A new educational tool that is rockin' my world is 'smart video'. Apps such as TouchCast Studios are revolutionizing how video's are made and what can be included in videos to make them interactive with the viewer, they are calling it smart video. Educators can use TouchCast Studios and similar apps to create smart videos … Continue reading Smart Video = Smart Kids
Educational Apps
This week I discovered EdShelf, an online organizational tool that allows you to group educational apps and display them much like a Pinterest board. After reviewing many of the apps available on EdShelf, I organized a list of educational apps I currently use, or would like to use in the future. These apps generally focus … Continue reading Educational Apps
Digital Citizenship Journal
This is a running journal of my learning in digital citizenship. Through journaling about my learning experience in digital citizenship I hope to be able to trace my learning to its origins so that I may create a solid foundation for learning and continue to add to it. This journal will run for four weekly … Continue reading Digital Citizenship Journal
Reflection on Instructional Design
As I reflect on my blended learning course and the many lessons I have learned about course design, I recognize many elements of instructional design theories in my work. First, before I began building the course, I reacquainted myself with popular learning theoreies to determine my personal thoughts on what learning is and how it … Continue reading Reflection on Instructional Design
Instructional Design
I finally believe I've found my calling; something that incorporates my love for technology, shares the wealth of pedagogy I've developed as a teacher, and provides me creative flexibility. This is of course, instructional design and after building and designing a unit on world geography foundations, I have become very comfortable in designing online courses. … Continue reading Instructional Design
Action Research for Implementing Blended Learning to Special Needs Students
Topic: Using Blended Learning with Special Needs Students Action research is a step-by-step research method that allows participants to plan, collect and analyze data, reflect, and adapt (Mertler, 2017). It is perfect for teachers as it allows teachers to take control of their classrooms by analyzing their teaching methods and allowing them to make adjustments … Continue reading Action Research for Implementing Blended Learning to Special Needs Students
Re-evaluating My Innovation Plan
In order to create an innovation plan that can be implemented successfully, one needs to carefully plan, reflect, and re-evaluate. This process is essential to implementing a functional plan because it allows the plan to fully develop and adapt to it’s unique environment. That being said, it has been some time since I last reflected … Continue reading Re-evaluating My Innovation Plan
Plan for Professional Development
Course websites are the single greatest tool I have come across as an educator. They serve as a collection for all your curriculum and technology tool needs, helping teachers connect students, parents and the community to the classroom. In this post I detail the required steps to successfully implement course websites in Dickinson ISD. The … Continue reading Plan for Professional Development
Call to Action: Professional Development for Implementing Course Websites
In the era of high stakes testing, increased pressure has schools pressing to deliver optimal professional development to meet the demands of postsecondary readiness and keep teachers abreast of the latest educational trends. Sadly, after reviewing numerous studies on professional development, it is clear that administering successful professional development is not easy, but, it … Continue reading Call to Action: Professional Development for Implementing Course Websites
Leading Organizational Change
What sets great organizations apart from others? Great leaders. In an effort to become a better leader I have been studying how to lead organizational change. In previous posts I have created a foundation for change with My Why Statement, analyzed the six sources of influences to learn how personal, social, and environmental factors influence … Continue reading Leading Organizational Change
