Internship Reflections: TF 11.C

Identify and locate technology resources and evaluate them for accuracy and suitability.

Locate Web 2.0 resources appropriate for elementary.

Throughout the school year I have helped the school work towards the utilization of Web 2.0 sites that benefit elementary aged children. I have a Diigo site strictly for Web 2.0 favorites and have emailed teachers throughout the year when new sites have been discovered. During our once a month after school training sessions I have coordinated many Web 2.0 sessions such as: Facebook for Communication in Education; Primary Innovation (Web 2.0 for kindergarten through second grade), Tweet: Using Twitter in Education, Glogster and Audioboo.

Diigo Web 2.0 list: http://www.diigo.com/list/leanneknight/list-201011051904019

While at the ISTE conference in Philadelphia during the summer of 2011, I attended many Web 2.0 sessions. I found many valuable tools for teachers to utilize with their students.  At our summer Technology Academy held in Highland Park, I presented “The Award for the Best Web Tools Goes To….” Using the Google presentation tool to create my slide show found at http://goo.gl/dxhXX.  I also presented Web 2.0 Tools for Writers during the district Technology Academy using the presentation at http://goo.gl/TRSWj .

Internship Reflections: TF 11.B

Apply current research on teaching and learning with technology when planning learning environments and experiences.

Help technology team by researching one-to-one laptop initiative and help pilot program.

I began researching different 1-1 laptop devices in August 2010. I met with several vendors to discuss their company’s options. After meeting with Chad Henderson from Dell, I realized that the Dell Netbook 2110 was what our campus needed. I was able to use the netbook for a trial period. I found the netbook to be extremely durable and hard working. I found that all the elementary programs would work on the laptop. The netbooks also had the availability to have a mobile lab with specific slot allocated for 24 laptops.

After getting the logistics of which laptop and the receiving quotes from Dell, I was able to meet with the principal and PTA gift committee concerning the decision to pilot a two netbook carts for third grade and two carts for fourth grade. The pilot would be from February 2011 till the end of May 2011. In the fall of 2011, we will purchase two more netbook carts for each third and fourth grade teams. In the Spring of 2012, we plan to purchase the final two carts for the final two classes in each third and fourth grade team.

During the pilot time, I met with the 4 teachers, two from third and two from fourth, to discuss ways to implement the netbooks. I created a group on our district Ning to keep our conversations and also have a list of resources the teachers could easily retrieve.

I implemented a book study on the book called 1-to-1 Learning by Pamela Livingston.

Internship Reflections: TF 11.A

Design developmentally appropriate learning opportunities that apply technology-enhances instructional strategies to support diverse needs of learners.

Plan with grade levels appropriate lessons using technology.

At the end of September, 2010,  the third grade teachers wanted to start a project with their student’s favorite places around our city. I met with the teachers to discuss the possibilities of branching this lesson so that the student could take the idea global. We started with the logistics of students gathering pictures of their favorite spots around University Park, Texas. The students were to create a five or more “slide” narrated VoiceThread about their favorite spots around town which we called hot spots. We contacted our district Global Teacher, Edna Phythian, to help us connect with a class in Madrid. We created a shared Google doc to keep everything organized and in writing. I met again with the teachers in early October to finalize lesson and to create a simple blog where we could link each students VoiceThread for others to easily find and interact. On October 21 I updated our shared Google doc to have links to each teacher’s VoiceThread Hotspot project on the blog. Later the teacher from Madrid shared her link.

Click on the following links to begin watching videos:
UP-Kellison Golden's Hot Spots Password: Panthers
UP-Kirsten Taylor’s Hot Spots Password: Panthers
UP-Kim Brooks’ Hot Spots Password: Panthers
UP-Kelli Goolsby’s Hot Spots Password: Panthers
UP-Kathleen Taylor’s Hot Spots Password: Panthers
UP-Laura Cornett’s Hot Spots Password: Panthers
Madrid Hot Spots Password: joaquina

Internship Reflections: TF 1.B

 

Demonstrate continual growth in technology knowledge and skills to stay abreast of current and emerging technologies.

Go to ISTE in Philadelphia to learn and share innovative technology.

During the summer of 2011, I attended the International Society for Technology in Education conference in Philadelphia. I often appreciate technology conferences. Alan November’s Building Leadership Communities (BLC) in Boston is my favorite but this year I chose to participate in ISTE’s yearly conference. I flew to Philly on Sunday,  June 26 with a fellow Technologist, Leslie Kennemer.  I attended many sessions. The first few days the sessions were not up to our standards but Tuesday and Wednesday were excellent.  I took detailed notes on sessions using a Google doc so I could easily recall information shared and also share with my colleagues. The Doc is located at: http://goo.gl/1zcAj . We returned to Dallas the evening of July 29, 2011.

At our summer Technology Academy held in Highland Park, I presented “The Award for the Best Web Tools Goes To….” Using the Google presentation tool to create my slide show found at http://goo.gl/dxhXX.  I also presented Web 2.0 Tools for Writers during the district Technology Academy using the presentation at http://goo.gl/TRSWj .

I enjoyed presenting the Web Tools to the district on July 26 and July 28, 2011. The teachers at the presentation were very appreciative of the information shown. I tried to have sites that would benefit my audience of elementary teachers. I allowed the teachers to have time at the end to get familiar with the sites they found most interesting and valuable for the grade they taught.

Internship Reflections: TF 1.A

 Demonstrate knowledge, skills, and understanding of concepts related to technology (as described in the ISTE NETS*T).

Meet with teams to discuss district and campus plans.

On September 7 and 8, 2010, I met with the grade level teachers during their conference times. I led a discussion about appropriate technology usage for their age groups. I compiled a list of appropriate technologies including Web 2.0 tools on a Google Doc so the teachers and principal could access as necessary: click here

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14nMEgUwXvbwWo7nZu2frM7gYR7MR6jHyxkrYh0INRBo/edit?hl=en_US&authkey=CPDnyrQL#

I led the discussion on yearly testing such as MAPs. I also helped the teachers understand the importance of utilizing Edna Phythian, Special Teacher on Assignment for Global Technology. I reiterated that in all the technology planning considered throughout the year, the teachers need to concentrate on the student being the end user of technology.

Meeting Notes for the Week of Sept 7, 2010

ActivUsers: what do you want to see? (first meeting will be Sept 22 over Inspire rest of year will be Web 2.0 and other tools)
Sept 22, Oct. 27, Nov. 17, no Dec, Jan 26, Feb 23, Mar 23, April 20


MAPS: direct link: http://up.hpisd.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=ePBoZ3y1fM0%3d&tabid=489&mid=24413

Global: Edna Phythian

How are you planning on being bold?
Student as end user.
What should we be seeing and how are we moving towards November’s vision.
(don’t forget “students using Promethean Board”)

More electronic products will make easier for electronic portfolios.

Kindergarten:
Sept. 8 at 1:30
Pixie
ipods for listening centers
pebble go for research
starfall
learning.com
students using Promethean board
digital cameras to create stories
tumblebooks
bookflix
teacher: united streaming
teacher: webcam animal studies on websites
flip cameras (teacher and students)
voicethread with partners (with 3rd/4th gr book buddies)
students create own flipchart
type to learn
WebEx web conferencing
Skype

First:
Sept. 8 at 12:15
Kidspiration
PIxie
whole group photostory (teacher directed)
using Promethean board
ipods for listening centers
learning.com
type to learn jr
tumblebooks
bookflix
research: pebble go, nettrekker
moodle: forums
blogs: blogger
Word, Publisher


Second:
Sept 9 at 8:20
Pixie
readers’ theater with flip
timeliner
learning.com
research: pebble go, enchanted learning, Britannica
brain pop
Word and Publisher
type to learn jr.
VoiceThread
Moodle or Blogs
Skype
Digital Cameras
Twitter for teachers
Kidspiration
Google Earth
photostory


Third:
Sept. 7 at 9:30
Planets-Animoto
Hot Spots- PhotoStory
Regions: research and choose how to present (PowerPoint, PhotoStory, video, open ended on how they wanted to present to class)
food chain, book read, etc: VoiceThread
ipods: fluency practice
vocaroo
graphic organizer: kidspiration
google Earth for biography project
blogging with ePals but some are changing to Moodle forums....some are blogging using ePals
Promethean Board
flip camera with reader’s theater
podcacts from stories read from writing journals
mathcasts using Jing (screencast)
skype


Fourth
Sept 9 at 10:45
Whiteboard
laptops
expressions
voicethreading
blogging and Moodle
glogster
twitter (teacher as user)
teachers using videos from youtube
photostory
powerpoint
flip camera (example: book talks)
document camera
word (tables)
learning.com
nettrekker, Britannica, webquest, pebble go, discovery learning
brainpop
podcasts
skype
animoto