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Standard
I: Technology Operations and Concepts:
Teachers demonstrate
a sound understanding of technology operations and concepts.
Teachers:
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Demonstrate introductory
knowledge, skills, and understanding of concepts related to technology.
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Demonstrate continual
growth in technology knowledge and skills to stay abreast of current and
emerging technologies.
The MITTEN
project helped develop my growth in technology. As a part of the
TTI program, I have been evaluating my technological awareness over the
past year. This project helped me see how to fit technology into
my teaching. I learned about the ease of planning technology into
a lesson. My classroom is now being linked to the Internet.
My lessons will continue to grow in the direction of incorporating more
web sites and information to help energize my teaching. I also learned
more about digital cameras, slide shows, Kid Pix, and how to use the smart
cart in my building. My personal goal was to help the
students view Science and Math in a different way. I feel incorporating
technology helped develop their understandings as well and my own. Please
refer to the lessons on the Exhibits
page.
Standard
II: Planning and Designing Learning Environments and Experiences:
Teachers plan and
design effective learning environments and experiences supported by technology.
Teachers:
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Design developmentally
appropriate learning opportunities that apply technology enhanced instructional
strategies to support the diverse needs of learners.
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Apply current research
on teaching and learning with technology when planning learning environments
and experiences.
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Identify and locate technology
resources and evaluate them for accuracy and suitability.
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Plan strategies to manage
student learning in a technology enhanced environment.
The technology in our lesson reached all of our students in a variety of
ways. The students began their journey creating a web using their
prior knowledge about measurement. The future lessons were planned
around the information from the web. Our lessons met the students
where their learning was. Many of our students knew about measuring
with paper clips or blocks or other non-standard unit, but they were unsure
of how to use a ruler or other tools. This was the basis for our
unit. The students were introduced to a variety of measuring tools:
a ruler, measuring tape, a cup, and a scale. The students then brainstormed
how we would use measurement in our school. This connection to the
real world helped the students see the importance of this skill. A group
of students travelled around the school taking pictures with the
digital camera of things we could measure (Exhibit
#2). All students were put into a group to take the pictures. The
next step was turning those pictures into a slide show, where students
could select the measurement tool we needed to use. They also saw the results
of their meassurement adventures in graph form to compare and contrast (Exhibit
#4).
Standard III: Teaching Learning and the
Curriculum:
Teachers implement
curriculum plans that include methods and strategies for applying technology
to maximize student learning.
Teachers:
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Facilitate technology
enhanced experiences that address content standards and student technology
standards.
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Use of technology to
support learner-centered strategies that address the diverse needs of students.
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Apply technology to develop
students' higher order skills and creativity.
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Manage student learning
abilities in technology enhanced environment.
The
benchmarks for the state of Michigan include many about the concept of
measurement. Students need to be able to read, use, and apply a variety
of measuring skills in order to problem solve. These curriculum standards
fit beautifully into our unit. the technology this unit used helped
to supplement the classroom learning that was happening. The students
spent many lessons exploring measurement as well as working on the computers
to show their understanding. The students worked on a class book
about measuring items.
They needed to apply
their thinking skills to also suggest a proper tool to use to measure. Please
refer to the lessons on the Exhibits
page.
Standard IV: Assessment and Evaluation:
Teachers apply technology
to facilitate a variety of effective assessment and evaluation strategies.
Teachers:
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Apply technology in assessing
student learning of subject mater using a variety of assessment techniques.
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Use technology resources
to collect and analyse data, interpret results, and communicate findings
to improve instructional practice and maximize student learning.
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Apply multiple methods
of evaluation to determine students' appropriate use of technology resources
for learning, communication, and productivity.
The students
involved in these unit were continuously assess throughout the unit with
a variety of assessments. The first involved assessing their prior
knowledge and representing that as a web (exhibit
#1). The students also held up
pictures of measurement tools during the slide show so the teachers could
observe their answers. The students also created a class book which
was posed as an assessment to find something to measure and identify the
correct tool to measure it. The students also went on-line
to take a measurement quiz at www.funbrain.com/measure/index.html
Standard
V: PRoductivity and Professional Practice:
Teachers use
technology to enhance their productivity and professional practice.
Teachers:
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Use technology resources
to engage in ongoing professional development and lifelong learning.
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Continually evaluate
and reflect on professional practice to make informed decisions regarding
the use of technology in support of student learning.
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Apply technology to increase
productivity to communicate and collaborate with peers, parents, and the
larger community in order to nurture student learning.
This
project helped to inform parents of the use of technology in or classroom. We
did this by sending home a parent letter.
The students also presented their class made book to parents at our Parent
Involvement night. The book may also be linked to the school web
page for parents to view at their own discretion. All of these steps
have helped improve the communication between school and home. This
communication lets parent sin on what is going on doing the school day
and what their children are learning. This is a lifelong goal of
all educators- parent involvement. Technology has helped to strengthen
that connection. The connection of Internet in the classroom will
also help to connect the classroom even more. Both Latrice and I,
feel comfortable using technology to help plan lessons, communicate with
parents, and to be more productive educators.
Standard VI:
Social, Ethical, Legal, and Human Issues:
Teachers understand
the social, ethical, legal, and human issues surrounding the use od technology
in PK - 12 schools and apply that understanding in practice.
Teachers:
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Model and teach legal
and ethical practice related to technology use.
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Apply technology resources
to enable and empower learners with diverse backgrounds, characteristics,
and abilities.
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Identify and use technology
resources that affirm diversity.
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Promote safe and healthy
use of technology resources.
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Facilitate equitable
access to technology resources for all students.
All the technology
used in this unit was modelled to the students by the teacher and student
teacher. The students were able to use their own computers and had
adults to ask questions and to help them. The parents were aware
of how the technology was used through notes. The software used fit
the diverse needs and levels of our students. They were able to use
the software independently after some modelling. they were also so
excited to use and see the results of their work. They enjoyed hearing
their voices on the story and loved seeing all the different ways to use
technology.
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