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Lesson plan on google sites

I made a lesson plan that incorporates the use of technology while students learn about persuasive writing.

http://sites.google.com/site/jenhallermat/

Self Assessment

This is my self assessment for the ed tech class.

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0ARNK8GMf2b00ZGR0aHY3c3BfMTJ4YjM1N3oyOQ&hl=en

Reflection of Oregon Standards for Technology

The big picture of the Oregon technology standards is to provide students with tools of technology in order for students to be creative, solve problems, collaborate with others, research, and to promote digital citizenship, and understand basic technology concepts.
One strategy I would use in my classroom in the middle school to promote digital citizenship would be to have the class make a blog page. Teach the students what to include and what not to include on the page.
Another strategy I would use would be to show students that they can analyze something in class by using technology, such as Yodio, to have class discussions.
Another strategy I find important is to show students what types of sites should be used to find academic information and others that are not as reliable. A teacher can show students peer edited articles vs. wikipedia.

Some challenges might be that many schools are limited in the technology available. Another challenge might be that many students do not have computers at home, so we need to be cautious about assigning tasks for students to accomplish outside of school. Other than that, I think technology is a very important resource that we need to teach students and incorporate in our education system.

Screen Toaster Presentation

Capture your screen in seconds

The screen toaster application is a very useful tool that I would definitely use in my future classroom. This could be used for when students are absent and I could also upload it for students who need a refresher on certain topics. It was very cool how you could select certain areas of the screen to record, or use full screen. Great way to engage students while using technology.

Excel Assignment

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=t4crzknJzO-Qm0eCPP2PX5Q&single=true&gid=0&output=html

I feel that this google spreadsheet was very useful because it provides teachers with evidence of students progress throughout the year. I was able to filter out people who were scoring below average on the tests and see the improvement they were making on average. The graphs showed that though the students were scoring below average, they were doing significantly better on each test. This will be very useful in the classroom to calculate averages and SD's for each unit.

Drop Box Presentation