Sharing my Learning
In terms of sharing my learning
and Web 2.0 tools with other professionals, I am going to continue putting my
voice out there, whether it be through staff room conversations, holding
impromptu learning sessions to answer colleagues questions about technology,
making presentations during our staff meetings or Tweeting about our technology
use, etc. I am determined to
spread the use of technology to other teachers and students. I will continue to use the tools with
my students and report on our progress to others who are willing to listen in
an attempt to show others that the tools can be engaging, inspiring and
academic in nature. Just by
sharing the tools with my students, they will share them with their parents,
siblings, friends, etc. which will help in my attempt to get the word out to
others.
Surprisingly, mostly to myself, I
would also like to continue blogging as another venue for getting my voice
heard. It may not be at
Richardson’s (2010) academic level of blogging, but I would like to use blogging
as a setting for sharing my own and my students learning through technology in
the classroom.
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| Web 2.0 in the Classroom |
Web 2.0 in the Classroom
There are a number of ways in
which I would like to continue or begin to use Web 2.0 tools in the classroom:
·
Continue to use Google Apps for communicating
through e-mail and our classroom website with parents and students.
·
Continue to use Google Docs for students to
share their writing and to help one another with revising and editing their
work.
·
Continue to use Evernote to maintain records of
student achievement and learning.
·
Allow students access to their own blogs to
allow for authentic audiences in their writing and to encourage commenting on
other students’ blogs to further discussions about our learning.
·
Use Diigo to assist students with bridging the
gap between researching using only textbooks and library books to using online
websites, without getting lost in the jungle of the online universe.
·
Introduce students to the process of using
Animoto to display their learning and understanding as well as continue to
create videos that share our classroom learning with other professionals,
parents and students.
Continuing to Move Forward
As our inquiry projects and our
EDES course wind down, I realize that I still have a lot to learn in terms of
Web 2.0. I have come a long way
since the beginning of the term and there is no way that I want to go back
now. I have been inspired and challenged
by the learning that has occurred and I would like to continue that into the
future. These are some of my own
goals that I would like to continue past the completion of this course:
1. To
continue to blog, but more in a classroom setting and the things that I am
attempting with my students.
2. To
incorporate those Web 2.0 tools listed above into my own classroom before the
end of the school year.
3. To
continue to be engaged with my online Professional Learning Network through
Twitter and RSS Blog feeds.
4. To
investigate the possibilities of social communication through Skype in the
classroom.
5. To
continue to be informed about Web 2.0 tools as well as look forward towards Web
3.0.
6. To
continue to share and encourage fellow colleagues to use Web 2.0 tools in their
classrooms.
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| Baby Steps |
This is Only the Beginning
Through this inquiry project, I
have learned a lot about myself both personally and professionally. I have been challenged, engaged,
inspired and motivated to learn more.
Although I have learned how to walk in a Web 2.0 world, I am nowhere
near running. These first few
wobbly steps have been just what I have needed to push me further into becoming
a better teacher and learner. I
look forward to what the future has in store and am confident that I have the
basis that I need to ensure that I can recover from any stumbles as well as
continue to grow and challenge both myself and my students through the use of
Web 2.0 tools.
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| Reflection: Wordle Style |
References
Richardson, W. (2010). Blogs,
wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms. Thousand
Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
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