Jennifer Burke Chapter 12

3 Ideas or Learnings

• When planning a unit or lesson, one should consider possible roles for technology. Technology could even be a pertinent tool for learning. In order to optimally utilize technology, knowledge of a myriad of technologies is necessary. Also, it is helpful to ask yourself questions how various tools can be helpful.
• Effective lessons are organized, prepared, use a variety of strategies, show enthusiasm, and include student involvement. Looking back on past teaching experiences, I truly realize that all of the aforementioned points for effective lessons are ideal. Recently, I taught a lesson regarding Veteran's Day and utilized all 5 strategies with my lesson. I had everything ready and organized before the students came back from recess. I utilized strategies such as, compare and contrast, hands-on activities (painting flags and marching with miniature flags), showed great enthusiasm, and research internet for pictures of veterans and marches. During this entire lesson, students were involved.
• There needs to to be plans for daily technology instruction. Objectives can be placed into three categories: cognitive, affective, and psychomotor. Cognitive utilizes Bloom's taxonomy and starts with basic and evolves to actual creation of the objective. Affective involves how a student feels about what is being learned. Psychomotor involves a child's motor and hand-eye skills.

2 New Ideas

• Regarding psychomotor objectives, students will independently draw pictures of theme at hand using Kid Pix. For example: turkeys. There will hopefully be an evolution from imitation to manipulation and ending with precision.
• Teaching actions for integrating technology will teach how to use www.starfall.com. First, I will introduce starfall and our learning objectives. Second, I will ask students questions why and how starfall will help us. Third, I will give directions and projected on the big screen I will show students how to properly use the website. The students and I will practice using the website and positively discuss progress and listening. At the end of the session, we will close by discussing what we like about the program.

1 Concern

• I know that planning ahead is important, but is it always necessary to plan ahead with technology? I find that sometimes it feels natural to utilize the internet when we have questions during discussions.