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Reflections on my GAME Plan…

The last assignment for this class entitled, Integrating Technology in the Content Areas is:

  • Reflect on the GAME plan you developed and followed throughout the course.  Summarize any new learning that resulted from your following your GAME plan and explain what impact your new learning will have on your instructional practice.

My GAME plan focused on becoming more aware of educational technologies and implementing them in my curriculum. During this class, I have used my Google Reader account as a "gathering service" to sift through many great articles and bring me the ones for which I am looking. I have spent more time reading and researching these educational technologies. I have learned about Nanowrimo (National Novel Writing Month) in which several students have expressed interest. I read about other teachers using wikis, blogs, and online documents to create and extend learning experiences outside the classroom.

  • Describe any immediate adjustments you will make to your instructional practice regarding technology integration in your content area(s) because of your learning from this course.

My taking this course has made me more willing to try new technology projects in my class. I am doing a second, and probably better, digital storytelling project. I have also begun to rethink and re-make some of the "paper and pencil" projects such as poster making. I would like students to choose to make either a poster board poster, or a digital one using Animoto. I will continue to read about current practices in educational technology. I plan to continue to learn, and to use that information to further my students' learning.

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