Revising Your GAME Plan

What have you learned so far that you can apply in your instructional practice? What goals are you still working toward?

I have learned that there are a TON of assets technology can bring into the classroom that I never knew of before and a lot of the time these tools are free of charge. I have also learned that is should be somewhat easy to apply my GAME plan as long as I set that as a goal for myself. I have always learned that setting Goals and high Expectations for myself as a teacher gives me something to work towards. The best part of my GAME plan is the Action because it will excite my students and keep them interested and motivated to learn about new technology. The new technology can be carried across to all subject areas.

Based on the NETS-T, what new learning goals will you set for yourself?

Based on the NETS-T I have already found new goals I want to set for myself to work on next summer. Obtaining a degree through Walden in technology I want to prove to my teaching partners that it has become a benefit and that I want to use it as best as I can. I want to begin to incorporate and create new technology for students in the school in which I teach. I want learning to continue to take place for myself and my students. I want to set small and precise learning goals so I can accomplish them and easily put new learning into my classroom. I feel as if I set large learning goals for myself it can easily become overwhelming.


What learning approaches will you try next time to improve your learning?

I feel as if I know myself as a learner. I am a hands on learner. Iwant to take some quick 1 day classes on technology (such a digital photography class) so I can bring what I learn back to my students. I also want to write a grant to recieve some learning tools for my students who struggle with written language and who could work on their own to keep up with the class.

Evaluating Your GAME Plan Progress

My GAME Plan has really mad me take charge of the technology curriculum I have set for myself and my students in my classroom. My actions have been very effective because I have set aside a good hour each day to continue to work on the technology curriculum in my class. I have spent this time researching ways to introduce technology to my students and have found about 3 pages of child friendly websites and virtual tools to develop them into dynamic technology 4th graders. To say the least I am very excited. I have learned that using a basic search engine can lead to numerous possibilities. I have found that rearranging words on a search engine can open up many other possibilities to find tools. I also have found that I need to find a better way to get organized so I can easily access these tools for my students (such as a class wiki to organize all my thoughts racing through my head). I need to learn to present a small amount of information at a time. I am very excited about incorporating much more into my technology curriculum but I need to understand that this is very new to some of my students and this will take time. I want to adjust my plan on a individual students basis. My ultimate fantasy would be to have a technology book that students can follow and work through so they are understanding all aspects of technology.

I do have a few questions for classmates…

- What would be a good way to organize all the information I have found?

- At what age do you think it is appropriate to begin students with social networking? (something I am contemplating with)

- Do you think that students would benefit from working through a “workbook” and using problem based learning when it comes to technology?

Monitoring Your GAME Plan Progress

• Are you finding the information and resources you need?

I am finding many resources for my GAME plan. I am worried I am overthinking the goals I have set for myself and getting overwhelmed very qucikly.

• Do you need to modify your action plan?

I feel like I need to make my action plan more specific because it is somewhat broad for my 4th graders and for myself as the teacher

• What have you learned so far?

I have learned that technology has a lot to offer to us. I need to have specific, general goals in mind to keep on track and to meet the goals I have

• What new questions have arisen?
  

The questions I do have...

Do you feel overwhelmed when a goal is too large?

How to I make my goal achievable?

What are ways I can make technology a realistic positive learning experience for my students?