Blog Post: Revising Your GAME Plan
I believe I am making significant progress regarding my goal to become more aware in my knowledge of technology. As a Special Education teacher I can apply my new knowledge of various technology Web 2.0 tools and formats to assist my classified students. These tools will provide flexibility for students to interact and learn content. In many instances theses students cannot learn using traditional methods in a general education classroom. Since I have learned how to use and apply many technology tools such as blogs, wiki spaces, podcasting, screencasting, power points, SMART Board activities and voice threads I will have the ability deliver information to my students in and therefore be able to design my instruction to meet the specific needs of each student.
While working to develop more effective ways to communicate information and ideas with various technology formats I believe it is necessary to still continue my growth in new advancements in technology in local and global environments for my students to excel in the classroom. In effort to achieve this goal I would first like to learn more about educational networking tools. The resources I believe will be a great starting point would include epals and eduwiki.us. Since social/educational networking has become such an important tool in the classroom and in the workplace I feel this might be the most beneficial place to start.
In reviewing the NETS-T standards I do not feel the need to set any new learning goals for myself but instead extend the technology skills I have gained and apply discover ways to properly apply them in the new content areas I will be teaching next year. Since I will be teaching art next year I believe many of the multi-media programs can deem useful in my classroom especially when developing student portfolios.
Finally, one of the approaches I would incorporate next time to improve my learning would be to develop a personal learning network with teachers and other experts online in addition to my own colleagues. This will allow me to gain more insight in what other projects teachers outside of my own school, are applying in their classrooms to discover new ways in delivering engaging instruction in my classroom.
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While completing my own GAME plan I had been discussing, at length, with the special education teachers in my building how to use Web 2.0 tools to better meet the unique need of my special-ed students. We have been brainstorming and coming up with a multitude of ways that tools, such as the ones you outlined in your post, could assist our students to meet curricular needs and build up motivation to try more difficult/challenging assignments. I think this is a great goal for you to be focused on and if you have any great ideas to use with students, particularly those with severe ADHD or emotional issues, please send them my way.
ReplyDeleteLynda,
ReplyDeleteI believe that collaboration is the key to our success. Two minds are better than one and it is so important that we talk to other professionals to gain insight, to give advice to, and to improve as an educator.
Lori
Hi Derrick,
ReplyDeleteWorking as a special education teacher it is so important that I am able to develop alternative ways for students to partcipate in the mainstream classroom. I found that using technology with note taking and with projects to motivate my students and encourage understandin, especially with the ADD, ADHD, and ED population. I found concept mapping tools and graphic organizers have been extremely beneficial. Right now I am working on ways I can still use technology to support my students in my role as an art teacher and teaching drivers education next year.
Thanks,
Lynda
Hi Lori,
ReplyDeleteI absolutely agree. In fact I have been collaborating with my new department regularly in order to enhance the instruction across the grade levels in the art department. Team planing and team building is such an important element to our success. We all have the opportunity to learn from one another.
Thank you,
Lynda