Ms. Rumble's Portfolio
Standard #11:
Technology Standards for Teachers
Effective teachers model and apply the National Education Technology Standards for Students (NETS-S) as they design, implement, and assess learning experiences to engage students and improve learning; enrich professional practice; and provide positive models for students, colleagues, and the community.
Artifact #1: Google Classroom
Description: The Google Classroom was our home base for every single one of our classes. I posted reading assignments, writing assignments, resources, announcements, and project assignments on the Google Classroom, so students could access it at any time. Students with no Internet at home could download the rubrics and handouts before going home as a reference. Additionally, students would turn-in their work to me via the Google Classroom by way of Google Doc. I could communicate with students on assignments and answer any questions if they posted on the Google Classroom or on their assignment. It was a great communication tool for everyone involved.
Rationale: The Google Classroom was the academic heart of our classroom. I was able to use technology in a way that allowed for effective communication about any and all assignments or announcements. Students could easily turn in their work to me through the program and I could easily make comments privately to individual students if I needed to. They could also ask me questions or make comments privately. If students had any questions about work if they were absent, they knew to check the Google Classroom before even approaching me to know what we did in class that day and what work needed to be done to make up for that time. My mentor teacher also had access to our Google Classroom, and parents were also aware that there was a Google Classroom, so they could check in with their student about any make up work or what we have been doing in class.
Artifact #2: Kahoot
Description: I do not like to hand out traditional quizzes and tests to assess student learning, so I used quite a few Kahoot quizzes to check in with student understanding. My students loved doing Kahoots because it is set up like a game and did not feel like a quiz. I used Kahoot as a reading check, mainly, asking questions about reading due for that day and giving entertaining multiple choice answers that maintained their attention. After completing the Kahoot, I could download the final results of every student, observing which questions they got right and which questions they got wrong. The program would also tell me the percentage of overall correctness of the entire class, as well as the percentage of overall incorrectness of the entire class.
Rationale: Kahoot quizzes are a fun and user-friendly way to assess student learning. Students were able to use their MLTI laptops or their Smart phones to answer questions, and I could project the Kahoot I created on the SmartBoard for the whole class to see. Kahoots were an engaging way to assess student learning and make sure my students were reading. The fact that I could download the results from the quiz and look at the progress of every student helped me plan for instruction and fill in the “gaps” that there might be if I see a pattern in questions that were not answered correctly.
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