When one thinks about students today and how much students
need to learn, we as teachers, need to keep them exploring the all
possibilities and avenues to take. Taken from the morning session I learned
about the standards teachers should work towards and the guidelines for students
when it comes to working with technology. Now I can take those standards and
bring them into the classroom to help incorporate the SAMR Model, focusing on
the modification and the redefinition.
I look forward to taking lessons to the next level by
incorporating modifications. I want to
be able to allow students to create discussion between groups in one document.
This would allow students to collectively read through other group notes and
not just have the discussion that went on in their group. I think this would
have been great during our morning discussion about the ISTE standards and
Connectivism theory. I would have like to have read what the other groups
discussed.
From making modifications in lessons I hope I can create
opportunities of redefinition. Making connection with teachers or citizens that
have experienced or have a different perspective would be a great addition to
any classroom. I was able to experience a modification when I was in elementary
school when my class did a unit on Mt. Everest. As a class, we were able to
talk to people climbing the mountain via e-mail. For this time, it redefined
the lesson and the experience has stuck with me.
Since students and
our world creates new technology, as teachers, we need to continue to learn and
provide students the opportunity to use technology in the classroom. Not only
do students stay more on task they are more involved in the lesson.
I would have loved to talk to people that were climbing Mount Everest, how awesome! Thanks for sharing, these are great ideas and insights.
ReplyDeleteEmailing mountaineers while they scale Mt. Everest is exactly the king of experience that we have talked about this summer. You've just demonstrated how successfully integrating technology into the classroom can give students that great, meaningful experience that they will remember for years to come. I hope that we can all find clever ways to scaffold learning and engage our students in new ways.
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