I have been having an experience as many of my Cohort 21 members. \u00a0Although my blog has been somewhat neglected it is not from a lack of technology in my classroom- in fact it is due to the overwhelming amount of work I have been doing; much of which has been adding technology to my classrooms.<\/p>\n
As if somehow knowing that I needed a personalized action plan, our school has recently launched a new website. \u00a0Alongside this website, teachers have also been given a portal where they can upload any resources, create online quizzes and discussions, maintain a classroom calendar etc.<\/p>\n
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This portal has become magical to me as I am entering a unit that is FULL of original ideas, homework and assignments (therefore, creating a lot of paper). \u00a0Instead, I can simply upload the work and the students can have access to it at all times. \u00a0Moreover, I have uploaded rubrics, as well, so that if they happen to lose theirs or do not have it at home while working on a project they can simply log on via their portal to see find what they are missing.<\/p>\n
In addition, I wanted to change something in both my grade nine and ten classes. \u00a0For the nines, my plan is to conclude the year with an independent novel study. \u00a0What I didn’t want was for them to simply complete content questions but instead to engage in the book and discuss it (in french)\u00a0among\u00a0one another. \u00a0In order to accomplish this, my plan is to create (when I have a spare minute of course!) reading response prompts and have the students log into their portals to answer. \u00a0Once everyone has answered the students will have to reply\/comment on their peers’ responses creating a thread of discussion.<\/p>\n
As for my grade ten course, they will be doing a research project on the Phantom of the Opera as well as Paris and its tourism industry. \u00a0Being given time in our computer lab and in the library my intention is to introduce Diigo into their lives. \u00a0I know many of them will find this a very useful tool and they will be excited for the introduction to something new on the web!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I have been having an experience as many of my Cohort 21 members. \u00a0Although my blog has been somewhat neglected it is not from a lack of technology in my classroom- in fact it is due to the overwhelming amount … Continue reading