Final Blog Post Reflection

In this class, the blog has helped me practice my writing skills. I will practice what I have learned in class through lesson plans, as well as, other programs. Through the course I have learnt that technology integration has promoted student learning. 

This is because it has made learning more interactive to students. The technologies that can be integrated include voki, digital story, and webquset. I also learnt that there are various technologies that are available which enhance content instructions such as blogs. 

These technologies enable a student to get a deeper understanding of the content. The technologies make students more literate technologically.

The objectives that I have met :


1. Demonstrate the understanding of how technologies can effectively promote student learning.

2. Evaluate and use a variety of current technologies to enhance content instruction and to advance students technological literacy.

4. Reflect upon and demonstrate effective use of digital tools and resources.

7. Demonstrate an understanding of the use of adaptive technologies and other digital resources to personalize and differentiate learning.

8. Evaluate, adapt and reflect on emerging tools and trends by participating in local and global learning communities and by reviewing.

I believe that i have met with these objectives when i go through webinar, blogs, lesson plan, and .digital story.

3. Design meaningful and authentic digitally based learning experiences with multiple and varied assessments.

For this objective I think i have  meet on webquest.

5. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of safe, ethical, legal and moral practices related to digital information and technology.

 I'm sure that i met this objective with digital citizenship

6. Illustrate through application how state and national standards are implemented within the curriculum (e.g., NH Curriculum Frameworks,
ISTE (NETS-Teacher/NETS-Student) and NH-ICT Literacy Standards for K-12 Students (306.42))

At the beginning I have trouble to achieve this objective ,because I do not have experience on this way, but now I can understand it very well.

The incorporation of digital tools and resources in learning is important since it enhances understanding by students. An example is the use of electronic portfolios for assessing student’s classwork. Adaptive technologies ensure that students are independent and productive, especially those with disabilities. 

This therefore enhances personalized and differentiated learning among students with disabilities (Gahala, 2011.).

I would like to integrate the technology into my class by using voki, digital story, and webquset in my classes, and encourage my students to work on it.

Why is it important for all teachers to integrate technology into the lessons they teach, regardless the age of the students or genre that you teach?

It is significant for teachers to integrate technology into classrooms regardless of the students’ age because, when technology is integrated into the curriculum, it revolutionizes the learning process. Many studies show that technology integration within the curriculum helps in improving the learning processes, as well as, the outcomes. The teachers who have already recognized computers as the problem solving tools are today changing their ways of teaching. 

The barrier to technology integration is that teachers tend not to have the experience of properly integrating technology into the classroom. At times, the introduction of technology may be a barrier to itself. For instance, if teachers begin introducing different software and hardware without any concrete reasons, then they will definitely believe that the students are fully integrated and will tend to avoid some other tools which might help them as supportive tools to their goals (Gahala, 2011). 

This barrier can be overcome by allowing the teachers to make sure that they have the tools that are supportive. Some examples of web 2.0 tools that assist with technology integration include social networking sites and blogs. The social sites help the students to share information within the shortest time available (Ingram, 1988).

Field Experience (Digital Project)

Ppt edu533 from Faisal Aleter

Field Experience Interview Reflection

On March 5, 2013, I visited the Beech Street School. The purpose of visiting the school to observe the educator how using technology and conduct the interview. I visited the school during the hours of 10.00 am to 1.30 pm and choose levels to observe second and third grade that were in the age group of 6 to 8 years.

 The Beech Street School is working to improve the technology integration by increasing the access that the teachers and the students have to technology. In order to ensure that the students are comfortable with technology, the school is focusing on increasing the teachers’ technological understanding. This is achieved by allowing the teachers access to technology; this is demonstrated by the school’s aim of providing every teacher with an iPad. Presently, the children have access to the computer lab and other learning devices which the school has. However the aim is to increase the access by allowing the children to learn through technological aids in every class room.

 Some of the tools used in the school include Reading A-Z which is a program that is designed to aid the children in their reading and improve their comprehensive ability.  Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) reading program is another tool used in the school that aims to address specific learning problems faced by the students. Reading Plus is also a tool that allows the teacher to monitor the progress of the students in real time. Socrative is another tool that is favored by the teachers because it allows the teacher to monitor the progress of the students all the while ensuring that the students are engaged in the learning activity.

 The New Hampshire state has developed a technology integration plan which set standards for the schools, teachers, and students. These standards were developed to ensure that the whole state progressed at an equal footing and that no school or county was left out of the technological development drive. While these standards have hindered the early adoption of technology by some schools, they have worked to ensure that the technological integration continues in a single direction. Without these standards, the technological integration would have been haphazard and resulted in an uneven distribution of resources within the state. The standards ensure that only the most effective technologies are integrated and the integration is in an effective manner.

 The school is working on projects aimed at improving the technological integration including the implementation of the concept of BYOD. The program is being carried out in other schools and the success of the pilot program will result in the commencement of the program in the Beech Street School. The aim is to ensure that the students are not only able to excess technology but also use it to enhance their knowledge. Given the current direction, the integration of technology can exponentially improve the learning experience and allow the children to understand more advanced and complex concepts.

 Finally, I was taken around and I noticed different classrooms for fourth grade, fifth grade, and the library.  I saw that each classroom had TV; also they use ipad, disk computer, smartboard, and projector at the library.  Many students were engaged in classroom activities in groups with the help of their teachers. It was clear that the teachers were involved and engaging students for their intellectual development. Generally the interaction between the pupils themselves was promising. The teachers were doing a great job to ensure the pupils got the best out of the programs.