Susie spent hours collecting and curating resources for her upcoming unit on cells. She is able to successfully use much of what she has found when implementing her plans.
The following year, when it is time to begin the unit on cells again, Susie forgets about the resources she curated. She essentially starts from scratch, performing the task of searching, saving, and sorting once again.
Create a plan or provide suggestions for ways to make your curated resources a regular part of your planning.
Susie is in a predicament that we all as teachers often find ourselves in. As teachers many of never do the same lesson plans the following year. we are always changing how we teach the lessons as new things come along. Whether it is because our classroom is going to be a more flipped classroom, or the introduction of iPads to the classroom, and even the changing of the state standards will cause teachers to adjust their lesson plans.
However, Susie needs to work smarter and not harder. She needs to create a website with the collection of all her classroom resources. The symbaloo program we have been using for this online class would be a great resource for Susie to use to keep track of her online resources.
Janet good work on your blog. I know you have one more to post before the end of the course, but I'm trying to go through and read everyone's as I have time. I appreciate that you have taken time to think through many of the questions posed throughout the modules. Clearly you have taken some time to think, reflect and grow as it pertains to technology use and your professional practice. Keep up the good work.
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