Tool #11 Self Assessing and Reflecting

1. What are your favorite tools you now have in your personal technology toolbox? My favorite tool is Edmodo. I have become familiar with it, and the kids love it too. I plan on using several of the other tools I learned about, and can't wait to use them in the classroom. I will show my students these different sites and options, and let them explore and become familiar with them.

2. How have you transformed your thinking about the learning that will take place in your classroom? I have not transformed my thinking, but I have definitely learned about more options available for me out there on the world wide web. How has your vision for your classroom changed? My vision for my classroom has changed because I will have more technology available to my students, and that is exciting. Are you going to need to make any changes to your classroom to accommodate the 21st Century learner? No.

3. Were there any unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you? No, there were not. 

Tool #10

Tool #10 - Underneath it All - Digital Citizenship

1. Discuss at least three things you would want to make sure your students understand about being good digital citizens.

• Copyright
• appropriate social networking
• cyberbullying

2. Share at least one of the resources mentioned above or on the Ed Tech website that you plan to use instructionally.

• iSafe and Atomic Learning

3. Explain briefly how you would "teach" the idea of digital citizenship to your students.

• I will use iSage and Atomic Learning to come up with ideas to teach digital citizenship to my students.

4. Explain briefly how you plan to share the idea of digital citizenship with your parents.

• Through Edmodo
• Email/monthly newsletter
• encouraging parents to participate and monitor while their students are using technology

Tool #9

Tool #9: Incorporating Classroom-Based Devices as Tools for Learning

Why do you think it is important to tie the technology to the objective?

• If you don't tie the technology to the objective, then there is really no point in using the technology.

Why should we hold students accountable for the stations/centers?

• Students should be held accountable, because if not, they will veer from the task at hand, and this will cause behavior problems and interrupt in their learning.

Visit 2 of the applicable links to interactive websites for your content/grade level. Which sites did you like. How could you use them as stations? How can you hold the students accountable for their time in these stations?

• Mangahigh is a fabulous website. My students used this last year, and loved it. I could create challenges for them that were either reviews of objectives we had already covered, and it provided lots of extra practice. I could also challenge students by creating harder challenges for those that are more advanced in math. They got to compete against other classrooms in the school, city, and nation. 
• National Geographic for Kids is a great for science. There is also an app that can be downloaded for the ipad. They students can read different articles, and they change monthly.
• Study Ladder is great for math. I have created an account and plan on adding my students. It seems that it will be effective, and very user friendly.

List two to three apps you found for the iPod Touch/iPad that you can use in your classroom. What do you see that station looking like? How can you hold the students accountable for their time in these stations?

• Animoto Videos- The kids can put their pictures to music on their ipod touch for a science presentation.
• Brainpop- This could be on a menu for science. The students can watch videos and respond to them on what they learned.
• Ecosysytems- Good For Science
• Arithmetick- could be put on a math menu for flash cards
• Brain Thaw, chalkboard multiplication- good fact practice

What about other ways to use the iPod Touch/iPad? Share another way you can see your students using the device as a station.

• Edmodo is available on the iPads. This can be used in workstations and in other classroom activities.
• There are tons of apps available out there. I plan on using several more.

Tool #8: Taking A Look At The Tools

• iPod touch/iPad

1. edmodo
2. create videos
3. take pictures
4. assorted learning apps/games
5. research- groups, pairs, individual

• Dell Notebook

1. word processing
2. Google Docs
3. Edmodo
4. Skype
5. Research

• Management Ideas

1. In group projects, I will choose one person that is in charge of navigating on the device. Each group will get one device. 
2. I draw sticks to assign the devices when the students are using them individually. 

Tool #7: Reaching Outside your Classroom

Tool #7 Reaching Outside your Classroom: Online Digital Projects

Content objective
TLW work with students in other classrooms via Today's Meet and discuss their findings and experiments with different science topics.

When you plan to implement
I will show my students at the beginning of the year how to post on Today's Meet. We will talk about what is an appropriate post as well as how to communicate in a positive manner. 

What tool(s) you plan to use

Today's Meet.

Discovery Education
Skype

A brief description of the project (plan - two or three sentences)

Throughout the school year, my class will communicate with other classes using Today"s Meet and Skyping as they cover certain science and math objectives . They will post new findings as well as their opinions on topics such as matter, geometry, forces, division, fractions etc.

If you need to find another classroom - We can begin networking with other classrooms right here!

I will work with other teachers on my team: Ms. Markham and Mrs. Janacek.

Tool #6

Using Web Tool To Promote Discussion In and Out of the Classroom


I use Edmodo in  the classroom with my math and science groups and have found this very beneficial to use. To me, it is user friendly, and easier than blogging. I can post links to different sites, videos, and even do polling with it. Here is the link to my page. Edmodo for Mrs. Davis

Edmodo is what I plan on continuing to use to promote discussion in/out of the classroom. It's easy for the students to learn and it keeps all of the discussions in one place.

Tool #5

Bookr can be used in the classroom for students to create books on information they have learned and can be used as a presentation. 4th Grade Storybirds! by davis4thgrade on Storybird Storybird can also be beneficial in my 4th grade class. The students can create stories to go along with different units they learn.