I really appreciate Five-Star Academy providing this opportunity for free. With a kid in college, not having to take classes at a cost is a complete blessing. With my AdvancEd experience this past year, I have enough credits to renew my license without having to spend a dime. Thank you for offering this.
As for what I can do with this information, my school corporation is moving into a new era of technology integration. I am typing this on my new Mac Book Pro, I have an iPad, and am going to a meeting tonight to get an iPad for my 6th grade daughter. As a teacher, I am going to be expected to use this technology more and more over the next two years. The SAMR model was, without a doubt, the most useful piece. As we go into our meetings over the next week, I will see how much of that is being shared with our staff. If the SAMR model isn't addressed, I will offer the resources to my principal and maybe even be able to present some information to the staff. The teachers in my building typically respond to a nice blend of theory and practical advice/how-to. Our grade level teams work very well together, so they will be able to collaborate and investigate great ways to incorporate technology into their teaching.
Monday, July 28, 2014
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Who is Keith Roberts??
Hmmmm....if I were someone else, say someone who knew me in college or high school, and wanted to know what that old Keith Roberts was up to these days, I'd have a riddle to solve. Google tells me that there are, frankly, WAY more Keith Robertses in the world than I would ever imagine. The first few pages of Google has Keith Roberts as a: ballet teacher, pastor, British author who died 14 years ago, in prison for life, sociology professor at Hanover, high school teacher in Nevada, music teacher in Gaston, Indiana, pastor, neo-natalogist, and soccer historian. Which one could he be? A little further research will help narrow down the list. "If I knew him in 1993, he wouldn't have been 60 in 2000." Information from some of the sites eliminates others. "The Keith Roberts I knew didn't go to college in California" or "he didn't graduate from undergraduate in 1987." "He hasn't been leading workshops for 30 years, he's only 40."
So I know Keith Roberts liked music. He played piano. Could he be the ballet master? He was really tall, coordinated, and graceful. Okay, not coordinated and graceful. Let's look at the music teacher. "About Mr. Roberts" on this Wes-Del website should help clarify things. "...Mr. Roberts graduated from Manchester College in 1995..." That's him!! That has to be him.
Alright, back to the here and now. My "footprint" is pretty small. I was on page 3 of the Google search. Maybe I need to update my webpage more often. More frequent and newer updates may put me toward the front of the line on searches. As far as responsible footprints go, I don't do Facebook, Linked In, stuff like that. I don't think my blog has gone viral. Who knows, maybe this one will. Maybe not. If the one about Miss Beadle didn't go viral, this one probably won't either. I don't comment on articles or postings or videos on other sites. Those sometime show up in web searches. I think I'm a pretty respected member of my community and do a good job communicating to parents and my community. So what if those obscure college acquaintances have to work to find me. As long as they don't think I'm serving a life sentence. I don't want that.
So I know Keith Roberts liked music. He played piano. Could he be the ballet master? He was really tall, coordinated, and graceful. Okay, not coordinated and graceful. Let's look at the music teacher. "About Mr. Roberts" on this Wes-Del website should help clarify things. "...Mr. Roberts graduated from Manchester College in 1995..." That's him!! That has to be him.
Alright, back to the here and now. My "footprint" is pretty small. I was on page 3 of the Google search. Maybe I need to update my webpage more often. More frequent and newer updates may put me toward the front of the line on searches. As far as responsible footprints go, I don't do Facebook, Linked In, stuff like that. I don't think my blog has gone viral. Who knows, maybe this one will. Maybe not. If the one about Miss Beadle didn't go viral, this one probably won't either. I don't comment on articles or postings or videos on other sites. Those sometime show up in web searches. I think I'm a pretty respected member of my community and do a good job communicating to parents and my community. So what if those obscure college acquaintances have to work to find me. As long as they don't think I'm serving a life sentence. I don't want that.
Sunday, July 6, 2014
Module 7 Reflection
Susie spent hours collecting and curating resources for her upcoming unit on cells. She is able to successfully use much of what she has found when implementing her plans.
The following year, when it is time to begin the unit on cells, Susie forgets about the resources she curated. She essentially starts from scratch, performing the task of searching, saving, and sorting once again.
Create a plan or provide suggestions for ways to make your curated resources a regular part of your planning.
Based on what I have to do to write plans and make them available to my principal, I would include a section on technology. In other words, I would suggest to Susie that every week in her plans that she include a list of technology uses or resources. As she does this regularly, she will remember each week to either look back on previous years' plans or just simply remember that she has researched and curated resources.
Furthermore, a person who regularly does this will have a regular system for logging their findings, such as Google docs. So, there are two habits I recommend for Susie that repetition will make easier: citing resources on a regular basis, thus tripping her memory about previous research; and keeping all unit resources in folders somewhere such as Google docs.
The following year, when it is time to begin the unit on cells, Susie forgets about the resources she curated. She essentially starts from scratch, performing the task of searching, saving, and sorting once again.
Create a plan or provide suggestions for ways to make your curated resources a regular part of your planning.
Based on what I have to do to write plans and make them available to my principal, I would include a section on technology. In other words, I would suggest to Susie that every week in her plans that she include a list of technology uses or resources. As she does this regularly, she will remember each week to either look back on previous years' plans or just simply remember that she has researched and curated resources.
Furthermore, a person who regularly does this will have a regular system for logging their findings, such as Google docs. So, there are two habits I recommend for Susie that repetition will make easier: citing resources on a regular basis, thus tripping her memory about previous research; and keeping all unit resources in folders somewhere such as Google docs.
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