In Technology Integration for Meaningful Classroom Use, Cennamo, K., Ross, J., & Ertmer, P. (2009) state, “As you take action to achieve your learning goals, you’ll need to monitor whether you are making sufficient progress toward your goals and reflect on whether the strategies you have chosen are working.” My GAME plan includes collaborating with others using digital tools and resources and teaching students to be safe when using technology.
In teaching my students to collaborate with other using digital tools and resources, I am implementing www.globalschoolnet.org into the classroom. I am very impressed by this website and am confident that this will help my students to collaborate with others. In searching through this site, I have found online exhibitions, an interactive game to teach geography, and even a program that allows students to write articles for the whole world to see. This website gets teachers and students involved in developing all content areas. It also teaches students to be effective citizens and to understand other cultures. One question that I do have is what policy my school district has in participating in a program such as this. Parents would also have to give permission for students to showcase their work and collaborate with others on the web.
In teaching my students how to be safe when using technology, I plan on researching rubrics and checklists that would assist my students. In my research, I am amazed at how much is out there as resources. One site, http://21cif.com/tools/evaluate/ ,explains the steps of evaluating websites and leads students step by step through the process. This is just one of many sites that I have found. In teaching my students how to evaluate websites, I need to talk to others and find out how I can keep my fourth graders engaged in this process.
References:
Cennamo, K., Ross, J., & Ertmer, P. (2009). Technology Integration for Meaningful Classroom
Use. Ohio: Cengage Learning.
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I checked out the site on evaluating websites, and plan on posting it on our shares drive for my students to use. I expected to type in a URL and for it to evaluate its website, but instead it reminded me of what to look for in evaluating all different areas of the site, and to write my findings as proof. I think this will be a valuable tool for my students to use, too!
ReplyDeleteWe just began new PowerPoints last week, and my students will list their sources and copyright their final productions to the shares drive. Claiming their own work will help them appreciate how important it is to cite sources they use.
Lisa, using digital tools to help your students collaborate with other students around the world sounds like an excellent plan! I think you're students will remember this experience for many years to come. Also, using a rubric and student checklist is a great idea in helping students monitor themselves as they responsibly use the internet. This will also help parents to feel more at ease about their child's school project over the internet as well. Good luck with it all.
ReplyDeleteHi Angie, my previous post was meant for you. Sorry for the error.
ReplyDeleteAngie,
ReplyDeleteThe website globalschoolnet.org should like a very interesting website. I believe that I am going to share that website with the geography teacher in my school. I believe that it is something that she would like incorporate into her lesson plans. Thank you for the information.
Lisa,
ReplyDeletePosting the link on the shares drive is a great idea. This will be a wonderful tool for the students to use when they are conducting research, etc. You are right. Having the students to claim their own work will remind them of homw important that is. Thanks!
Jewel,
ReplyDeleteThanks! It is important to teach kids how to choose websites that are reliable. Technology has become an big part of our students' lives. We have to teach them the skills necessary for this. I am very excited about my students communicating with other students around the world! Thanks.
Susie,
ReplyDeleteI am very excited about implementing this into my classroom. I know the geography teacher at your school will live it! Thanks.