Continued Monitoring of My GAME Plan

This week I have continued working on my GAME (Cennamo, Ross, & Ertmer, 2009) plan and have the following updates.  My first goal, to promote and model digital citizenship and responsibility (NETS-T, 2008), is going well.  I have about 85% of my digital library properly cited or replaced.  I have reproduced the signature pages and pledge for the online safety and ethical lessons, and registered the Jing software on all of the computers.  My second goal, to engage in professional growth and leadership (NETS-T, 2008), has also been going well.  Following last week’s PLC meeting, we now have all of the teachers up and running with the new math software.  The team also chose to focus on getting the Stanford Math, Reading Plus, and Headsprout web based applications up and running smoothly before the end of this six weeks.  The decision was made to create a schedule for students and post them on their assigned computers.   Teachers also wanted each student to keep a journal of the start and finish times as well as one thing they learned or that frustrated them during their session.  These logs are to be kept at the computer.  At the end of each day, teachers will review the logs for potential problems.  I have also received several help sheets back this week and have started my documentation.

To date, the plan will not needed modification.  Our new teachers have arrived and the classes will be split by the end of this week.  I will be able to begin the online lessons without worrying about students switching homerooms mid-week.

This week’s learning has resulted from hands-on interactions and collaborating with my colleagues.  While establishing the new classes and cleaning up existing class roles, I was able to interact with the big three technology applications (Stanford, Reading Plus, Headsprout) and try out some of the newly added features.  The upgrades changed a few screens; however, the newer version is a little more user friendly.  Working with two other teachers, we came up with the best reports, resources, and practical tips for using each of the programs.  The three of us will conduct a professional development on pulling and reading reports during the November in-service. 

A question from a fellow classmate got me to thinking about - What would be the best way to cite a resource that has no author.  I want to model the correct procedure.  Any tips?

References,

Cennamo, K., Ross, J. & Ertmer, P. (2009). Technology integration for meaningful classroom use: A standards-based approach. (Laureate Education, Inc., Custom ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.

International Society for Technology in Education. (2008). National education standards for teachers (NETS-T). Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/Libraries/PDFs/NETS_for_Teachers_2008_EN.sflb.ashx