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vicki09 » Blog Archive » On-Line Professional Development Experience
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Integrating Technology in Schools. On-Line Professional Development Experience. The focus of Webheads in Action is on teacher professional development for teachers and teacher trainers and forming communities of practice with CMC tools. July 5, 2009 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am. English as a Second Language. Leader, and background. Vance Stevens, one of the Webheads. He is from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates,. His discipline is ESL 41637. His main discipline is ESL and Technology Support. The attendees did try ...
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vicki09 » Blog Archive » Week Four Reflection
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Integrating Technology in Schools. Demonstrating Understanding; Teachers and Students. In order to discuss what I have learned from integrating technology, developing student understanding, and teacher contribution to the process of learning, I must start with No Child Left Behind (NCLB). Has high stakes testing improved student performance, student learning, in other words, do students know more? The skills will only cover a narrow path of discovery, a reduced range of skills that will increase over tim...
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vicki09 » Blog Archive » Summary of VoiceThread
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Integrating Technology in Schools. The leadership in technology should include guiding principles and commitment to excellence through technology. The collaboration within the school’s stakeholders for technology integration creates an active professional learning community of authentic learning, which encourages a passion for learning, and helps to bridge the gaps in student achievement. Grant Proposal Findings Video. Week 8 – Assessment. On On-Line Professional Development Experience.
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vicki09 » Blog Archive » UDL Project
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Integrating Technology in Schools. Self-Portrait – Collage. VISUAL COMMUNICATION AND PRODUCTION. Computer art {ART 5.11}. Positional Art{ART 5.6}. How can students learn skills necessary in the 21st Century integrating art and/or photographs with technology? How can students create a work of art on a computer using computer software, while exploring the elements of art and emotion? How can students incorporate Andy Warhol’s artwork and collage with self-portrait and computer art? 5 pts – Excellent. All 4...
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vicki09 » Blog Archive » Week 9 Reflection
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Integrating Technology in Schools. Technology, Professional Learning Community and Building Community Connections. The technology equipment has arrived at many of our schools. We are connected to the world and have the hardware for support. As a matter of fact, the equipment is coming much faster than the skills and knowledge necessary to use it. The surmounting technology requirements of education are forcing schools to get creative and focus on the programs with proven results. Programs by this Septemb...
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vicki09 » Blog Archive » Week One Reflection
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Integrating Technology in Schools. We are constantly creating a future through the challenge and learning of our students, teachers, parents, administration and community. The learning process challenges mindsets and habits engaging students in cross curricular collaboration of critical and non-critical thinking to ensure learning by all individuals in a diverse community. Must take time to think methodically about how to develop a system of engaged and authentic learning for. We must always look at othe...
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vicki09 » Blog Archive » Week 8 – Assessment
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Integrating Technology in Schools. Week 8 – Assessment. Collaborative, Reflective and Ongoing Assessment. First, the practice of informing students about themselves through assessment for learning, focusing on enabled targets, reflection and revision, and communicating to students where they are on the continuum will improve learning. Lastly, students must be in control of their academic success to avoid victimizing themselves. Students must self-reflect to track growth. In my opinion, collaboration does...
