Thursday, June 7, 2007

day 3 "take aways"

Technology is my friend. Technology is my friend. Technology is my friend. Like Dorothy saying “There’s no place like home, there’s no place like home, there’s no place like home” and ending up in the place she wanted to be, I’m also hoping I'll find my way home with technology use. Three times was a charm for Dorothy and I’m hoping that I can repeat her magic and find myself in a peaceful place with my own technology use!

I found the rubric/assessment presentation to be helpful. Although, with my own strong background knowledge on this particular topic, I’d like to caution folks to remember that assessing student learning and grading are two very different topics. Most research I’ve done has been clear that rubrics should not be used to assign grades to student work. Just food for thought for the “team.”

The afternoon w/ Todd and the “digital camera” was enlightening. I learned so much about my new toy - I mean tool! I can’t thank Todd enough for having a clear agenda and moving down it sequentially and with humor and patience. I practiced last night and reviewed the features and was pleased that I could remember most of what we “un”covered.

The Daily... this is one of those where just when you think you have it... something happens that stops you dead in your tracks. I can’t say much more about this as I think our Peer Partner Daily will speak for itself on Saturday!

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