Reflecting on GAME Plan

As I reflect and evaluate my GAME plans, I have found so many resources and learned so much about myself as teacher of technology tools.

As a reminder, my GAME Plans focused on two standards:

Standard 4a: Advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources(International Society for Technology in Education, 2008).

Standard 2b: Develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress (International Society for Technology in Education, 2008).

In regards to new learning to both standards,  I have found tons of websites that will help me to teach my students about web safety and goal setting tools. I have even found a few websites that focus on elementary goals of web safety. This will have a big impact on my instructional practices this school year. I plan to focus on using technology tools responsibly from the beginning and introducing these concepts when we are exploring resources as a class. With goal setting, this is a practice that I am very excited to help my students implement this school year. I plan to help my students track their learning and set goals using a data notebook. I found a great kindergarten-friendly resource here : http://rd-busybees.blogspot.com/2013/06/data-binder-celebration.html

My colleagues has also open my eyes to new resources and they, too, will be a value resource to me in the upcoming year. They have led me to great websites that I can modify for my students. They have also volunteered their time and energy to help me develop technology-integrated lessons for my students next school year. I look forward to how this relationship will impact my own teaching practices.

 

As I reflect on my learning from this course and this program, I have gain so much insight into what resources are available that I can integrate into my classroom.  The biggest adjustment that I need to make is moving away from traditional methods and using more digital tools to drive instruction and increase student engagement. I see the benefits of using these tools. I use the same ones all the time. Next school year, I want to provide my students with more opportunities to network, collaborate, and learn using digital tools. I believe that this course has provided with tools and strategies to make this happen.

 

 

Reference

International Society for Technology in Education. (2008). National education standards for teachers (NETS-T). Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-teachers