Assignment #3

SMARTBoard activity: Before the Cold War-Potsdam

http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-US/Ed+Resource/Lesson+activities/Notebook+Activities/Browse+Notebook/United+States/Secondary/10-12/History/Before+the+Cold+War++Potsdam+SMARTcreated.htm



NETS standards:

For students:
Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making

Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Students:

a. Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.
b. Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.
c. Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.
d. Use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions.

The whole Potsdam Conference smartboard slide show consisted of problems that were to be collaboratively solved between the students and did require analysis and critical thinking of the Potsdam Conference.


Digital Citizenship

Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. Students:

a. Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.
b. Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity.
c. Demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning.
d. Exhibit leadership for digital citizenship.

Through my example of safe and ethical behavior in using the smartboard the students also learned how to use the smartboard properly and appropriately.

For teachers:
Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity

Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. Teachers:
a. Promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness
b. Engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources
c. Promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students’ conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes
d. Model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments

I used my knowledge of the Potsdam Conference to review the upcoming unit that we will be covering in class and helped the students use the smartboard activity to figuring out the points specifically that will be covered.

Model Digital-Age Work and Learning

Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. Teachers:
a. Demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations
b. Collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation
c. Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats
d. Model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning

I demonstrated this by knowing how to effectively present the smartboard activity on the Potsdam Conference. Furthermore I was able to instruct the students on how to solve problems in the Potsdam activity.



SMARTBoard in the future classroom:
The SMARTBoard would be great for visual learners. The different features that the SMARTBoard program offers gives students the opportunity to be creative in developing their presentations and/or teaching their presentation in front of their class. Secondly, the websites that use the SMARTBoard program and give already made presentations, create a continual interactive classroom. Most of the pre-made presentations involve students interactions. This would be very beneficial for the kinisthetic learner. In addition to interactive learning, some of the SMARTBoard presentations also have audio connected to them, which would help the audiotory learner some as well. Overall, using the SMARTBoard would benefit multiple types of learners. Furthermore, the SMARTBoard could potentially teach students more about a different use of technology and how to create a "powerpoint" using the SMARTBoard, instead of the traditional Microsoft PowerPoint. Overall I think the SMARTBoard would be very beneficial for student learning and contributes to the kinisthetic, auditory, and visual learner.