Reading Reflection #6
1. There are many technology tools that can encourage students to be reflective and evaluate their own strengths. According to Chapter Six in the book, there are three key tools.
-Blogs. We are using one in class now to create projects, summarize our thoughts, and display our thinking from our learning.
-ProfilerPRO. This is an online survey tool that allows students to identify an individual or group of people’s learning characteristics. This is an outlet for students to create their own template to meet their needs and identify interests, strengths, and weaknesses.
-SurveyMonkey and Zoomerang are other survey tools. These help with comparing and helping students when they complete self assessments and other things.
2. There are several ways to get students’ minds ready for a project. The book described ideas that I would have suggested as well. These ideas include:
-K-W-L chart
-Bring in a guest speaker to come in and talk
-Asking questions
-Re-announcing the topic
-Encourage students to discuss project ideas with friends and family
3. There are many elements of teaching fundamentals, but a great one which I am learning about in two of my other classes is the K-W-L chart which helps students use their prior knowledge to connect with their present knowledge. This strategy helps teachers and students connect old things to new things and is just one of many great strategies.
4. There are key steps to prepare students for using technology during projects. There are specific steps listed in this chapter. These steps include:
1. Set up a technology playground-setting up opportunities for students to learn by and with themselves while they learn how to use technology.
1. Set up a technology playground-setting up opportunities for students to learn by and with themselves while they learn how to use technology.
- Tap student expertise-setting up computer stations while giving each student a different tool to practice using.
- Introduce Project Management Tools-using a project journal helps students to track their progress on their project.
- Demonstrate-demonstrating the use of tools, discussing the tools, making rules and expectations clear.
- There are different ways to promote inquiry and deep learning. According to this chapter, there are specific ways to do so.
-There is a relationship between need and opportunity, between scarcity and abundance
-Money, bartering, and other means of exchange have existed throughout history and across civilizations and they continue to change.
-Modern money has symbolic worth as an exchange medium
-Economics, health, and well-being are related
-Money means different things to different people
-Humans are interdependent
6. Once again, this chapter implements strategies on how to help students use technology and promote inquiry and deep learning when creating projects. This all applies to our topic when relating that part to technology. Our lessons and projects we create in our groups need to follow certain guidelines and strategies to help us when preparing students to work on projects. The steps in this chapter help us prepare students to prepare just like we need preparation as well. Another helpful chapter!
great comment "projects we create in our groups need to follow certain guidelines and strategies to help us when preparing students to work on projects" sometimes i feel we forget who we are targeting when we are creating lesson plans or are not quite sure the guidelines for different age groups
ReplyDeleteI agree, it can be hard to be sure of the guidelines for different ages. Sometimes it honestly just feels like a guess when it comes to guidelines. Maybe it will get easier?
ReplyDeleteI really like how you explained the technology resources such as survey monkey in more detail. Helps viewers see how the tools can be useful
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