoints as well as many other things. I would like to use this tool for many things, my example was of WWI, but it would be very useful for any subject as a formative assessment after they have finished the unit. I want my students to show their understanding of whatever unit they have learned and this is a great way to do so before a test.
IT #5: Nearpod
For my Nearpod, I chose the topic of World War 2. I chose this because it is a lot of material to cover, and Nearpod would give my students assessments along the way. I chose a couple of open-ended questions and closed-ended questions so I can know what my students understand as well as what they need extra help on. The tool I have used allows students to view videos, websites, and other resources in order to understand the material they need. This tool supports student learning in a fun and engaging way and allows students use technology when learning.
Digital citizenship is important for educators who use technology in the classroom. It allows them to teach students about being responsible online, how to use real, reliable websites, and how to properly find sources they'll need. Students spend more time online than ever and need to learn how to be responsible while using these resources and how to protect themselves from fake sources and scams.
I learned how to be a good role model to students when online. I learned new things about phishing, how to protect your information online, and how to be a responsible teacher when using technology in my classroom and how to deal with teaching students about these things.
I think "News and Media Literacy" is important for my classroom, since I will be teaching history and there is a lot of fake news going around on the internet in the past few years. One great resource for finding the right information is using this website, factcheck. This website is secure and allows users to quickly fact check information! It is a great tool for spotting real or fake news. Another resource is politifact, which is secure and allows students to find out data and fact check it. They have a "truth-o-meter" which will give you different levels of how truthful something is. One last resource is the Washington Post fact checker and can be used to analyze facts and truth or false claims as well. All of these resources are great for finding true or fake news, and students will be encouraged to use these in my future classroom when doing their own research!
From this module, I learned how to use tools on Google and how to integrate them into my classroom. We focused on how to use Google Classroom, how to give feedback, and how to include parents. This was a very informational activity that will help me be better prepared in the classroom!
Now more than ever, we need to know how to use these tools. With classes being online, not all students will join meetings and times. Being able to provide them with tools for distance learners is necessary for their success. Being able to screen record a meeting for those who couldn't join is ideal for students who are online and allows them to work at their own pace.
For my Hour of Code, I did the dance party. It was actually really fun! I can't imagine how long it takes people to actually make these, but it was fun and insightful. I learned how detailed this process can be and gained appreciation for people who do this as a profession.
It is a fun activity for students to do coding with. It is very insightful, and is useful for students to know how to do, and is fun as well! Students can better understand how to use technology and may gain other valuable insight into it.
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