Comprehensive Reflection
Standard One: Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
1. For this standard I would have students create their own story to share with the class using a program like imovie. This gives them the chance to create their own fairy tale movie using technology and a creative mind.
2. For this standard I would have students plan their lives and expenses for one month. This allows them to solve the problem of distributing their money and paying bills. It also prepares them for their futures.
3. For my second technology lesson I had students create their own shapes with a given area and perimeter. They used kidspiration. This allowed them to be creative because they were making their own unique shapes while reflecting on what we learned during that lesson.
4.For this standard I would take my students on a virtual field trip that allowed them to communicate with others from around the world. I would use Google Plus. I think a fun field trip that would allow them to collaborate would be a trip to the zoo.
Standard Two: Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
1. I understand this standard as just incoorportating technology into the lesson that allows the kids to be creative. I covered this strand in my first lesson that was about maps and geography. I had the students create their own maps using Google Drive.
2. For this strand I might do a language app. For example, Duo Lingo allows students to learn a language at their own pace and assess their progress.
3. For this strand I might do a lesson on cultural diversity. Students can pick a culture to research and then present their findings to the class. It will meet all the needs of students because they can decide how they present the information. For example, typing a paper, making a power point, a virtual poster, etc.
4. I would use this strand and the third strand for this standard together. As the students research their cultures they will use recent technology. For example, apps, ipads, smart boards, etc.
Standard Three:Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
1. For this strand I interpret it as students taking what they learned and incorporating that into technology. For this, I would have students try and learn an instrument using technology. There are many apps that would make this possible. Students are now learning something that doesn't typically involve technology but now can.
2. For this strand I might have students learn about the role of researchers. What are their roles? Students can then interview parent and members of the community using video recorders and tape recorders to get hand on experience.
3. For this strand I would teach students about timelines. They would then create their own virtual timeline about one of their role models. The timelines will then be presented to the class.
4. For this strand I will have my students perform their own science experiments that they have chosen. The students will then have to find current research that supports or argues their hypothesis.
Standard Four:Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
1. For this strand I will teach students about internet safety and the seriousness of plagiarism. I will then have students find an article that interests them to practice paraphrasing without plagiarizing.
2. This strand reminds me of my math lesson. I had a variety of centers that the students could visit that were online. Each center was geared towards a separate need; this gave students a chance to practice with the material and concepts that they needed to work on.
3. For this lesson, I will teach students that we can not steal peoples work. This will be tied into the first strand. After finding an article to use students will need to write a formal email to the writer, asking for their permission to use the article.
4. For this activity, I will once again have students research a culture. They will then use technology to present the information. When they present they need to explain how our cultures are different. I will then teach the students that we need to be accepting of everyone; even if we don't know them or just talk to them on the internet. We are all different and that never makes it okay to tease or make fun of others.
