8/6/2019 Impact on Student Learning #2 Reflection
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The work samples I have provided for my second Impact on Student
Learning are two
pages of student research, and a Glog, which demonstrates my
teaching of technology. Student
teaching at Thomasboro Grade School was very beneficial in the
amount of technology and
resources that are available to the students of that school.
This year, they received the Enhancing
Education Though Technology Grant (EETT), which meant that each
classroom is equipped with
a SMARTBoard and either Smart Response Clickers (K-2) or
individual netbooks for all
students (3-8). Additionally, the grant required a technology
project to be completed by each
grade level. My cooperating teacher and I thought about many
possible options for this project,
and my ample knowledge about technology led us to making Glogs
on glogster.com,demonstrating student knowledge about different
types of penguins, which at the time was our
science unit.
The before work samples were the question sheets that were given
to each pair or group
of students. They were assigned to different penguin types based
on the seating arrangement in
the classroom, which were also their group names throughout the
science unit. The group I
selected was the Emperor Penguin group. The question sheets were
the beginning stages of the
projects. For about 2 weeks, I spent 30-40 minutes per day in
our classroom on the
SMARTBoard explaining how to locate and access information
safely and effectively on the
internet about their topics (I used cheetahs as an example),
also how to find and cite pictures and
information. After students learned this process, I taught them
how to use and navigate
glogster.com. After the two week period, we went into the
computer labs were the groups were
asked to first locate the information on their question sheets
and then design their Glogs. The
Glogs were to include the information they researched, pictures,
and also videos of them stating
1-2 facts about their penguins. This was designed as a
performance assessment for the entire
