Take Action!

Wow! I can’t believe another class has come to a close…where do these eight weeks go? As I journeyed through technology and content areas and GAME plans and NETS-T with my colleagues and our good Dr. Xu, I have learned a lot…mostly it’s always best to be ‘real’ with our students; more on this ‘being real’ in a minute.

My GAME plan included goals of being a good digital citizen for me and my students. Another goal is to incorporate more technology in to my classes, not just to add a tech component but to make lessons and learning and understanding become more real, more alive.

Back to getting real…I tried several lessons using me new found tips and tricks and during one particular lesson I could get nothing to work. NOTHING! My Smart board turned dumb, the computer needed to be re-booted and I left their writing journals in my car. This was the part where I just started laughing…my 8th graders saw through it all! I told them about my classes, about being a good digital citizen and then we read one of my favorite books, Who Moved My Cheese, because my cheese had definitely been moved.

Through it all I am excited; excited to try old lessons in a new way, a fresh way, hoping that students will relate better and deeper to the teachings.

Remember…set your goals, take action, monitor your plan and evaluate. But most important…take action!