The last week of this course
had very good videos and readings to help wrap up teaching with
technology. I learned about even more
ways that I could incorporate technology not only into my lessons, but also
through evaluations. James Paul Gee
talked about using video games in assessment and ways to assess a student’s
learning throughout instruction and not only at the end of a unit. I am excited about revisiting my assessments
throughout the year and finding ways to create more authentic assessments and get
away from some of the multiple choice tests. One big question brought up by
Solomon and Schrum is “can assessment be authentic and simultaneously prepare
students to succeed in the standardized testing that they will face” (2007, p.
168)? Teachers have so much pressure for
students to excel on standardized tests and this creates a conflict. I hope to find a way to use different types
of assessments and continue to see my students excel on the mandatory benchmarks
and state testing.
The readings from Pitler,
Hubbel, and Kuhn (2012) gave me some good ideas on using graphic organizers and
reflection as a way to incorporate other types of assessments into my
lessons. This is a perfect example of
using technology that will help students examine, process and analyze information
in order to gain a deeper understanding of what we are teaching. Many
teachers think technology is complicated, time-consuming and expensive, but the
Pitler reading showed that integrating technology should be simple and
effective.
Edutopia.org
(nd). Big thinkers: James Paul Gee on grading with games. Retrieved from
http://www.edutopia.org/digital-generation-james-gee-video
Pitler,
H., Hubbell, E., & Kuhn, M. (2012). Using technology with classroom
instruction that works. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and
Curriculum Development, 57-72.
Solomon,
G., & Schrum, L. (2007). Web 2.0: New tools, new schools. Eugene,
OR: International Society for Technology in Education, 168-176.
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