Fasten you seats belts and please ensure you tray tables are in their upright positions. My proposed flight plan for ETEC 565 is about to take off. As a full time teacher, teaching both Math and Science, I am turning to technology to find new ways to stay connected to my students. I have been teaching for just over eight years and during this time I have noticed a change in the way that students perceive learning and education. With technology surrounding every aspect of the culture of today’s youth, the need to provide technological guidance is ever increasing. Students need support and guidance to critically and effectively learn how to use the internet, as I have begun to see a generation of “Googlers” and “You Tubers”. Students need to be given the proper tools by which to communicate, assess, and learn using the internet which ensures their safety and meets their dynamic needs. As an educator, I need to be comfortable in my knowledge of the in order to facilitate these needs.
My first goal for this course is to become more proficient and knowledgeable with the use of Course Management Software such as Moodle, Web CT, and others. CMS bundles many different aspects of technology into one platform used to facilitate online discussions and incorporate different media types. I would like to learn how to effectively uses CMS to support the learning and safety of my students.
Secondly, I would like to learn how to use technology to efficiently and effectively assess the learning of my students. Technology affords the ability to provide near instaneous feedback to further students learning and to keep them engaged. As a result I want to learn how to construct and utlize online quizzes, and learning assignments to provide both summative and formative assessment for my students.
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