Our
Classroom
The
next project I believe demonstrates my competency and
understanding of instruction.
Our
Classroom was my choice for the culminating
assignment for Dr.
Peach’s
EDU 556 Advance Wed Design class. It took me a while to
decide what exactly I wanted to do for the assignment. I had
so many web page ideas and there was a need for all my ideas
in my classroom. Many of my other ideas would just be used for
one class and for a short amount of time. I thought of one
idea that would be used by all my students and other people
outside of my classroom.
I
had been working on a project outside of graduate school that
people called The
Paperless Classroom.
The project was action research-based looking at using
mobile devices such as personal digital assistants ad
handhelds to create a classroom environment that used as
little paper as possible. I had been working on the project
for a couple of years in my classroom and had presented my
ideas and to use PDAs in the classroom at several conferences.
I found that I did a lot of training on just how to use a PDA
in my class and out in conferences. I would verbally tell them
how to use a program and use an emulator to project a device
on a screen. I repeated myself a lot and walked over to help
people. And many of my students had trouble keeping up with me
and needed the directions written down. Also, we had the
problem that the students or the educators were not able to
remember the steps when they were not with me.
I
needed written directions that the students could use at home
and at times when I was not there to help. So, I decided to
create tutorials on all the major programs and functions of
the PDA. I would use numbered steps and create screen shots of
the steps at each level. I also decided I would create all my
graphics and include a video. With a lot of help from my
classmates and Dr. Peach I finished what I considered my best
example of my competency in instruction. I saw that I had a
diverse population with different instructional needs and
decided to better meet those needs. Click here to view Our
Classroom.
|
