Digital Badge #J (Updated)

We started off this week by continuing in our book and reading chapter 11; "Engaging Students in Performance Assessment and Reflective Learning". We were choose three concepts that we would like to further learn about. For my three concepts I chose, "The Role of Assessment in Teaching and Learning", "Digital Teaching Portfolios", and Involving Students in Learning and Assessment. I chose "Engaging Students in Performance Assessment and Reflective Learning because while reading that section, it taught me which features are interrelated elements. It explained the difference between new teacher assessments, students assessments, and student self-assessments. Further leaning more about this subject and how to properly prepare for an assessment or to distribute student assessments will prepare me and my future as a teacher. For my second concept I chose, "Digital Teaching Portfolios". I decided to further learn about this topic because it talks about creating your portfolio before you even begin your teaching career. Learning how to create a proper portfolio includes experiences, summertime experiences, volunteering, and talents. For my last concept, I decided to choose "Involving Students in Learning and Assessment". I chose this concept because it explains how involving students in creating your lessons and activities helps the students to remain interested in what they are learning. Certain tasks assigned to the students could make all the difference with their academics. http://teacher.infuselearning.com/l/?ID=bpq1sth

Digital Badge #H

This week, I continued on to chapter 10; "Promoting Success for All Students through Technology". While reading this chapter, it taught me many things involving how to teach technology for diverse students, translation services, and how to adapt classroom learning with certain technology. My first concept I would like to continue to enhance my knowledge of would be Electronic Spellers and Dictionaries. Throughout this chapter, I learned the variety of different materials there were used in order to help students of all ages. Students are more likely to engage in learning if they like the material they are using. One thing I would like to further reflect upon would be how successful are these techniques? How much do children improve when using these based off of doing it manually without technology. For my second concept, I chose "Assistive Technology to Reach Diverse Learners". I chose this concept because I learned which technology is best suited for students with disabilities. Speech recognition software, text reading software, and storybook apps are all different ways to use technology that helps students in the classroom with disabilities. i chose this concept because I wanted to further learn how many different types of software there was for particular students and if there was a certain technique students preferred. For my third concept I chose "Writing Transformations with Technology". I decided to chose this concept because the first paragraph caught my eye. The first paragraph stated that students disliked writing for one more reasons being pressure, patience, lack of confidence, patience, ect. It caught my attention because wanting to become a teacher, and assisting in a classroom I was hoping to find ways to transition my students in a positive way and in a way that made them not cringe at the sound of writing or spelling.

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Digital Badge #G

For this weeks lesson, I continued in the book with Chapter 9; Expressing Creativity with Multimedia Technologies. In Chapter nine, it talks about the different technologies they offer in schools today. For this assignment, you were to chose three concepts that you would like to continue to learn more about. For my three concepts, I decided to chose ones that gathered my attention more so than others. My first concept, I chose Multimedia Technologies in Schools Today. With all the technology there is available for students and teachers, I was curious how much more was brought in to schools since I was in school. I was hoping to find that information out in this section. For my second concept in chapter nine, I decided to choose "Strategies for Using PowerPoint with Students". Many people have basic knowledge of the PowerPoint program, but with this section, I was hoping to learn more in depth details about PowerPoint and how to correctly demonstrate it to my students if I was to use it in my classroom someday. Last, but not least, for my third concept I chose "Literacy Learning with Digital Cameras". Part of that article that caught my eye was the section within "Literacy Learning with Digital Cameras" called "Alphabet Books. That topic captured my attention because I was curious to learn more about the Alphabet Books since I am leaning more towards becoming a Kinder-Second Grade teacher. I would love to learn strategies on how to bring technology in to such a young age group. http://linoit.com/users/emoconnor/canvases/Trial%20Canvas#showSocial

Digital Badge #F

This week, I decided to read Chapter 8,"Communicating and Collaborating with Social Media". I chose this chapter to further explore because being one who is constantly on some kind of social media, I was curious to see how it could be used in the classroom, if at all. For my first concept I chose "Electronic Communication between Teacher and Students. Learning about technology for educators, I wanted to know how many types of communication there was through technology. The second concept I chose was "Social Networking for Educators". I would like to further explore this section because since I've been working with students and seeing how other teachers work with students, I was hoping to understand what kind of contact through social media is acceptable, if any. For my third concept, I decided to choose "Strategies for Using Email and Texting". I was curious to learn about this section because some of the bold headers grabbed my attention. I would like to continue learning about the different advantages there are to using email and texting as a way to communicate and possibly teach your students. http://www.toondoo.com/View.toon?param=7952265