Week 4 Blog

Since Integrating technology in the classroom has become a major focus in my school district over the past two years. The Florida Department of Education has become very hands on with our district because of low standardized test scores and one of the biggest deficiencies they see in our classrooms is the lack of student’s engagement due to inadequate use of technology.

In an attempt to address this problem I will be presenting project based learning activity that will require my students to use multiple technology tools in order to design their very own virtual museum. The technology tools being used will consist of computers, Ipads'/Ipods, adobe elements, clip art, and Microsoft word. Since we will be using a vast variety of technology tools I believe it will be very important for me to make sure my students have prior knowledge of the tools we will be using.

Part of my game has consisted of me getting familiar with the adobe elements so I can effectively model how to use it. One problem I am having that I mentioned in another post is what type of alternative activity do I provide students whose parents want sign the Internet usage permission slips?

Jerry Brown

Week 3 Game Plan

In order to carry out my game plan I will need a number of items in order for the plan to engage the students and effectively enhance instruction. The most crucial resource will be a lap top for each student to use in class, an alternative to the lap tops will be a classroom set of ipods. As I begin to lay the foundation for my game plan, I will need to continue to gather information on how to set up a project that incorporates two different classrooms in two different cities. I will also need to gather information on what type of release/parent permission the student will need in order to participate. As of now I have contacted a peer teacher and discussed a number of different projects we may engage in. I have also reserved a classroom set of ipods that I will be able to keep in my classroom next year.

Jerry Brown