3.2 Managing Digital Tools & Resources
Candidates effectively manage digital tools and resources within the context of student learning experiences. (PSC 3.2/ISTE 3b)
Candidates effectively manage digital tools and resources within the context of student learning experiences. (PSC 3.2/ISTE 3b)
Reflection:
This artifact was created during the second year of my program in ITEC 7460, Professional Learning and Technology Innovation. This involved the students using the iPads to create a Chatterpix from a photo they took as part of their animal research project. These Chatterpix projects were completed with an iPad, a digital tool. By completing these Chatterpix, the students were sharing a learning experience.
This artifact demonstrates mastery of Standard 3.2, Managing Digital Tools and Resource. This was an independent project that my first graders completed. Our whole class was working on another activity that day. The directions for the Chatterpix project were to take a photo of their animal, draw a line where the mouth is, then hit record and share a few facts that they learned while researching their animal. I did have the children write this information in their writing journal so they were reading it from their journals while recording. After modeling those directions for the whole class, they were ready to get started. They went one by one into the little storage room that is attached to our classroom, to keep the background noise out during recordings. One at a time they went in and out completing their Chatterpix recordings, passing the iPad on to the next student while the rest of the class was working on a separate activity. This went on until all twenty four students had finished this Chatterpix project. I was very proud of them as they each mastered the use of this digital app independently.
I learned that even the little first graders are quick to pick up a new digital tool. The confidence they show compared to an adult is inspiring. I also learned that the parents of my students have grown so much this year. Earlier in the year, they never would have listened to their children regarding new apps on the family iPads at home. The evening after the children completed this activity, I received several emails from parents stating their children came home and told their parents about this app and that many had downloaded it onto their iPhones or iPads already. That was very encouraging to hear from parents who earlier in the year resisted their little ones using the internet or going to my blog.
This artifact and project impacted Timber Ridge as these first graders were the first to be utilizing a digital tool in this manner. They were using it for educational purposes. These children were extending their learning by sharing information they had researched about a specific animal. And as the children listened to the Chatterpix projects of their peers, they continued their learning. Completing this project with my first grade students has shown that managing digital tools and resources is something which every grade level can participate.
This artifact was created during the second year of my program in ITEC 7460, Professional Learning and Technology Innovation. This involved the students using the iPads to create a Chatterpix from a photo they took as part of their animal research project. These Chatterpix projects were completed with an iPad, a digital tool. By completing these Chatterpix, the students were sharing a learning experience.
This artifact demonstrates mastery of Standard 3.2, Managing Digital Tools and Resource. This was an independent project that my first graders completed. Our whole class was working on another activity that day. The directions for the Chatterpix project were to take a photo of their animal, draw a line where the mouth is, then hit record and share a few facts that they learned while researching their animal. I did have the children write this information in their writing journal so they were reading it from their journals while recording. After modeling those directions for the whole class, they were ready to get started. They went one by one into the little storage room that is attached to our classroom, to keep the background noise out during recordings. One at a time they went in and out completing their Chatterpix recordings, passing the iPad on to the next student while the rest of the class was working on a separate activity. This went on until all twenty four students had finished this Chatterpix project. I was very proud of them as they each mastered the use of this digital app independently.
I learned that even the little first graders are quick to pick up a new digital tool. The confidence they show compared to an adult is inspiring. I also learned that the parents of my students have grown so much this year. Earlier in the year, they never would have listened to their children regarding new apps on the family iPads at home. The evening after the children completed this activity, I received several emails from parents stating their children came home and told their parents about this app and that many had downloaded it onto their iPhones or iPads already. That was very encouraging to hear from parents who earlier in the year resisted their little ones using the internet or going to my blog.
This artifact and project impacted Timber Ridge as these first graders were the first to be utilizing a digital tool in this manner. They were using it for educational purposes. These children were extending their learning by sharing information they had researched about a specific animal. And as the children listened to the Chatterpix projects of their peers, they continued their learning. Completing this project with my first grade students has shown that managing digital tools and resources is something which every grade level can participate.