Week 13 Assignment

Week 13 Assignment

Technology based rubrics are great to have when working on technology projects.  Using rubrics in the classroom allows students to follow steps of what is expected on the projects and lets students have a better understanding of how to organize the project.

Using clicker assessment tools in the classroom is a great way for the teacher to get instant feedback from the class on a topic.  Using these clickers allows an entire class to be engaged in participation of the class without being singled out.  I think that I could use these clicker tools in my special education classroom for some simple visual thinking assignments.

The Kidspiration Software is great software for helping students that have a hard time with learning.  It allows students a visual aspect to help with organizing their thoughts and how things actually work.   Working with special needs children I think lessons using pictures to breakdown certain subjects could be modified enough to use this site to help in their learning needs.

References:

Inspiration Software, Inc.. (2010). Kidspiration. Available: http://www.inspiration.com/. Last accessed 27th Nov 2010.

Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Digital Storytelling in this chapter is a tool used to create a story from a storyboard on a paper.  Students have to use their creative thinking in this process.  They have to come up with a story and put it on paper then use a camera to make a video and then use a computer and software to edit making a desktop movie.  Students learn that what the see and hear can have a major effect on others.

Graphing calculators are a tool used to support mathematical sense making.  TinkerPlots is visualization software for elementary grade 4 to 8 to allow students to see different patterns and clusters in statistical data.  Fathom Dynamic Statistic Software is for high school students to use for making sense of large data sets.  Geometric Supposer is visual software used in supporting the learning of geometry. These are the tools mention in chapter 9 for helping students learn math.

Is it possible to learn from TV alone?  Yes, television can engage learners with important learning context. Learners can find significant information by viewing a program and work toward solving a problem or how to do something new.