Teaching+With+Technology+Week+5

=Readings=

"If they see the rubric for the unit prior to the unit's start, they will understand the outcomes the school is expecting" (pg. 171). In my classroom, 7th grade Computer Lit, the quality of my student's work has improved since I have used rubrics. The students know exactly what they are going to be graded on. The rubrics help guide the students to stay focused. I still struggle with some students who are now high achievers. They just want to do the minimum to get a grade. Other students perfect their project to get the maximum points and even ask what they can do to get extra points. I wish I could instill that self motivation for them to want to do the best.

I have also found that if I begin my lesson with an example of the final product along with the rubric, students focus more on the lesson. I hand out the rubric first then show them an example. I try to use a project former students have created so they see what someone else their age created instead of what the teacher can do. As I present the student's example some students are taking notes on the steps to ensure they get the full points from the rubric. I have seen that if I don't introduce the lesson in this format, the students do not pay attention to details. They rush through the assignment.

Solomon, G., & Schrum, L. (2007). Web 2.0 new tools, new schools. International Society for Technology in the Classroom. pg. 171

=Team Reflection =

For this course, we were to work in small groups over the five week period. The outcome was to create a plan with activities to correlate with the scenario given by the instructor. I joined a group with four other wonderful ladies that had a variety of teaching experience. MJ volunteered to be our team leader. She created a Google site and Google doc for us to use. Each week we were to collaborate using the Google doc. We also posted our input on the Google site.

 I learned how to create a lesson using the UDL lesson format. I challenged myself and chose ELA for Middle School as my subject. My lesson evolved around the students researching Hero’s. They then created characteristics of a hero. After the characteristics were completed, they created an image for their hero using online tools. Once they had an image of the hero, they created a story about their hero. They put the story in an ebook to share with classmates. I really liked the lesson I created. I plan on using it in my classroom. I also learned how to make an ebook. The site I used was not time friendly.

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