Saturday, April 20, 2013

When it comes to students using technology, I feel I am usually at the adaptation level. I am able to pull tools into the classroom and gives students the chance to create projects that a designed around maximizing the technology.  I do a better job at infusion of technology when students are collaborating because I feel it is necessary in a group setting to give students more choice and see how they work together with their peers. Peer interactions become limited when teachers give too much instruction to students. Set the stage by giving students a task/problem and then direct them to some tools that might help. Let them figure it out and also learn how to work with others.

One use of technology I should try to do better with is using technology to set goals and self-assess. Students need to be self-assessing, but I am not aware of technology that would make that easier. I created a simple chart that students rank how much they think they know on five concepts per unit. We assess at the beginning of the unit and at the end.

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