Week 11: Final Reflection

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Part 1:

It’s hard to believe that the 11 weeks of EDU533 are coming to a close. I have enjoyed this course at SNHU immensely and have been able to transfer what we are learning in our class into my own classroom immediately. I thought I integrated technology into my classroom before by using a Smart Board, Turning Points Response System and Ipads for web search. What I was doing was novice compared to what I know and can use now. I have created a Webquest for my students; I made a Jing to explain a project to a student that wasn’t in class. Students have made Voki’s to explain why they will stay drug free. I created an Animoto for a student club that went to a Stand Up Against Bullying Rally. Not only has this class tremendously increased my knowledge of Web 2.0 tools, the class has given me the confidence to figure things out when it comes to technology. Through this class I have accomplished the following learning objectives.

Module Objectives

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

1.    Demonstrate the understanding of how technologies can effectively promote  

       student learning.

2.    Evaluate and use a variety of current technologies to enhance content instruction

       and to advance student’s technological literacy.

3.    Design meaningful and authentic digitally based learning experiences with multiple 

       and varied assessments.

4.    Reflect upon and demonstrate effective use of digital tools and resources.

5.    Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of safe, ethical, legal and moral

       practices related to digital information and technology.

6.    Illustrate through application how state and national standards are implemented 

       within the curriculum (e.g., NH Curriculum Frameworks, ISTE (NETS-

       Teacher/NETS-Student) and NH-ICT Literacy Standards for K-12 Students 

       (306.42).

7.    Demonstrate an understanding of the use of adaptive technologies and other digital

       resources to personalize and differentiate learning activities for every student.

8.    Evaluate, adapt and reflect on emerging tools and trends by participating in local

       and global learning communities and by reviewing current research and

       professional literature.

Part 2:

As educators of technology natives we must integrate technology into our classroom to be able to speak the language of our students. My students are the same age as Google. They have grown up with technology and this technology will always be part of their lives. I am in a school that has a five-year plan to go to a one to one ratio with our students and technology. We must keep up with the educational times or we are cheating our students out of a 21^st century education.

We can experience barriers when it comes to integrating technology into our classrooms like limited resources. However, with planning you can mitigate the effects of this challenge. System failures such as the internet going down is always a possibility which means we must have a plan B when working with technology.

Thank for a great class Kim.

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