Another week, another update on my progress towards my GAME Plan
How effective were your actions in helping you meet your goals?
My actions in my GAME plan were the only thing that helped me accomplish what I have so far. If I stuck to my normal routine I probably would have never set these goals or taken any actions to complete them. Without me taking specific and purposeful actions I would not have learned the things I have so far.
What have you learned so far that you can apply in your instructional practice?
One of the things that I have learned and want to play around with more before using in my classroom is SketchUp. I just found it on Google for free and what to use it in the coming weeks for my class. Has anyone used this program before? Its kind of complicated and I would love some help.
What do you still have to learn? What new questions have arisen?
I still would like to do more with wikis, Google Apps and blogs. I know a fair amount in each of these techs but I would like to know more about how to use them in my instruction. For example, I would like to use blogs but don't have a good way to get everyone to subscribe to each other or how to get them all signed up because they don't all have e-mail. this is where I would like your suggestions. Does anyone use these in your instruction?
How will you adjust your plan to fit your current needs?
One thing I have really learned is how a community of educators can be helpful in reaching my goals. Originally I just decided to reach my goals with webinars and helping do more professional development at my school. But I have found that all of my readers and fellow students are a great resource for new tech and its uses. So keep the ideas coming!
Luke
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Hi Luke,
ReplyDeleteI have to check out Sketchup. I have never heard of it before. I was having the same worry about students without email addresses to sign up for certain sites. My 8th grade students all have email addresses, so I am not having any trouble using different sites with them. This year I am teaching 5th/6th grade technology many of those students do not have email addresses. One of my students told me her father who is also a teacher created his own gmail account and if you type emailaddress+student1@gmail.com it will allow all students to use that email address to register for a site. I have not tried it out yet. I will be trying it in a few weeks with them. I wish my school would give each student an email address.
Scott
Scott,
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of the e-mail address for students. I will try that out. I did set up a gmail account that all my students can use if they want and gave them the access info but only a few used it. Maybe this new e-mail will be better. Thanks for the tip.
Luke
Luke,
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of program is Sketchup? This sounds interesting. What ways would you put this into your classroom as a tool?