Let's Get Started!

Today in class, we're going to do an orientation of sorts to the course:

• This class period will be spent walking through Chapter 1. You haven't read it yet but I will pull out some of the many highlights for you.
• We're going to review the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) standards for students and educators. These can be found at http://www.iste.org/standards.
• We're also going to play with Elmo, the document camera. You'll each get to read a children's book to the group (since there are only three of you) using this handy tool. 
• We will each set up a Pinterest account. Pinterest is a great resource of ideas for teachers. You can simply create a "board" and then search for ideas specific to the grade or curricular area you are teaching. Tons of suggestions, or "pins", will appear and you'll be able to pick and choose those you want by "pinning" them to your board. I'll show you how to do this.

Assignment for Tuesday, Jan. 20th:
Your technology blog is going to serve as what the text refers to as your "teacher toolbox". Your assignment for this week is to sign up for these two tools: Share My Lesson and Class Dojo. Then, on your tech blog, add the link for these two tech tools and for Pinterest. Then, write a short narrative describing the tools and what they could be used for in the classroom. You will have three separate posts, one for each one of these tools, that include the link and a description.