My first GAME plan that I
started on did not pan out like I had hoped. It actually become a little
overwhelming and I ended up not working on it. I was going to have my students
become involved with the Kony 2012 activity, but it ended up becoming too
political and more of a passion of mine and not of my students. My second GAME
plan I am still in the process of working on. That was to have my students
debate using a blog. I have started the first part of this assignment which was
the research aspect and this week we will begin the blogging part. My students
are excited about blogging and so am I. I have decided to not use other
teachers at this time but just the students in the classroom. There are still a
few bugs that need to be worked out, but I think it will work out well. I ended
up having to spend a little more time than I thought on the research and
writing of the paragraphs, but that is just because I wanted it done right. I
had my students submit their paragraphs to turnitin.com and that really helped
them to see how to cite better and it helped me to see that many of them do not
understand the concept of summarizing. This was a good lesson for me.
One of the biggest things that
I learned when it comes to technology is that I need to sign up for computer
lab time early, especially when it gets to the end of the year. I am really
excited about all the great tools that I have learned about and cannot wait to
learn more about them. This summer will be dedicated to learning more about
different uses of technology, like Google Sketch and Google Docs. I am hoping
that my GAME plan works out because I would really like to use blogging in my
classroom more. I may just require it as part of my curriculum next year, one blog
every two weeks or so. This will allow me to find computer lab time easier too.
I will definitely start using technology more when it comes to teaching and
assessing literature. I really like the digital storytelling assignment and
want to use it more. It is funny that I have actually used some of the tools
that we have discussed in this class without knowing it! It is nice to know
that these do fit easily into curriculum.
JenZ