Game Plan Progress

I feel that my progress towards my goals is pretty good. I am getting good feeback from parents with my Remind 101 text account and my classroom Facebook page. They like that the information is right there and they do not have to log into an account or access their email to check for class updates or messages.  I also feel that my class blog is helping students become more reflective in their thinking and learning. They love the blog and enjoy being a part of it.

            The questions for this post are, are you find the information and resources that you need?  Yes, I do feel like I am finding the needed resources.

Do you need to modify your action plan? I do not feel that it needs to be modified at this time, but I do feel like I need a little more time to look at the data just to make sure of that.

What have you learned so far? Getting students to use correct writing on a blog is very difficult. Most of the writing they see electronically is not correct. They want to use abbreviations, not use correct grammar, correct punctuation, or make their posts a complete piece of writing.

At this time I do not have any new questions. I feel like it is going well and I am enjoying see the progress within myself and my students.

Carrying Our Your GAME Plan

The NETS-T standards that I chose to focus on were:

1.to promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students’ conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and create process.

2. to collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation.

Resources Needed:

            I will need to set up my classroom blog. I will need student computers and access to the internet. I already have these things so that will not be a problem.  I will also need a remind 101 account and a Facebook page.

            I will not need any additional information. I think that I have everything I need in order to get these things all up and running.

Steps Taken so Far:

            I have already created accounts with Remind 101 and sent out the flyers to get my parents signed up to receive my classroom texts. I have also set up a classroom Facebook page. I have sent a note home about this and parents and students have already started adding the account.  Students already have their own laptops and access to the internet while at school.

NETS-T Goals

When I read the NETS-T standards I felt like there were more than 2 standards that I could focus on for my goal.  Since I had to pick 2 I decided to go with the ones that I thought I was the furthest from meeting. The 1^st standard that I felt I was weak in was to promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students’ conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and create process. The 2^nd standard that I felt I needed the most work on was to collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation.

The actions that I plan on taking to achieve the 1^st goal is to have students start doing reflections to post on our classroom blog. I feel that this will give them the opportunity to reflect on their learning and understanding of the concepts in class. This will also give students the opportunity to read other students’ reflections, and comment on them. The 2^nd standard I selected I am going to plan on implementing remind 101 with my classroom parents. This will be able to keep parents in constant connection with what is going on in my classroom. I also have a class Facebook page that I will use to keep students, parents, and community members involved in what is going on in my classroom. This is a place where I can share pictures and projects. I can also use it for communication or even asking for resources or support from the community and parents.

I plan on monitoring my progress through a journal. I will keep my thoughts about how the technology tools are helping me achieve my goals. I can also write down things that I would like to change or any strategies that seemed to be beneficial. I would also like an outside person to be aware of the goals that I have for myself. I plan on having my principal be involved so that way they can watch for the growth towards my goals as well.

I plan on keeping current with any new technology tools that come out that might help me achieve my goal more effectively. This will help me extend my learning. I also plan on using some social media to help with this. Edmodo is a great resource to find and locate support, resources, or new ideas.