5364 Course Embedded Reflection

My collaboration with my colleagues has been especially meaningful with this course.  There have been several instances in this course when the instructions have not been clear, and we have been able to work as a team to overcome those challenges.  We have often used email, our google docs and google hangout as a means to accomplish our goal of addressing the given scenario.   

I feel the two texts that were required of this course have been very instrumental in the way we chose to address the scenario.  Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works has been and will continue to be my “go to” asset when considering technologies to enhance my student’s learning experience.   Also, Web 2.0 new tools, new schools, has reminded me of the importance of ongoing assessment rather than waiting until the end of the unit to assess.  I believe that these two texts were instrumental when my group used the CAST Lesson Builder to create our UDL lesson. 

Again, the instructions were not clear on the creation of the electronic book.  Therefore, each individual team member created their own for that particular week.  My personal experience with creating the book was that it would be a fun activity for young students to do.  However, the one flaw I saw with that particular site was that even though you listed yourself as the author of the book in the first initial production steps, that step did not transfer once the book was published. As the author, you needed to add that text as part of your cover page.  

Pitler, H., Hubbell, E., Kuhn, M., & Malenoski, K. (2007). Using technology with classroom instruction that works. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Solomon, G., & Schrum, L. (2007). Web 2.0: New tools, new schools. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in Education.