I am a second-grade
intervention specialist at Eisenhower Elementary in Fraser. As such I work with
students are below grade level in reading and math many in small groups and
sometimes individually. I don’t get a lot of time to incorporate technology
into my line of work, although I do use technology to monitor my students by
giving a program call Amis Web to progress monitor each student that is on Tier
2 and 3. In a way the Amis Web program could be at least for me fit in the A of
the RAT model (Amplification). By using this program to do our testing and
progress monitoring I am able to get information that I need to help each one
of the children that I teach. The program lets me compare how they are doing to
national norms it even breaks down the areas that each child is struggling the
most in, so am I can differentiate their learning to those particular needs.
When it comes to Web 2.0 tools for amplification I would have to go with Class
Dojo it is a classroom management tool that teach are able to create a
classroom then invite parents and other teacher to the class. The classroom
teacher and the teacher that were invited can give and take away points based
on a student’s behavior. Plus, the teachers are able to communicate how their
child is doing though out the day in real time as well as give important
information and reminders to parents. The points collected can lead to rewards
for the students or class. amplifying classroom dynamic to a more positive in
environment. Seesaw is another example. Students take or draw pictures of
different land forms for science then add labels and captions to the pictures.
Other students can make comment or even guess what land forms they are looking
at add more information that the student might have missed.
When it
comes to replacement of Web 2.0 tools which is the R in the RAT Model. I go to
using Prezi to give presentations over the traditional PowerPoint. I can see my
students creating book report presentation for a book that they just have read.
When I was a 3rd grade intervention specialist during one of social
studies units on Michigan the students had to draw a timeline about the
progression of Michigan becoming a state with pictures that they drew
themselves. I on the other hand help with the creation of timeline by drawing
my own, but I also created one with Prezi where I was not only able to add
picture but videos as well. With the Prezi you were able to move about the
timeline freely moving in to focus on the important information, show a picture
and add voice to explain, or show a video for clarification.
The last
part of the RAT Model is Transformation. Integrating a Web 2.0 tool that will
change how we educate our children. One is Khoots an online quiz/polling
program. I would use it to introduce new concepts with in my classroom am going
to teach using what Khoots call a Blind Khoot. It like a pretest but you are
not trying to find out what the students knows you are actually teaching them
concepts through a series of questions. At the same time the teacher is getting
real time information on what they know and what concepts they might have to go
into more depth on.
Paul, thanks for getting example for RAT model and how it relates to Web 2.0. I do not work with students but, I was thinking more about how parents can get involved with contribute to Web 2.0. Maybe a program that allow the to see a simplified form of their child. Also, they could see weather or not progress is being made with their children.
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeletePaul, your Transformation component using Khoots is a great idea. I currently use Survey Monkey for pre-test evaluation information gathering. I have never thought of using if for teaching. Khoots seem fitting for exploratory teaching and learning. I can also see it working in connection with other web based programs as a part of assessing learning.
ReplyDeleteHi Paul,
ReplyDeleteDo you get a lot of parent feedback with regards to using Class Dojo?
Do you think it would be difficult to get the your students to continuously use Khoots since it would be similar to taking test?
Marcia,
DeleteWell since I have not personalty used Class Dojo in a classroom setting as of yet I can't say for sure how much parents respond to it. From talking with the teacher that I work with they use it quite a bit to send reminders to parents and to give parents up dates as to their child's behavior. The students respond to it though they are always trying to get points so that they can get the rewards that the teachers provide if they collect so many points. Being an intervention the only use that I have is having permission from the teachers to give and take way points through the app.
Kahoot has so many functions and does not function like a taking a paper and pencil test. I do know the students love using it I have see teacher in my school us it as a quiz game. They get all excited to play and see who has the most points at the end. You can also use Kahoot to take a quick real time poll to check for understanding during a lesson. Have the students collect data through the whole school using Kahoot. There are so many ways that you could use Kahoot. Khahoot has the feel of more of a game show then quiz maker.
I agree Paul. I have used Kahoot several times in a classroom environment to achieve different outcomes. It is a real versatile Web tool that really keeps students engaged. Like you said, students really get excited about using it and usually request working with it. Besides some of the things you mentioned, I also use Kahoot as a team building exercise and ice breaker.
DeletePaul, I also use Prezi and think it is great. One feature you might try if you have not already is "present remotely". This feature allows you to invite up to 30 people and make a presentation right from your computer.
DeleteClass Dojo, when used correctly, can be beneficial in tracking progress and keeping parents informed. Generally speaking, it's often used in a straight behaviorist sense, which is horrible for sustained improvement in classroom management.
ReplyDelete