This
week's reading all came together to help develop a better understanding of
integrating technology to address individual learners. Pitler discusses various
ways to provide feedback and states it should be corrective in nature, timely,
be specific to a criterion, and that students can effectively provide some of
their own feedback (Pitler, 2009, p.41). Various technologies are
mentioned for providing feedback such as Microsoft's readability statistics,
classroom response systems, and grading software. Feedback can also be
utilized through communication software such as blogs, wikis, e-mail, instant
messaging, and video conferencing. Pitler also discusses the four
planning questions for instruction where lesson design should begin:
- What will students learn?
- Which strategies will provide evidence of student learning?
- Which strategies will help students acquire and integrate learning?
- Which strategies will help students practice, review, and apply learning? (Pitler, 2009, p. 217).
In Chapter 3, of Web 2.0: New tools, New schools,
Soloman discusses how web 2.0 have changed learning and provides various
examples of web tools and open source software and how it is utilized within
the classroom. I taught high school business information management for
one year at the middle school level and utilized many of the tools mentioned
throughout the chapter with my students. A rich variety of technology and
free applications are readily accessible for our students to integrate within
their learning. These examples and ideas tie in nicely with the reading
regarding UDL. The UDL concept is
clearly demonstrated through the lesson plan generator and book generator. It provides a concrete example of what UDL
looks like and how to apply it within the classroom.
Citations
Pitler,
H., Hubbell, E., Kuhn, M., & Malenoski, K. (2007). Using technology with
classroom instruction that works. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision
and Curriculum Development, 41-58, 217-225.
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