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1. **Action Plan Summary Statement** I would like to become more familiar with state standards using the new PDE website and the SAS option. This website is still in it's infancy stage but it does offer a great deal of lesson plan ideas and primary documents. I would also like use more technology in the classroom to promote higher level thinking using digital tools. Using the NETS standards will help me utilize technology for student achievement. --www.pdesas.org --Copy of Bloom's HOT --Copy of NETS standards for both teachers and students --Support from administration to facilitate technology driven assessment The timeline for this plan is next school year 2010-2011. We now have to put standards into our lesson plans, so I will be referring to the SAS site weekly. I also plan to use the NETS site every unit as students will complete a project that is technology based.
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Using technology as a measure of assessment and student achievement is goal of mine for next school year. I plan to implement Glogster, Photostory, and MovieMaker tools. I also plan on using online quizzes, surveys, and blogs so students can utilize technology and this can be done at home. We are now in the technological revolution, therefore students should be taught skills they will use in the 21st Century. Everything seems to be technology related and the more aware and more opportunities students have to experience it will only help them in the future. --I will need support from administrators especially with cell phone usage in the classroom --Need access to the computer lab --Updated software on my class computer to allow digital tool presentations to take place I plan on developing student centered projects that use digital tools at minimum once a marking period. I also plan to use blogs, and surveys on a weekly basis starting next year. Surveys will be great for gathering information and students can use their cell phones and receive instant feedack.
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3. **Action Plan Summary** Students must find comfort in using technology devices and I plan to give them the opportunity to do so in my classroom. I pland on creating three separate wikispaces this summer for each my classes. This way students can gather information about the courses and assignments away from school. Students will use the Internet to locate information, however each student will complete a website evaluation form that can be found in my lesson plan number one of this wikispace. --Support from the district to maintain a wikispace that both students and parents can view --Additional resources for web evaluation--key components that I did not consider --For the wikispace to be successful and effective I would need students and parents to actually utilize it. --I plan on creating three wikispaces this summer and using them next school year. I plan on updating the wikispace weekly to add new assignments, quizzes, blogs, or surveys. I plan on giving students a web evaluation form for every project they use websites for locating information.
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4. **Action Plan Summary** I would like every student to understand computer responsibility and digital citizenship by addressing the issue of copyright laws and infringement. I plan to cover this topic the first week of school, and do a lesson on how copyright can be a serious danger in school and especially outside of school.Using Copyright Bay and the animated Disney video as material covering the issue, students should get the sense the copyright is a big deal. I would also like to lead an in-service or faculty meeting regarding the issue of Internet safety and copyright laws. --Agreement of administration to lead the faculty in a discussion/lesson regarding Online safety --Access to computer lab for students to locate websites that detail safe habits for websites, chat rooms, and cellphone usage --Support from other staff addressing digital citizenship and responsibility. Hearing it from one teacher will not be as effective I plan to do the copyright lesson and Internet safety lesson at the beginning of each semester for 2010-2011. I plan to make this a yearly practice so at least students are familiar with the concept.I also plan on leading a faculty meeting (maybe with our technology teacher) dealing with copyright and safe usage of the Internet and discuss the dangers in cyberspace (preferrably at an in-service prior to the school year).
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5. **Action Plan Summary** My plan not only for next year, but every year is to keep current with the vast amount of technology. I don't belong to any committees, however I do plan on meeting with our technology teacher and discussing new programs and tools that I can use in my classroom. I also am a part of a Diigo group, so I can discuss and share information with other colleagues from different schools and subject matter. I would also like to attend a workshop once or twice a year that relates to technology in the classroom to keep me up-to-date. --Permission to allow me to attend workshops from our district --Need to see other programs and how they can be used as educational tools --Keep my online accounts and groups updated I will continue to check my online groups for new ideas as well as journals and magazines I have subscribed to. Most importantly I would like to meet with our technology teacher (who frequently attends workshops) once a month next year. I would also like to attend one technology workshop per year starting next school year.
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