Blog about how you currently lead in your school or job.
Currently most of the leading I do at school is in the area of technology. As the school's technology coordinator I am responsible for the administration of the website, PowerSchool, the network, student and teacher data, printers, photocopiers, A/V setup, projectors, smart boards, computer labs, teacher laptops, email, etc. I make decisions about when to upgrade hardware, software, network infrastructure, etc. I present staff in-services to introduce new things and answer questions about all things technology for staff and students. That's in addition to teaching 5 out of 8 periods.
In my teaching I try to be a leader by including technology in my lessons and challenging long held practices or rules that may not be wrong but need to be reexamined to make sure we really do have a valid reason for continuing them.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Thursday, July 21, 2011
CEDO 555 Entry 3
"In light of what you've experienced in creating your portfolio, how might you use portfolios professionally or personally in the future?"
I'm beginning to like ePortfolios because they are easy to setup (at least in Google Docs), extremely customizable, and they are a great way to show growth and work samples over time. I'm definitely going to use them in my classes in the future.
My Creative Technology class does a lot of work with digital media, audio, video, etc. I've had them produce a website and post their past projects before, but I always did it with the mindset that the website was another assignment and they were learning how to post material to a website. I never really considered the website itself to be an ePortfolio but it was. With this new perspective I can approach the assignment with different goals and give the students a better understanding of how this can be valuable to them in the future.
I'm beginning to like ePortfolios because they are easy to setup (at least in Google Docs), extremely customizable, and they are a great way to show growth and work samples over time. I'm definitely going to use them in my classes in the future.
My Creative Technology class does a lot of work with digital media, audio, video, etc. I've had them produce a website and post their past projects before, but I always did it with the mindset that the website was another assignment and they were learning how to post material to a website. I never really considered the website itself to be an ePortfolio but it was. With this new perspective I can approach the assignment with different goals and give the students a better understanding of how this can be valuable to them in the future.
CEDO 555 Entry 2
"What big picture issues related to ePortfolios are you still missing?"
I need to take the time to choose with assignments would be most beneficial to include on an ePortfolio. I've had some of my technology students post examples of their work on a website before but I'd never thought of it as an ePortfolio. It wasn't really showing their growth, it was just a place to post their work so it was organized and others could view it.
I need to take the time to choose with assignments would be most beneficial to include on an ePortfolio. I've had some of my technology students post examples of their work on a website before but I'd never thought of it as an ePortfolio. It wasn't really showing their growth, it was just a place to post their work so it was organized and others could view it.
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