Month: August 2016

August 8, 2016 preidteacher@gmail.com No comments exist

Educational practices are shifting toward a more personalized learning experience for students.  Formative assessments can be made, taken and analyzed quickly and efficiently with digital tools. Teachers can then customize a learning plan and goals for the student based on the data collected. Educational technology companies are jumping on this market, developing tools and advancements…

August 4, 2016 preidteacher@gmail.com No comments exist

Eportfolios can be designed as a location to the educational and cognitive development of the eportfolio’s owner.  Dr. Helen Barrett writes “ePortfolio (electronic portfolio) is an electronic collection of evidence that shows your learning journey over time” (Barrett).  The development over time, I believe is one of the more relevant pieces of eportfolios. Human nature…

August 2, 2016 preidteacher@gmail.com No comments exist

 Digital Tools for Engagement and Online Safety      To make learning more engaging there must be an authentic learning environment.  Students must see the value and make connections with the content that is being to the relevance of the learning.  An interesting spin on this idea is what is occurring across the country with learning…

August 2, 2016 preidteacher@gmail.com No comments exist

Meeting Objectives with Digital Learning Tools Organizations will be more proficient in achieving their goals when choosing digital learning tools by starting off answering two questions:   1. What is the objective that the organization wants the student or client to achieve? 2. How would the organization like the student or client to show understanding…

August 2, 2016 preidteacher@gmail.com No comments exist

Technology Literacy in the Digital Learning Age Technology literacy has evolved from pieces of teacher-centered consumption items, to student-centered, student-accessible items.  As devices like computers, phones, and video recorders become smaller and cheaper, then they have fallen into more student hands.  Teachers have had to change their mindset of removing or ignoring the technology in…

August 2, 2016 preidteacher@gmail.com No comments exist

To know one’s self is harder than any level of learning.  If one can find what he or she does not know, then he or she can start learning.  That was my goal on this self assessment.  I used the International Society for Technology in Education Standards for Coaches to assess my digital literacy skills….

August 2, 2016 preidteacher@gmail.com No comments exist

What teachers do matters. What students learn matters. There is a bright future ahead for education and I look forward to the future. For this future to occur, this is what I believe education should be.   Teachers should teach so that all learners can learn No matter what kind of student Is in a…