I have entered the three weeks of this course. It has been the most interesting course that I have taken thus far in my educational endeavors. I recall starting college by entering a typical classroom setting. I had peers, desks, notebooks, chalkboard/ whiteboard, and a professor. Technology started to enter my life after life as a student. Online courses begin to occur. I could take courses at home via elluminate system. Now this course is a huge class that has participants from as far away as Egypt. I have discovered that my ability to assess technology has fallen behind the world, but I am quickly learning more about accessing technology to improve my learning and consequently my teaching.
During the week, I have enhanced other’s learning by participating in the classroom activities. I have been able to attend two of the Twitter feeds this week. It is interesting to become more acquainted with Twitter and be able to follow the conversations. I have been able to see how others use technology within the classroom. I have been able to add to the special education wiki page. I have been researching technology to increase my knowledge and my classmates’ knowledge.
The big question for the weeks is as follows…
What technology tools can I use to manage and track differentiated student progress in my class?
I teach special education preschool, and I work a great deal of classroom behavior. I have recently discovered Class Dojo which is a great way to progress the positive and negative aspects of a student’s behaviors. The teacher can input the positive behaviors that they would like to see within the classroom setting, and they can input the negative behaviors that they would like to see decreased within the classroom setting. The site can be placed upon an iPad or smart phone for portability. You can access reports upon each student or the entire class. Reports can also be sent home to parents or accessed by students to encourage increasing the positive behaviors. I have just start to use the program, and I like what I am seeing thus far.
During the week, I have enhanced other’s learning by participating in the classroom activities. I have been able to attend two of the Twitter feeds this week. It is interesting to become more acquainted with Twitter and be able to follow the conversations. I have been able to see how others use technology within the classroom. I have been able to add to the special education wiki page. I have been researching technology to increase my knowledge and my classmates’ knowledge.
The big question for the weeks is as follows…
What technology tools can I use to manage and track differentiated student progress in my class?
I teach special education preschool, and I work a great deal of classroom behavior. I have recently discovered Class Dojo which is a great way to progress the positive and negative aspects of a student’s behaviors. The teacher can input the positive behaviors that they would like to see within the classroom setting, and they can input the negative behaviors that they would like to see decreased within the classroom setting. The site can be placed upon an iPad or smart phone for portability. You can access reports upon each student or the entire class. Reports can also be sent home to parents or accessed by students to encourage increasing the positive behaviors. I have just start to use the program, and I like what I am seeing thus far.