I work best in stages. As a new dad, football coach and high school physical education teacher, I like to approach things a little at a time and so that is how my GAME plan has been going. I think about it a little bit every day. I have been looking at two National Standards to better integrate technology into my physical education classroom. Over the weekend I browsed through my lap top (while watching the Cleveland Browns, of course) and was enlightened on how to better meet these two goals:
1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
Both are critical for taking my classroom into 21st century learning.
The creativity factor I have decided will come in the form of flip video cameras that my students can use to take footage and creatively edit as part of my curriculum of my weightlifting class. My school is limited, but we do have a few of these cameras and the students love to use them. This would help them with form and give them the drive to be more competitive. I surfed the internet and found Prezi (www.prezi.com). This looks like a really cool site that would give my students the opportunity to create something better than a slideshow, more like a movie production!
Next, I am looking at my second goal, especially in relation to this week’s resources. I found that I can assess my students in four different ways: forced option, open-ended, performance-based and project-based, all while tying in technology (Cennamo 2009). Recently, I have become more acquainted with Survey Monkey (www.surveymonkey.com). This program would allow me to assess my students in a couple of these ways using technology. There is so much to integrate. It seems overwhelming at times as I work towards meeting two National Standards in my classroom.
The questions I have now are, once I use these tools in my classroom, have I succeeded? How often should I be integrating them and still keep physical activity at the forefront? I will keep searching.
Joel
Cennamo, K., Ross, J. & Ertmer, P. (2009). Technology Integration for Meaningful Classroom Use: A Standards-Based Approach. (Laureate Education, Inc., Custom ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning
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Another great online survey tool is WebSurveyMaster http://www.websurveymaster.com/ we use it for all our surveys, it is very easy to use, the surveys look very professional and the result analysis tools are fantastic.
ReplyDeleteAlison
Joel,
ReplyDeleteHave you ever created a podcast? I think this would be a great tool for you to use with your students. I think they would love it, especially if they enjoy using the flip camera. This is a great way for them to utilize their knowledge and it is fun too!
Linzie Humphrey
Alison,
ReplyDeleteI have not tried that one, but will look at it.
Thank you.
Joel
Linzie,
ReplyDeleteYes, I did for a class awhile back. Maybe it was the primitive tools I was using but I found parts of it very frustrating. Any suggestions?
Joel
Joel,
ReplyDeleteOne thing I have learned about using/creating videos in my classroom is that students tend to work harder and create better products if they know it will be shared with other people. Do you have a morning announcement program that broadcasts video? I have used this for some of my classroom videos that were more public service type announcements. I have also created a YouTube account that I post our students videos to (obviously with parent approval via the beginning of the year paperwork that they fill out). Good luck with your projects.