Friday, February 26, 2010
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Online Exercise 10- Planning an Initiating/Introduction Activity
A teacher you work with has asked for your help in designing technology-related activities capitalizing on the wide variety of technology resources available in the room (assume the kind of technology you choose will be in the room).
How would you design the initiating activity(s)? How many would there be? How would you choose to integrate technology into your teaching, students’ learning, and the assessments? What technology would you choose?
How would you assist the teacher in understanding how the technology you use in the initiating activities could be used again in the guided learning and culminating performance – for instruction, learning, and assessment? What resources would you direct him/her towards?
I would use the initiating activity as an attention grabber to get students interested and excited about the activity. I have used video clips in the past to accomplish this so I would use a clip from YouTube and project it for the class. I would probably only use one initiating activity.
I would incorporate technology into my teaching by using powerpoint presentations to present new content. Another great technology tool is the webquest. I have my students complete some type of webquest or internet scavenger hunt. Material presented to the class can be saved from the whiteboard to be given to students who are absent. The document camera is a great tool for reviewing as a class or having students provide answers to the class. Clickers could be used while teaching to provide formative feedback and then again as a summative tool at the end of the unit.
I would definitely recommend a ceiling-mounted projector with some type of whiteboard capture device along with a set of clickers and a document camera. I have able to obtain all these devices with grant money for my classroom and they have proven to be invaluable tools that I use on a daily basis.
How would you design the initiating activity(s)? How many would there be? How would you choose to integrate technology into your teaching, students’ learning, and the assessments? What technology would you choose?
How would you assist the teacher in understanding how the technology you use in the initiating activities could be used again in the guided learning and culminating performance – for instruction, learning, and assessment? What resources would you direct him/her towards?
I would use the initiating activity as an attention grabber to get students interested and excited about the activity. I have used video clips in the past to accomplish this so I would use a clip from YouTube and project it for the class. I would probably only use one initiating activity.
I would incorporate technology into my teaching by using powerpoint presentations to present new content. Another great technology tool is the webquest. I have my students complete some type of webquest or internet scavenger hunt. Material presented to the class can be saved from the whiteboard to be given to students who are absent. The document camera is a great tool for reviewing as a class or having students provide answers to the class. Clickers could be used while teaching to provide formative feedback and then again as a summative tool at the end of the unit.
I would definitely recommend a ceiling-mounted projector with some type of whiteboard capture device along with a set of clickers and a document camera. I have able to obtain all these devices with grant money for my classroom and they have proven to be invaluable tools that I use on a daily basis.
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