21st+Century+Learning+Final+Project+-+Born

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=21st Century Learning= ====We are teaching in an age in which technology may be advancing faster than educators are willing to accept it. The modern education model was founded, designed, and conceived during the industrial revolution. However, students want to be more creative than this model allows, yet many educators are still following the archaic model of the industrialization age. Today, the children we teach have grown up in the technology era. We cannot meet the future based on what we have done in the past. Students today have never been without computers, smart phones, gaming systems, email, and social networks just to name a few. Hence, this is the way many have come to learn. Fortunately, technology is forcing teachers and students to be learners in the 21st century. Dare I say, as educators we almost have to use technology to keep them engaged and hold their interest. ====

==== As a Physical Education teacher my job is to get my students fit or at least come to appreciate the benefits of lifelong wellness. It has been difficult for me to incorporate meaningful technology into my lessons. I have limited access to computers, iPads, and other technology in my class. Also, students come to P.E. class expecting to be physical more than //technical.// When I have attempted to use technology in the past it has been more of a novelty. However, this course has opened my eyes and given me ideas of ways I can use technology in my classes and have it be meaningful and sustainable. ====

=Ecosystem Element= ==== The ecosystem element that I plan to commit to transforming in my teaching and classroom is technology...the main reason I chose to take this course. As a P.E. teacher it has been difficult to incorporate meaningful technology into my lessons. However, the past two weeks I was exposed to many forms of technology (apps, software, etc.) that gave me visions and ideas of how I may use it in my everyday teaching and coaching. This element relates to my belief statement in that I truely believe technology is not only essential to the students learning but also my growth as an educator. ====

= Artifacts =

I will use Edmodo next year to communicate assignments and daily activities, as well as give quizzes and polls. It will be a valuable tool for dispensing information as it relates to the classroom teaching. I am excited about this technology as students will be able to use it independently,regardless if I have access to a set of laptops. It will also be a means of keeping students connected to the lesson and each other through response and post feature of Edmodo.
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Google Site
====In the past I used Blackboard for a class page as well as an ePortfolio for my Danielson evaluation. Though seeing as the district is moving toward Google I am excited to use Google Sites more exclusively. The way I will use Google sites is to dispense information to parents and students. Where Edmodo will be constantly changing and evolving, the Google Site will hold more permanent information so to speak.====

I will use Nearpod to present Keynote/PowerPoint type slides. From SAMR, using Nearpod is more than a substitution for an old way of presenting material; it redefines the way information is presented allowing for student interaction and engagement in ways that were inconceivable.
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