TF-II.C. Identify and locate technology resources and evaluate them for accuracy and suitability. Candidates:
1. Assist teachers as they identify and locate technology resources and evaluate them for accuracy and suitability based on district and state standards.
2. Model technology integration using resources that reflect content standards.
II.C Artifact(s):
- Web Based Practice Skills for Adults P1 (PDF Document) (Click to Open)
- Web Based Practice Skills for Adults P2 (PDF Document) (Click to Open)
- Web Based Practice Skills for Adults P1 (Word Document) (Click to Open)
- Web Based Practice Skills for Adults P2 (Word Document) (Click to Open)
JUSTIFICATION:
I have always been looking for new technology resources that I can use and share with other teachers to convey an idea or lesson to students. Before I put in use an idea about integrating technology sources, I first evaluate it and check the websites for suitability looking into how it could be used to benefit my students and adult learners. This gives me the opportunity to anticipate any problems the students might have and issues that may need to be addressed before I implement the idea. I created the Web based practicing skills for Adults as source and reference to help me and other teachers create Powerpoint presentations, Web quests and Scavenger Hunts for the students. To help me and other teachers stay focused, I created six (6) additional resources from articles on “Can web based resources enhance student learning?”. This way, we can refer back to why it’s worth getting into (or not). I purposefully chose a variety of sources from the web, these are includes; Web quest web pages, scavenger hunt websites, three web-based resources to assist teachers in learning PowerPoint, web based educational simulations, few web sites about training tools to learn Adobe Photoshop.
Although I keep a copy of the articles I review and bind them if I incorporate that information in a lesson plan, I’ve made accessing and reviewing each article easy for other teachers and students I give this Web Based Practice Skills sheet to by adding hyperlinks. By clicking on the hyper web links, teachers and students don’t have to go look up the material themselves the scholarly journal or web page is readily available to them at the touch of a click.
