Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Monitoring my GAME plan
As I am putting in place the goals that I have selected to work on I am finding that I am doing well. I have been able to change things up so that I can get the students interested in learning. For example, today I had the students complete an online scavenger hunt about Thanksgiving. We first discussed their beliefs and what they had been taught in the past about the holiday and then I put them in groups and set them on their way. I walked around and monitored their progress and they seemed to be having a good time. Once they were finished we came back together as a class and discussed what they had learned. They were all able to tell me something new they learned about Thanksgiving. I am also finding that I could really use more computers in the classroom. We are about to start MAPs testing again which will tie up the computer labs for three weeks so that I will not be able to do much with computers seeing as I only have two in my room. My other goal is also coming along. I have been working on setting up blogs for each of my students to use for certain activities once we return from the holidays. I am also attending a technology session on streamlining so that I can begin to include that in my class activities as well.
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Hi Rachael,
ReplyDeleteSounds like you are on the right track and doing great. You are very inspirational.
Allison :)
Rachael,
ReplyDeleteI am impressed on the steps you have taken so far. Great work! I'm curious: What grade level do you teach? I like your research on Thanksgiving activity, and I am now thinking of how I can do something similar to teach research skills with my fifth graders (obviously not for Thanksgiving!). Also, I was wondering how many computers you have in your classroom. I have only 2, and one is extremely slow. However, our school has a laptop cart we can check out, but the process makes it quite an ordeal at times. It sounds like you are really diving in deep to learn and do as much as you can! Keep it up!
Rachel,
ReplyDeleteHope you had a Happy Thanksgiving:)
If your students are learning and having fun at the same time then you are definitely on the right track to meeting your goals! It sounds like your Thanksgiving scavenger hunt was great activity and experience to engage your students in their own learning process and use technology at the same time.
Going to the technology session for streaming will also be a great help for supplying your students with learning visuals, experiences, and information in content areas. I have used the United streaming site at our school since they have an account and found it is very useful in providing clips of information that my students find interesting for certain subject matter.
Wow Rachel!
ReplyDeleteYou are doing a wonderful job of implementing your GAME plan. I feel your pain when you say that you only have two computers in your classroom. I only have one. I also have trouble getting computer labs as you stated. It's so hard to integrate technology when the education system does not feel that it is a necessity.
Good luck and keep up the good work! : )
Rachael,
ReplyDeleteGood job so far. It sounds like your students are having a good time with technology. What do you plan on having your students do with their blogs exactly? I am asking because I am still having some trouble finding good ideas to incorporate blogs into my classroom.
Thanks, Susan
Susan,
ReplyDeleteI am going to use blogs in my classroom as a way for the students to work on current events. I am going to post several links of events that have taken place locally and nationally and then the students are going to have to respond to at least two of those through their blogs. They will also have to respond to at least two of their classmates blogs as a way to teach them to accept constructive criticism.
Susan,
ReplyDeleteI am going to use blogs in my classroom as a way for the students to work on current events. I am going to post several links of events that have taken place locally and nationally and then the students are going to have to respond to at least two of those through their blogs. They will also have to respond to at least two of their classmates blogs as a way to teach them to accept constructive criticism.