Project #3

I was doing some searching on instructional challenges in today's secondary classroom and came across these common ones:

(1) creating a personalized and orderly learning environment, (2) assisting students who enter high school with poor academic skills, (3) improving instructional content and practice, (4) preparing students for the world beyond high school, and (5) stimulating change in overstressed high schools.

I have decided to address the first challenge--creating a personalized and orderly learning environment. I think that one way to address this is through podcasting.

Because I have a lot of other things to do right now, I will work on this project by myself. I won't be focusing on the IIC competition for now, but might when I wrap the semester up. That's about all I've got for now.

Keeping Students Safe

I think that the most important thing that I can do to help my students stay safe on the internet is monitor what they are doing. My mom did that as a librarian when I was in high school. She used a program that linked her computer to all others in the library and could "silently" observe what students were doing, or even take control of the computer if necessary.

I would also say that establishing clear guidelines is essential. If your students know what is and isn't appropriate, as well as the consequences involved in overstepping boundaries, they'll be less likely to get into trouble on-line.

Russian Video

This is my video.