EDUC-6713I-3 Reflection: Final Blog Post

I really enjoyed creating a GAME plan to guide me with implementing technology into my classroom instruction. I have seen an immediate positive influence on the learning of my students throughout the 8 weeks of implementing my personal GAME plan. I will continue to implement new instructional strategies using technology into my classroom to carry out my GAME plan for the remainder of the year.

The most influential learning piece I have taken from this course is being able to set meaningful, attainable goals, and organize them in a way that allows me to reach them in a timely manner. With the GAME plan, it allows you to set goals for a week, for a month, for a year, or however long you wish to set your goals. Furthermore, it allows you to monitor and reassess how you are progressing with your goals. If you are progressing slowly, you can adjust your plan to fit your needs. The same is true if you are progressing more quickly than expected.

In addition to finding the implementation of the GAME plan to be so meaningful and productive for me, I have also learned how easy it is to implement technology into the classroom when you have the available resources. We have been exposed to digital storytelling in past courses, but this course really allowed me to see how universal digital storytelling can be. It truly can be used across multiple content areas and at any grade level. Social networking is also a tool which can be used much more easily than I had expected in the past. All of these tools are right at our fingertips, and being able to access them and teach the students how to use them will prove to be extremely influential on my teaching and the students' learning.

I have already made numerous adjustments to my teaching by implementing my GAME plan into my instruction within the classroom. I will continue to use technology as a means to focus on 21st century skills. I will continue to teach my students to use new technological tools and resources to enhance their learning, providing a meaningful and engaging learning experience for them. I have confidence that this will assist them in becoming life-life learners, which will help them in their future endeavors.