Task 6 - Professional Developmet
Reflection
Using Padlet in your classroom
The web 2.0 tool that I chose to teach teachers to utilize with their students is Padlet. Padlet is an online tool with which teachers and students can ask questions or express thoughts on a “wall” on the web. Anyone who has permission to access this particular wall can post on it. Students can post questions while they are studying, and the teachers can answer the questions. Teachers can also post much information in a visually pleasing way for the students. I learned about Padlet when I was taking a course earlier in my master’s program. I thought it was a beneficial tool when I first learned to use it, but I discovered so many useful tools while in school that I forgot about Padlet. When I attended a RESA conference in March, I participated in a “How to Use Padlet in Your Classroom” breakout session; and I remembered how useful and engaging I once thought this web 2.0 tool was. After leaving the conference, I immediately began designing a lesson plan to teach the teachers at Windsor Forest to use Padlet. Initially, I taught my library media support specialist, two ELA teachers, a social studies teacher, and a CTAE teacher how to use Padlet, which is a free and easy-to-use collaborative tool that teachers can use in their classrooms, professional and personal lives. My goal is to make all staff members aware of this awesome tool.
Using Padlet in your classroom
The web 2.0 tool that I chose to teach teachers to utilize with their students is Padlet. Padlet is an online tool with which teachers and students can ask questions or express thoughts on a “wall” on the web. Anyone who has permission to access this particular wall can post on it. Students can post questions while they are studying, and the teachers can answer the questions. Teachers can also post much information in a visually pleasing way for the students. I learned about Padlet when I was taking a course earlier in my master’s program. I thought it was a beneficial tool when I first learned to use it, but I discovered so many useful tools while in school that I forgot about Padlet. When I attended a RESA conference in March, I participated in a “How to Use Padlet in Your Classroom” breakout session; and I remembered how useful and engaging I once thought this web 2.0 tool was. After leaving the conference, I immediately began designing a lesson plan to teach the teachers at Windsor Forest to use Padlet. Initially, I taught my library media support specialist, two ELA teachers, a social studies teacher, and a CTAE teacher how to use Padlet, which is a free and easy-to-use collaborative tool that teachers can use in their classrooms, professional and personal lives. My goal is to make all staff members aware of this awesome tool.
Task 7 - Video Recording Evidence
Professional Development Session Video Recording Evidence
My 12th-grade peer facilitator recorded the video of my teaching Padlet to staff members at our school. The session extended beyond the 25-minute requirement, so I trimmed the video using the editing equipment that we received from an ESE network grant.
The teachers immediately discovered instructional uses for Padlet, a web 2.0 tool, and enjoyed learning ways in which to utilize it. I consider Padlet a really good engagement tool, because it’s easy to use and has such fun features as voice, snap, google, and map. The teachers understood that this product was definitely a tool that they would be able to utilize. We brainstormed as a group the various ways in which they could use Padlet. They especially seemed to like the idea of using this tool when they are absent from school. Teachers can place their lesson on a Padlet; and by using the voice feature, they can record themselves giving instructions to the students. The substitute teacher can then play the voice section in Padlet to ensure that students understand the assignment from their teacher. After videotaping was completed, we remained in the lab to continue to discuss instructional ways for utilizing this tool.
My 12th-grade peer facilitator recorded the video of my teaching Padlet to staff members at our school. The session extended beyond the 25-minute requirement, so I trimmed the video using the editing equipment that we received from an ESE network grant.
The teachers immediately discovered instructional uses for Padlet, a web 2.0 tool, and enjoyed learning ways in which to utilize it. I consider Padlet a really good engagement tool, because it’s easy to use and has such fun features as voice, snap, google, and map. The teachers understood that this product was definitely a tool that they would be able to utilize. We brainstormed as a group the various ways in which they could use Padlet. They especially seemed to like the idea of using this tool when they are absent from school. Teachers can place their lesson on a Padlet; and by using the voice feature, they can record themselves giving instructions to the students. The substitute teacher can then play the voice section in Padlet to ensure that students understand the assignment from their teacher. After videotaping was completed, we remained in the lab to continue to discuss instructional ways for utilizing this tool.
Task 8 - Professional Development Online Module
Reflection
Online learning module
The online learning module that I created is very similar to the professional learning session I provided for teachers at Windsor Forest High School. The online module is a learning task that will help anyone create and use Padlet, a web 2.0 productivity tool. Padlet is a great tool to utilize for collaboration between teachers and students, students working in groups, or teachers connecting with other professionals worldwide. The tool works with sight, sound, and touch. It is a very versatile tool, one in which the user can convey any preferred style of writing in numerous languages. Files, images, videos, and/or music can be uploaded from one’s computer, phone, or almost any other device, with posts appearing instantaneously, being saved automatically, and having greater accessibility. The possibilities for collaborating within the school environment or throughout the global community are endless. I created the online learning module using Google sites.
Online learning module
The online learning module that I created is very similar to the professional learning session I provided for teachers at Windsor Forest High School. The online module is a learning task that will help anyone create and use Padlet, a web 2.0 productivity tool. Padlet is a great tool to utilize for collaboration between teachers and students, students working in groups, or teachers connecting with other professionals worldwide. The tool works with sight, sound, and touch. It is a very versatile tool, one in which the user can convey any preferred style of writing in numerous languages. Files, images, videos, and/or music can be uploaded from one’s computer, phone, or almost any other device, with posts appearing instantaneously, being saved automatically, and having greater accessibility. The possibilities for collaborating within the school environment or throughout the global community are endless. I created the online learning module using Google sites.