Module 4 Reflection

How can technology be used most effectively to support and assess student learning?

I believe technology most effectively supports student learning because students are more excited about learning when they are using technology. When a student gets to do an activity on the computer, rather than on a piece of paper at their desk, I think they put more effort into the activity. Also, there are a vast amount of resources that can be reached through using technology that would not be available by using the classroom alone. In referring to assessing student learning there are also a large number of applications that can be used through technology. I believe students will be more successful with technology.

Module 3 Reflection

This module has helped me think about the impact of the Internet on my students' learning in the following ways...

Using the Internet is very important in the classroom for communication and collaboration. There are many useful communication tools such as e-mail, online chats, instant messaging, surveying or polling, and voice over Internet protocol. All of these can help teachers communicate with parents or students and allow students to communicate with each other which also promotes student collaboration. Other collaborating tools are blogs, wikis, and other online collaborative web sites.

Module 2 Reflection

This module has helped me think about using standards, CFQs, or formative assessment in the following ways...

I think that it is important to remember that when using standards, CFQs, or formative assessment, it is important to think each one through completely. When deciding on a unit plan you must decide what you would like the students to get out of it, or what you want to learn from it. Using standards allows you to follow guidelines when forming the unit plan. Using CFQs is important to help the students learn to start thinking in depth about the subject of the unit plan, and will hopefully lead to very though provoking student discussions. And lastly, formative assessment will allow you to see if the students have gathered all that you want them to from the unit plan.