My plans for the coming year in terms of utilizing skills and knowledge from this course are as follows:
- Consider and refer to the SECTIONS model when deciding when and if to use technology for particular pedagogical purposes.
- Think of what I would like the kids to learn and then decide if technology can enhance the learning environment, rather than experimenting with tools.
- Keep on top of directions in educational technology using Scoopit and Twitter, building in 30 minutes a week to peruse these curating tools.
- Complete and use the Moodle course I began developing to teach Social Responsibility and possibly make one other course in an area where few resources currently exist, for example Career and Health or French.
- Use a wiki for pro-d sharing
- Create kidblogs for my class for teaching and sharing writing, self-expression and belonging, collaborating on activities, etc.
- Continue in the MET program.
Throughout this course I have been inspired and excited by the tools I have been able to use and try, and by tools used by others. Here is a list of what I am intending to work on next year:
Wikis: pro-d (to share goals, wish-lists, and responses to pro-d), field trip responses, study guides, book lists
Moodle: for Social Responsibility learning outcomes, using the Moodle I developed in this course
Social Media: Storybird for writing and social responsibility, sock puppets for concept review in Science and Socials, Animoto for beginning the year with introductions, Kerpoof for lesson plans in tall tales/fairy tales, Vuvox for photo collages, Animoto for presentations, Zooburst for introducing popups and presentation choices, goanimate for creating dialogue about a concept. Photopeach for students who go on vacations during the year, and as a way to introduce themselves to build community at the beginning of the year.