|
Focus Point Eight - Technology and Other Support Curriculum |
|
Competency 009 - The teacher incorporates the effective use of technology to plan, organize, deliver, and evaluate instruction for all students. Interpretation - The early childhood teacher uses her knowledge of technological components, software, and vocabulary to create and integrate lesson instruction and assessment into the classroom curriculum. |
|
Process - “Tapped In” Forum: Technology in the Classroom (Online: http://viking.coe.uh.edu/~kbrooks/cuin3113/Tapped%20In/tppdtransc1.htm) Summary - This is a transcript of a teaching forum done online concerning the use of technology in the classroom. The forum presenter gave a variety of useful websites pertaining to several different subjects. Rationale/Reflection - This transcript is evidence of information learned relating to using technology in the classroom. The transcript shows a printed copy of the discussion which I participated in while joining in the particular online teaching forum. The discussion allowed me to interact with other education students concerning technology while at the same time being taught by a forum leader the various ways different websites can be used in the classroom for teaching purposes. I felt this to be a valuable learning forum and enjoyed participating with other University of Houston classmates in an online teaching discussion. Product - Technology Scavenger Hunt - Outley Elementary (Online: http://viking.coe.uh.edu/~kbrooks/cuin3113/scavhunt/quest2.htm) Summary - This is a completed product done for my technology methods class concerning the available technology at our assigned schools. The scavenger hunt gave me a surprising amount of information about the technology products and processes at Outley Elementary and Alief Independent School District as well. Rationale/Reflection - This Technology Scavenger Hunt was time-consuming but was very worthwhile for lesson plans taught during my PUMA rotation at Outley. I felt this to be the perfect piece of evidence for this competency as a result. I was able to use the information I learned to plan and teach lessons in both of my grade rotations at Outley Elementary. The information I learned will also be useful at Mahaney Elementary where I will be doing my student teaching as well. I was very happy to learn the Alief Independent School District has the technological resources it does and feels they are vital to their students’ successful futures.Performance - Technology “Student Case Study” (Mrs. Cook’s 3rd grade student) (Online: http://viking.coe.uh.edu/~kbrooks/cuin3113/pumastdy.htm) Summary - This is a technology assessment of a third grade student’s progress towards meeting certain TEKS requirements for their grade level. There is a reflection upon the process of assessing a student for technology knowledge and a product created which corresponds to the Student Case Study. Rationale/Reflection - This piece of evidence utilized my knowledge of what curriculum objectives were necessary for teaching technology to third grade students as well as the opportunity to observe the student’s hands-on capabilities during the assessment process. I felt the student had learned many of the objectives required for technology proficiency and could create products which illustrated her knowledge as well. The case study gave me an opportunity to see the successful integration of technology into different subjects being taught in Mrs. Cook’s classroom. |
Back to Portfolio Table of Contents
