Throughout the last few weeks I have been keeping you guys up to date on my own GAME Plan. Now that I have come so far and am reaching the end of my current course I want to start thinking about how to apply the GAME Plan process to my students. To remind you all, a GAME plan is an action plan to learn a new technology or skill. GAME stands for Goal, Action, Monitor and Evaluate. This is a pretty good method for students to be able to learn something new. In my class I like to teach my kids new technologies so that in the future when they need to learn a new technology they know how to do it and a GAME plan is perfect for that.
The two technologies that I teach that are the hardest to learn are Google Earth and Google Sketchup. Both of these require spacial thinking skills and the ability to learn new software characteristics. If I teach my students the GAME plan method before they begin these new techs I think they will learn the skill of learning new techs much faster. I want to put together a short lecture and PowerPoint on the GAME plan method like the one in "Promoting Self Directed Learning with Technology" (Cennamo, 2010). Just 10 of 15 mins of how-to use a GAME plan should help my students organize their thought processes and give them more patience with the new tech.
Luke
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Luke,
ReplyDeletePerhaps after you show your PowerPoint you could include the use of the game plan in your rubric for your projects, as in: shows evidence of a group game plan.
I also hope you might share the PowerPoint perhaps here on blogspot in the future.
Hi, Luke,
ReplyDeleteI like your idea of using Power Point to show your students how to use the GAME plan. If you don't care, I might use your idea with my students. It is an easy way to illustrate how the plan is used. Since we are all about technology, why not use it to help them how to learn new skills. I like the idea that Jacqueline said about using the GAME plan in future rubrics, too. It does work for any project. Good luck with your idea. I think it is a good one.
Tami
Tami and Jacqueline,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the ideas. I do think I will be using the GAME plan on my rubrics. I already have lots of rubrics made so I can just add the extra category.
Luke