ISTE – Knowledge Constructor – Empowering Skilled Researchers

As part of my ongoing exploration of how ISTE Student Standards can be implemented in the classroom, I am focusing this week on ISTE Student Standard 3: Knowledge Constructor.  Addressing how students will locate and use information from digital sources using a variety of tools and methods to create collections of artifacts that demonstrate meaningful connections … Continue reading ISTE – Knowledge Constructor – Empowering Skilled Researchers

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MISSION STATEMENT & GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Autumn Ottenad’s Mission Statement & Guiding Principles My role as a teacher is to both ready students with the skills and knowledge for a time of hyper-learning and connectedness and engage them to take ownership of their learning. And by hyper-learning, I am referring to the fast-paced educational time we are currently in spurred by … Continue reading MISSION STATEMENT & GUIDING PRINCIPLES

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EDTC 6432 – Final Project – Creating a Game

For my final project in Computer Authoring, I wanted to create a game that I could potentially use in my middle school ELA/SS classroom.  I figured that US History would be a better choice as the answers are more direct, and there is no mistaking the true answer unlike Language Arts when the answer can … Continue reading EDTC 6432 – Final Project – Creating a Game

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EDTC 6432 – Quest Read & Map

I read and mapped Connected Code: Why Children Need to Learn Programming by  Yasmin B. Kafai & Quinn Burke and then created a Mind Map based off of what I read. The quest asked for us to use Coggle but I find it a bit cumbersome so I decided to use a Mind Mapping service that I have … Continue reading EDTC 6432 – Quest Read & Map

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EDTC 6432 Code.org Quest

Our Instructions were; Reflect on whether learning to code is useful for your students and/or you as a teacher. Write a few notes down to share during the Submission process of this quest. Go to http://studio.code.org/ and click on the Sign-in link to create an account. (I used my Google account to create my account … Continue reading EDTC 6432 Code.org Quest

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EDTC 6433 – Module 5 – Establishing Technology Leaders

ISTE Standard 5 inspiration: Exhibit leadership by demonstrating a vision of technology infusion, participating in shared decision making and community building, and developing the leadership and technology skills of others. How can I as someone who wants to show teachers what I use on a daily basis regarding technology do that and develop the leadership … Continue reading EDTC 6433 – Module 5 – Establishing Technology Leaders

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EDTC – Module 4 – Promote & Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility

EDTC Module 4 – Promote & Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility Trigger Question: How can I as a 7th grade ELA/SS teacher help to advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources? As a 7th grade ELA/SS … Continue reading EDTC – Module 4 – Promote & Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility

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EDTC 6433 – Module 3 – ISTE Standard 3 -Collaborating with Peers

EDTC 6433 – Module 3 – ISTE Standard 3 – How can I collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation without making them feel insecure or giving up? My demonstrations have sometimes not gone over the way I would have like them to … Continue reading EDTC 6433 – Module 3 – ISTE Standard 3 -Collaborating with Peers

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