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9.a. Website Reviews - School-Community Relations

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 23:09:43 +0100

For School Community Relations, Bernie Gurule charged us with exploring 20 education-related websites and rating them for ease of navigation and usefulness to their audiences.

Fiona Worcester
Website Review
ED612- School - Community Relations
Bernie Gurule
July 9, 2010

Click here to see my reviews in GoogleDocs.

9.c. Educational Technology Projects

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 06:56:08 +0100

The following assignments were most directly related to Performance 9.c.: [Teachers] value technology as a tool for student and teacher lifelong learning. Please click on the links to navigate to the relevant pages.

Fall (ED630) Assignments:

Project #4: Energy Self-Study

Conducted an empirical study to determine the “phantom load” energy used by leaving my appliances plugged in. Upon analyzing my results, created a PowerPoint presentation, performed it for a video camera, and posted it to YouTube. Utilized PowerPoint, a Watt Meter, Excel, and YouTube in the process of this project.

Project #5: Philosophy of Education

Created a YouTube music video version of my Philosophy of Education modeled after a pop song. In order to auto-tune and properly mix my karaoke-style rap, I learned to use GarageBand. I also learned how to use iMovie in the process and learned more about posting videos to YouTube. The energy I put into this project is indicative of my passion as a life-long learner for learning new technology.

Spring (ED632) Assignments:

Project #1: Social Media Involvement

For this project, I became involved in a social media site relevant to my subject area, the Bright Hub K-12 Learning channel. My involvement eventually culminated in my being accepted as a paid writer for the site.

Project #2: Internet Resources

In this project, I outlined various internet resources that I find most useful in my educational practice and in use for teaching my students.

Project #3: Digital Narrative

For this project, called the Digital Narrative, I was tasked with learning to tell a story digitally. I elected to complete an assignment I had just asked my students to do in essay format; write your own chapter of “the Odyssey”. I went through a process of planning and script-writing, and, using an online animation platform called goanimate, created an animation with my own cast of characters online to tell the story, posting it to YouTube. Again, this project shows my enthusiasm for learning as well as for utilizing new technologies.

Project #4: Individualized Education Project

For this project, I learned how to create podcasts and demonstrated mastery of this new skill by creating a satirical podcast (called “stupid questions”) with the help of my 3^rd-hour class, which I posted on YouTube. Then, I used backwards design to create a series of six English-content-area lessons that utilize podcasting. I can’t wait to use podcasting in my classroom!

9.c. Refer to Evaluations

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 06:45:50 +0100

Please refer to my Final Intern Evaluation for evidence that I have met performance 9.c.. For Goal 9, I received a rating of “6”: “Exceeds Goals”.

Intern Evaluation, Spring 2011
Please note that this final evaluation summarizes all relevant material from my Fall Intern Evaluation.

9.b. Refer to Evaluations

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 06:45:00 +0100

Please refer to my Final Intern Evaluation for evidence that I have met performance 9.b.. For Goal 9, I received a rating of “6”: “Exceeds Goals”.

Intern Evaluation, Spring 2011
Please note that this final evaluation summarizes all relevant material from my Fall Intern Evaluation.

9.b. Refer to Teacher Work Sample

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 06:47:27 +0100

Please refer to Factor 1 (pages 31-32) of my Teacher Work Sample for evidence that I have met performance 9.b. (a description of how I used technology in my ArtLit Unit:

Teacher Work Sample

9.b. Educational Technology Projects

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 06:48:03 +0100

The following assignments were most directly related to Performance 9.b.: [Teachers] integrate technology in planning, instruction, and assessment to support student learning. Please click on the links to navigate to the relevant pages.

Fall (ED630) Assignments:

Project #2: Futuring Assignment

Consumed articles and videos on the evolving use and role of technology in general and with regards to education and reflected upon the purpose and evolving role of technology in the classroom. Viewed student-created technology piece, came up with a rubric to assess it, and assessed it, focusing on potential limitations of the medium.

Project #3: Technology Survey

Conducted a survey of the technology available at West High School, the location of my student-teaching.

Spring (ED632) Assignments:

Project #2: Internet Resources

In this project, I outlined various internet resources that I find most useful in my educational practice and in use for teaching my students.

Project #3: Digital Narrative

For this project, called the Digital Narrative, I was tasked with learning to tell a story digitally. I elected to complete an assignment I had just asked my students to do in essay format; write your own chapter of “the Odyssey”. I went through a process of planning and script-writing, and, using an online animation platform called goanimate, created an animation with my own cast of characters online to tell the story, posting it to YouTube. I plan on using this website in the future to have my students create a similar product as an alternative to writing an essay.

Project #4: Individualized Education Project

For this project, I learned how to create podcasts and demonstrated mastery of this new skill by creating a satirical podcast (called “stupid questions”) with the help of my 3^rd-hour class, which I posted to YouTube. Then, I used backwards design to create a series of six English-content-area lessons that utilize podcasting, modifying or building off of my existing lesson plans.

9.a. Educational Technology Projects

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 06:44:13 +0100

The following assignments were most directly related to Performance 9.a.: [Teachers] operate computers and other technologies and evaluate their potentials and limitations.

Please click on the links to navigate to the relevant pages.

Fall (ED630) Assignments:

Project #1: Website Creation

Created a website using GoogleSites for the purpose of organizing and displaying work for my Educational Technology Courses.

Project #2: Futuring Assignment

Project #4: Energy Self-Study

Project #5: Philosophy of Education

Spring (ED632) Assignments:

Project #1: Social Media Involvement

Project #3: Digital Narrative

Project #4: Individualized Education Project