Last week I began logging my time spent visiting sites for information. I spent almost three hours doing Internet searches. Mostly I was reviewing PBL sites from our resources to begin the unit plan. I also used the Walden tech resources to guide me through setting up a wiki for use during the rest of this course.
I hope to allot some time to Internet searches that are not related to Walden work but more for my own learning. This will be difficult with the holidays, homework, and my job. Time seems to consistently be my biggest constraint to developing my skills with technology. I am sure that I am not alone--right?
I have learned that incorporating different types of technology is a good way to enhance student learning of content because the tools enable me to provide information in a variety of formats to help different types of learners. Currently, I am only really comfortable with voice threads, concept maps, my beloved Promethean board and blogging. I really am looking forward to learning about wikis and digital story telling.
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In my computer lab, I am working with the 4th graders and the microsoft movie maker. It's free and very user friendly!! You'll have to try it out too!
ReplyDeleteKelly, time is essentially what we all need. I am also very slow in picking up new technologies and Walden has introduced me to many. I am yet to master them to be a confident user in my class.
ReplyDeleteKelly,
ReplyDeleteI also interested in learning more about creating a wiki. I would really like to use a wiki in my classroom in the next couple of months. I am hoping that creating a wiki as a group will help me become more comfortable with using a wiki. I would like to have my students create wikis in small groups. I teach 5th grade social studies (Civil War to the present) and language arts. Do you have any ideas for creating a wiki with my students?
Ashley
Good for you for dedicating so much time to researching problem-based learning. You are definitely not alone with time management. If you read my blog, you will see that is my main struggle with incorporating technology--finding the time to learn about the technology. You seem to have a great start, so I would not be too hard on yourself to put even more time into it over the holidays. One plus of teaching, though, is that you have time off, so maybe you can use that time to play catch up in the areas you feel you have been neglecting.
ReplyDeleteI, too, love my Activboard with Promethean technology. Have you used flipcharts or any other tools from www.prometheanplanet.com? It is wonderful if you get a chance to look into it!