Assessments - Due March 3

Do Now- Watch and Respond- 2/24

Go to this Wiki Page.

Choose any video to watch.

In the comments of this post write:

1) Which video you watched.

2) How it's connected to this class.

3) One other question/comment/thought.

Project- Resource Mining: Due 2/24

I know I said we'd move on to creating assessments next, but I decided to add a step before that to build up some resources on your classroom sites now that you know what your learning goals are.

Due next week: Create a page on your site titled "Resources"

On this page compile a list of websites and ideas for your unit plan.

You list of resources should be specific to your grade level and content area and to the unit you are planning. These should be high quality resources that will add value to your plans and your students' learning.

I have modeled this for you by creating a page of resources for our class which you should see up above this post. Check it out to find links to lots of websites that will help you with your project!

Do Now- Read and Respond 2/10

Read the article Students Sound Off on School Tech Use.

1) Write a favorite quote from the article; what do you like about it?

2) What have you heard students here say about technology? or what have you noticed about the technology they use?

Project Part 1- Learning Goals

The first step in creating a unit for your classroom is always ALWAYS determine what your learning goals will be. No activity based lessons for us!

1) Go to http://doe.sd.gov/contentstandards/index.asp and find the unpacked standards for the grade and content area you plan to teach. (*elementary- choose a content area to plan a unit for.)

2) Read through your standards and choose two or three you will cover in your unit.

3) Read the "unpacked" skills and keywords for the standards and develop a list of narrower learning goals for your unit. If your grade/content does not have unpacked standards you can use http://www.mcrel.org/compendium/browse.asp as a reference for breaking down your standards into learning goals/objectives.

*Learning goals should start with "Students will be able to..."

*Learning goals should include a measurable verb, see this document for examples.

4) Post your unit learning goals somewhere on your website

Have your learning goals posted to your site by Tuesday February 15th at 7pm so I can give you feedback before Wednesday.

Technology Hardware for the classroom

Interactive notes for class- Feb. 3, 2010

For next week you have to decide what grade and subject you are teaching and what kind of technology you have available in your classroom. In the comments on this post we will create a list of information about types on hardware you might want to include in your classroom.

DO Now- Read and Respond 2/3/10

Read this blog post on the 11 Things all Teachers Must Know about Technology

In the comments here write the following:

1. One thing that surprised you.

2. One question you have.

3. One other comment or a response to one of your classmates posts.

Pre-Project: Laying the Groundwork

Due next week at the beginning of class:

Create your classroom website and post a link to in in the comments of this blog post.You can use blogger, edublogs, ning, pbwiki, weebly, google sites, or any other platform you like.

Requirements:

1. Includes your name somewhere

2. Includes a page or link to a document describing your class and classroom (About Us):

• What grade and subject?
• How many students
• What type of technology (hardware and software) is available to you and your students?

*You are welcome to start working on making your site look nice or setting up other parts of the site, but the above requirements are all that is due by next week.

Here are some examples of classroom websites

**When you finish- Post a link to your classroom site in the blog comments here!