EDUC 6713- reflection

Looking back at my GAME plan, I find that I have made some progress in covering the NETS-S but not as much as I had hoped. I am still struggling with finding professionals in the field who would be willing to speak with my class about the content and/or the career possibilities. To be honest, I have not looked extensively, but I am hopeful that it will not be too difficult to find people who would video conference with a class full of future scientists. I am also fighting with the technology in my school. I came in this morning and my computer would not turn on. The power button is flashing red and I do not even get the "blue screen of death" so this limits the work I can do. I also have not gotten my Promethian board connected yet, so this again limits what I had planned to do. I am sitll working on updating my class website and adding to the current features. I feel like this course has added to my ideas to integrate technology into my classroom, and I am excited to implement some of the strategies as soon as I have the tools to do so.

EDUC 6713- week 7

To help my students futher their proficiency with the NETS-S, I plan on continuing my prior practices while adding a few new skills. I am still working on finding more professionals who would be willing to speak with my class and I am also writing a grant for webcams to use for video conferencing. I have just received my Promethian board (although it is not hooked up yet) and I will soon be able to utilize this for the students to practice more leadership in their own learning through technology. I am excited to see the possibilities this new tool will bring to my classroom, and I am also excited to see how I can use the GAME plan process to make my students more fluent with the NETS-S.

EDUC 6713- week 6

This week has been insanely busy with preparing my classroom, open house and getting ready for the first day of school. I have, however, looked into getting webcams to use in the school for the purpose of video conferencing. I spoke with teachers in other subject areas who are also also excited about the possibilities this new technology would bring to our school. Another part of my GAME plan I have worked on this week is my class website. I updated my Google Calendar and added some more information for the students to use throughout the year.

My principal has promised me a Promethian board, but it is still not here. I am excited about the opportunities this will allow, but I do not know how to use it or the capabilities. I figured I would just learn as I went along and played around with it. There are also other teachers in the building who have these boards who I can go to for questions.