1. What are your favorite tools you now have in your personal technology toolbox? Briefly describe a particular activity that you will plan for your students using at least one of these new tools.
I will start the year off with digital citizenship, regardless of what grade I am teaching. Assuming I am in Kindergarten, I will make sure that our first few visits in the computer lab introduces them to google docs. This will require me to train my parent volunteers so that they are able to assist the students, but I will also show the kids on the activeboard how to create and save.
2. How have you transformed your thinking about the learning that will take place in your classroom? How has your vision for your classroom changed? Are you going to need to make any changes to your classroom to accommodate the 21st Century learner?My vision for my classroom changed when I watched the video by Sir Walter Robinson. It made me think about how technology can meet the different types of learning styles that students have, many of which are thought to be ADHD. Being able to better meet their needs means an approach to higher tolerance, less medication, and hopefully a greater interest with these students and less discipline issues. The changes I will make will be incorporating these tools into our daily lessons.
3. Were there any unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you? I was completely surprised by the effect that the video by Sir Walter Robinson had on me. I am also surprised to say that I will take additional video courses to enrich my teaching.
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