Technological Assessment - Smart, Efficient, & New

Assessment is a crucial element in teaching and learning. The results from assessment evaluations monitor student progress and teacher performance. Teacher's critique their delivery strategies and methods based on the evaluation of student progress from lesson and unit plans. We not only assess to get grades but to perform reflections upon how well our instructional delivery worked.







Gone are the days of the standard grade books where teachers would manually grade each assignment and place a letter grade in the designated row and column for each student. In our new technological society there are so many tools available for teachers to assess their students and report efficiently and effectively student progress results. No longer does a teacher have to manually grade assignments in one grade book. Software tools are now available online for student progress tracking. Assessment tools are also available online to help teacher create quizzes, tests, and rubrics for course work evaluation.





Above are logos to available software for teachers to utilize to keep assessment smart, effective and efficient.

Three Facts About Digital Storytelling

1. Brings Pictures to life.

2. Creative way to share stories collaboratively.

3. Uses a centralized theme.

How I used my information literacy, media literacy and information communication and technology sliteracy skills in the creation of my digital story.

I used my media literacy skills to create a personal narrative for a family reflection.

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Social Interactive Model - Collaborative & Cooperative Methods

Social Interactive Model (SIM) of teaching encourages students to work cooperatively and collaboratively. The SIM model focuses on the skills and concepts needed for students to work in productive groups with a common goal. In this model learning is interactive whereas the Teacher is a guide on the side to facilitate the learning process. Students are encouraged to share their knowledge, experiences, perspectives and learning strategies with their learning community.


Cooperative Learning - In a Cooperative Learning environment students are responsible for a job in a small group. The basic elements of Cooperative Learning are Positive Interdependence, Individual Accountability, Group Processing, and Social Skills. Members are placed in a small non-segregated groups to accomplish an assignment that requires the cooperation of all group members. Group members gain from each others efforts during assignment. Members contribute knowledge, skills, and resources. All group members share a common fate - successfully completion is accomplished when all group
members have acquired the learning objectives and goals.


Collaborative Learning is a team of learners not limited to the four walls of a classroom. Collaborative Learning is the method of instructional strategy utilized for the entire course whereas Cooperative Learning is one method used for one learning objective or assignment. Collaborative learning is more meaningful learning because it focuses on collective knowledge and thinking between all members of the group. The characteristics of a Collaborative Classroom are as follows

• Shared Knowledge among Teacher & Students
• Shared Authority among Teacher & Students
• Teachers as Mediators
  
• Heterogeneous Groups
  

Voice Thread

http://voicethread.com/share/437949/

My Voice Thread Project above. Please click on link. I had difficulties with the actual voice recording. Awaiting feedback to correct the issue.

My Digital Story - again!

http://www.mydeo.com/videodownload.asp?YID=229&CID=258659

You may have to copy and paste url into your web browser.

Amy's Digital Story - "My Family"

http://www.mydeo.com/videorequest.asp?XID=22239&CID=258659

Above is the link to my digital video story about my family. This project was so meaningful to me as I could organize and display my family photos. I can also share them with my long distance relatives. This is a great skill to learn as you can create "Magic" with Digital Stories by bring them to live with imagery, narration, and music. I can't wait to use this again. I keep thinking of what a great gift digital video making can be for loved ones. I'm so exciting and can't wait to try this again!