My Wordle

Here is my first Wordle:) This was fun and easy!

5E Lesson Plan vs. MSMC Lesson Plan

The 5E lesson plan supports the philosophy that learners need to come to their own understanding of ideas which is the constructivism approach. It's up to the teacher to set the stage for the students to inquire about topics and build knowledge about topics.  Teachers can use the 5E lesson plan to facilitate this. They are: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate and Evaluate.

The MSMC lesson plan format the teachers decides how the lesson will go.  The teacher sets the stage of the lesson with the anticipatory set and then the teacher chooses a method to deliver the instruction and then allows students to participate in guided practice. The teacher may use differentiated instruction and independent practice.

If I were a principal I would want my teachers to use a variety of instructional techniques and vary their lessons.  Some topics or subjects will benefit from the constructivism approach for example, science or social studies topics.  Whereas, some writing and reading lessons may fit a more direct instruction lesson before guided practice.  I also feel that different grade levels along with topics would help decide which model to use.

Technology and the 4 models of instruction...

Technology can align to fit the 4 different models of instruction. Here are the different models of instruction and technology that best meets the model.

Behavioral:

*Software designed drills (ex: math facts)

*Computer games

*Tutorial software

*Simulations

*Language Tutoring videos

Information-Processing:

*Webquests

*Using the internet to research topics

Using Web 2.0 to present information

Social Interactive:

*facebook

*blogs/wikis

*email

*chat rooms

*video conferencing

Personal:

*Personal Learning Environment

Instructional System Design Models

ISD is a process that enhances learning or learning experiences. This process can be teacher directed, done by a student, or by a group.A design model most commonly used as a road map is ADDIE (Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate.) This model is interative, moving back and forth between levels.  Evaluation and feedback is also important through every step.

 

Teachers pedagogical inquiry can help design how the class learns.  Students and teachers can use computers and other devices to help inquire about topics.  Inquiry based classrooms are student centered and have problem based learning.  Research suggests that students learn better when they find the answers or solve the problems themselves rather than the old fashion lecture model.  Teachers can use the ADDIE method in their classrooms to help guided their students in the problem solving method. Teachers can use their students questions to drive class discussions and projects.

Using iGoogle and the Google Chrome Screen Capture

Setting up my iGoogle page was easy and fun to pick gadgets.  However, it took numerous hours and help from numerous people to figure out how to download the Google Chrome Screen Capture.  Once we figured out that Google Chrome did not include a image capture feature, we realized we had to Google a web capture feature for Google Chrome.  I felt that this process was extremely time consuming and frustrating.  Once we had the feature working, it was easy to capture the whole webpage and upload as a file onto the assignment page. What seemed like an easy assignment, TOOK MUCH LONGER THAN ANTICIPATED.

Net Generation Students

Net generation students have a lot more resources at their fingertips than students in the past decades have had.  Look at the PLE video, the girl had all her social networks, class assignments and resources all on one page.I think there are a lot of positive and negative thoughts on this.
+I think students have the opportunity to research things quicker and keep up with technology.
+I think technology allows students to multitask and respond quicker in school and socially to friends. 
+The PLE allows students to be creative and chose areas that they want to learn more about.
-What happens when technology fails? There have been times that my Smartboard or computer is not working.  I have to have back up plans for this.
-Are students writing with pencil/pen and paper anymore? Do students know how to write letters?  Handwriting is no longer important.
-Do students know how to spell or write sentences? Students do not use proper English when texting or twittering and use spell check on the computer.

Using NETS

In my 1st grade classroom, I implement:

NETS 1. Creativity and Innovation by allowing students to use the SMARTBoard tools to share their work, my students use Kidspiration to design projects and graph club to share results.   

NETS 2. Communication and Collaboration by having students share their thoughts and ideas on our class blog and we also video conference with classes from other schools.
NETS 3. Research and Information Fluency by choosing appropriate websites for my students to practice skills on the laptops and on the SMARTBoard.

I am not so sure that all teachers are aware of these standards. I think if more teachers were aware they would make more of an effort to incorporate technology into their lessons.  I know that I will work on meeting the other three standards this year which are 4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making, 5. Digital Citizenship and 6. Technology Operations and Concepts.