Assignment 11A: Slidecasting

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Assignment 12: Newsletters

I created a newsletter that I would give to each student on the first day of school to inform their parents of what the year will look like in my class. The link to it is below.
Newsletter

Assignment 11A: Podcasts

Podcasts can be extremely helpful in the classroom. They can be used as lecture tools if I miss class or if there isn't enough time to cover all the material in the classroom. Lectures and questions could be given as homework where the students need to listen to the podcast and answer questions. It could also be a good review tool before tests or exams to go back over the key material of the section.

Assignment 10: Concept Maps and Learning Games

Concept Maps:

I created a concept map about the Don't Ask, Don't Tell government policy. The link below will connect you to the map.
Concept Map

Concept maps are extremely helpful in the classroom. In history, they can be used to show the connections between events, documents, laws, etc. It's a visually appealing way to illustrate the various aspects of a policy or law, such as DADT, by separating it into the people, chronology, setting, effects, etc. Students can more easily sort out information and identify the main ideas. Concept maps can also be used to show how seemingly unrelated events are related. Mapping things such as the Treaty of Versailles and then showing how the different tenets of the treaty helped directly cause WWII. Concept maps are also a great study tool. Students can fill in the map to test their understand and review for exams.


Learning with Games and Simulations:

Stay Afloat- WWII Edition

This FunBrain game is similar to hangman, but offers clues to the answer to aid in guessing. I would use this as a review tool before a test in order to help students review the material.

Who Is That?- Presidents Edition

Another FunBrain game, this offers clues and a portrait of a president. Then, you guess which president is being described. This could be used as a review tool, or as fun way to gauge student's previous knowledge of the presidents. It could also be a fun game to play as a class by splitting into teams and letting the students work together to figure out the correct answer.

Assignment 9: Word Clouds

Wordle can be used in the classroom as an aid students who learn visually. The word cloud arranges the words that are most used, so the main point of a paragraph can be easily identified. For instance, the word cloud above was created from notes from my history class. You can see that the topic of that day was women's participation in the workforce during the great depression.

Assignment 8B: Digital Storytelling...again

Assignment 8A: Digital Storytelling

I made this digital story about Ida B. Wells using Voice Thread. I could use this technology in the classroom to record lectures ahead of time, if for instance I would be absent one day. I could also use it as a way to test student's understandings by assigning group projects where the group would collaborate on a video, each recording their own comments.

This project helped me address the ISTE Standards of Model Digital-Age Work and Learning, Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments, and Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership. I have to have extensive knowledge of the technology available and how to use it if I am to assign my students a project using said technology. Using Voice Thread would also be a digital age assessment tool. And, by my exploring and understanding the technology, I am engaging in professional growth.