ILP "Design" Edmodo

I designed an Edmodo page for a fifth grade special education class. It is a really good way to be safely connected with students and parents outside of school. Edmodo is really easy to follow and set up. It is secure with an access only code provided for the students so they can access their group and like, comment, and share announcements or assignments.  Edmodo allows students to collaborate in a safe environment online.  It helps students stay organized and on top of their assignments and grades.  I included an announcement, an assignment, and a quiz. I also included 2 folders which include one that has their daily schedule and another for some resources students could use to practice skills.

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Link: https://edmo.do/j/egtsrc

Post 10

As a teacher, I think I will use the data collection tools to survey students' understanding of certain lessons before testing and teaching instruction that they prefer.  It would help me get instant feedback so that I could improve how I teach my lessons to help them better understand things.  The survey is beneficial for both students and teachers as the students can voice their opinion and teachers take that into consideration. I could also use a survey at the beginning of the year to get to know my students better.

When reviewing classmates blogs, I enjoyed reading their experiences with creating our assignments like our website, powerpoints, and newsletters and how they all turned out. We all used different creative takes on designs and content on each of them.  I also liked all the different resources that they provided on their blogs like the websites for open sources and edtech updates.


For my next technology- related skill, I would really like to learn how to use smartboards and Promethean boards. I have never really used one myself and it would be really helpful to know how to operate and teach on one. I think smartboards and Promethean boards engage students in learning, so it would be a good interactive way of teaching. I would achieve my goal by scheduling an appointment at the Tech Sandbox at some point.

Post 9

The Flipped Classroom inverts traditional teaching methods of what happens in the class and what happens at home. Students watch video lectures online at home provided by the teachers before going into class. Then they engage in activities on what should have been learned by watching the videos and are able to get a better understanding of the topic from the teacher and peers. This type of method allows students to learn through activity instead of just traditional lectures alone. It also allows the teacher the time to explain in greater detail difficult concepts if the student already has some sort of prior knowledge by watching podcasts and videos.
http://www.watchknowlearn.org/


Open content are learning and instructional materials that teachers can download and use in the classroom. The content must be retained, revised, remixed, reused, or redistributed. It sort of works like a copyright because it gives instruction as to what you can and cannot do with the materials online. This allows teachers to share material because the creators give others permission to do so by using the 5 Rs.
https://opensource.com/ 

For the PowerPoint Information Dissemination assignment as well as the PowerPoint Interaction assignment a few new skills that I learned was how to hyperlink within the PowerPoint, how to navigate where things should go, and how to disable linear functions. Other than that I was pretty skilled in using PowerPoint. I knew how to change designs and layouts and to add animations and transitions. It was fun adding more interactive things in the presentation because in high school we normally just make Powerpoints information based without extra effort in making it seem fun. In the future I'll definitely make presentations more fun and interactive.