So far, I am doing well on my GAME plan. My goal for creating more authentic lessons for my students is going well. I have more and more people coming in to join my Facebook. I still feel that I might have to supplement internet resources over the Facebook application since most of the teachers are extremely busy. I have learned that communication with both experienced and inexperienced teachers is a plus since everyone has something to contribute. Some questions so far that has arise are, Are there other ways of doing this? What are some modifications for students who are so behind, that they are still in my classroom, but they are not graded on the level. How will I continue to engage them in the real life experience but not lose the rest of the class?
As for incorporating more technology into my classroom, I find it nice to have support from my former teachers, professors, and colleagues. Although some of them are very fearful of technology, but in the end, they contribute to the collaboration. I am now enjoying just playing with voicethread so I can create more lesson plans with this until I play with additional software. I enjoy Geometer’s Sketchpad to be a tool to use in the next year. I am ready to start the New Year with more knowledge up my sleeves to better our future society.
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Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteI can totally relate to the last sentence on your post. As group leader of our English Language Program, and through a collaborative effort, I must coordinate the process of training teachers to integrate technology in our language classrooms. I feel convinced that by responsibly and effectively carrying out this role and by working with my students to improve their foreign language skills and at the same time their technology skills I am contributing, as you have stated, “to better our future society”. This is such a privilege.
Miriam
Miriam
Jennifer, besides networking with other colleagues on Facebook, have you considered using Twitter? I have found a few helpful tips within my Twitter community.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that you are using VoiceThread with your students. I've used it before and I'll be incorporating it with my students too. Are you mainly recording a mini lesson using VoiceThread? Have you had students create their own VoiceThread?
I haven't used the Geometer's Sketchpad program before, but I'd used another free graphing program called GraphSketch (http://www.graphsketch.com). Check it out and see if you can apply it with your students.