Evaluate 1.1.1-2.1.2

I collaborated with Alice Johnson and Heather McCormick on these blog posts.  Here are links to the posts:
1.1.1: https://gavstoolheathermccormick.wordpress.com/2016/08/15/evaluate-1-1-1-formative-assessment/

1.1.2: https://gavstoolheathermccormick.wordpress.com/2016/08/15/evaluate-1-1-2-quality-feedback/

1.1.3: https://gavstoolheathermccormick.wordpress.com/2016/08/15/evaluate-1-1-3-the-summative-assessment/

2.1.1: http://alicejohnson.edublogs.org/2016/07/26/evaluate-2-1-1-data-driven-instruction-analytics-reporting-tools/

2.1.2: http://alicejohnson.edublogs.org/2016/07/26/evaluate-2-1-2-rubrics-and-competencies/

Evaluate Reflection

Again, for this course, I worked with Alice and Heather and I was so excited to see how they evaluate some of their students.  Heather shared how she formatively assesses students in her AP Calc AB class and Alice showed how she uses student analytics to inform her interaction with students.  I appreciate being able to see how other teachers implement different aspects of TOOL in their classroom.

Create Reflection

At this point in my TOOL journey, I began to collaborate with Alice Johnson and Heather McCormick so you can find links to their blog posts in my blog.  This was so valuable for me because I got to see how they create things in their classroom and learn from some of the tools they use.  I am not a big Prezi person but I loved seeing Alice's Prezi on probability.  These blog posts provide a good reference place to go back and think about different tools that might be helpful for me now.

Create 2.1.2 - 4.1.3

I worked with Alice Johnson and Heather McCormick on the Create Blog Posts: 2.1.2-4.1.3. Links to those are below:

2.1.2: http://alicejohnson.edublogs.org/2016/07/21/create-2-1-2-using-web-2-0-tools-to-differentiate-teacher-instruction/

2.1.3: http://alicejohnson.edublogs.org/2016/07/25/create-2-1-3-using-web-2-0-tools-to-differentiate-student-assessment-quest/

3.1.1: http://alicejohnson.edublogs.org/2016/07/25/create-3-1-1-open-educational-resources-and-creative-commons/

3.1.2: http://alicejohnson.edublogs.org/2016/07/26/create-3-1-2-fair-use-and-the-teach-act/

3.1.3: https://gavstoolheathermccormick.wordpress.com/2016/08/12/create-3-1-3-locating-resources/

4.1.1: https://gavstoolheathermccormick.wordpress.com/2016/08/13/create-4-1-1-define-and-explain-learning-object-authoring-tools/

4.1.2: https://gavstoolheathermccormick.wordpress.com/2016/08/14/4-1-2-principles-of-building-portable-learning-objects/

4.1.3: https://gavstoolheathermccormick.wordpress.com/2016/08/14/create-4-1-3-aggregating-lesson-material/

Communicate Reflection

The Communicate course helped me to summarize the different and important forms of communication we use with our students.  First, by reviewing the different "rules" of online communication and then by itemizing the different types of communication teachers can use with their students: email, phone calls, news items, feedback from quizzes and tests, etc.  The communication course also gave me a chance to show artifacts of some of the different types of communication I provide for my students.

Navigate Reflection

The Navigate Course helped me to concisely share what I know about general online learning.  From flipping the classroom, to how instruction is presented, to other forms of online learning - you can view the extent of the internets ability to share information.  I also was able to share the different roles I've help within Ga Virtual and how each one impacts students differently.

Participate Reflection

The Participate Course made me reflect on how the internet has changed my life and the life of my students.  Information is so readily available, and can be so "all-consuming".  The participate course helped me to have some perspective on that and to remind my students to do so.  I can better understand how my students use the internet and how to help support them to be better online students.