3.6 Selecting and Evaluating Digital Tools and Resources
Candidates collaborate with teachers and administrators to select and evaluate digital tools and resources for accuracy, suitability, and compatibility with the school technology infrastructure.
Artifacts: Content Area
Reflection:
The Content Area artifact is a brochure of online resources for Art. Usually Reading, Math, Science and Social Studies have an abundance of online resources that can be utilized in the classroom. With Art, there are a growing number of websites that allows students to create digital art or photo manipulation. There are also websites that allows the students to explore museums through virtual tours. By researching and gathering online resources, students will be able to explore the digital side of Art.
Art tends to be left behind when incorporating technology at the elementary level. When researching for websites or resources, I examined the sites and went through the different features to see if was simple for students to utilize and create on their own. I also tried to find a variety of websites and resources that goes with the Art standards. It is important to give students a variety of websites and resources for their exploration of art and creating digital artwork.
I learned there are many websites and resources that Art through technology. Finding virtual tours was very exciting, but I wish I was able to find more virtual tours of museums around the world. I would change the artifact to give a short explanation of how each website supports which area of Art. This can help teachers decide which website they would like to incorporate into their classrooms for their lessons.
With the websites gathered for this artifact, the Art teacher has more resources to utilize. The impact of this artifact is using more technology with lessons and expose students to more ways to create a variety artwork. This can be assessed by the measurement of the LoTI levels for using technology to promote student learning.
Reflection:
The Content Area artifact is a brochure of online resources for Art. Usually Reading, Math, Science and Social Studies have an abundance of online resources that can be utilized in the classroom. With Art, there are a growing number of websites that allows students to create digital art or photo manipulation. There are also websites that allows the students to explore museums through virtual tours. By researching and gathering online resources, students will be able to explore the digital side of Art.
Art tends to be left behind when incorporating technology at the elementary level. When researching for websites or resources, I examined the sites and went through the different features to see if was simple for students to utilize and create on their own. I also tried to find a variety of websites and resources that goes with the Art standards. It is important to give students a variety of websites and resources for their exploration of art and creating digital artwork.
I learned there are many websites and resources that Art through technology. Finding virtual tours was very exciting, but I wish I was able to find more virtual tours of museums around the world. I would change the artifact to give a short explanation of how each website supports which area of Art. This can help teachers decide which website they would like to incorporate into their classrooms for their lessons.
With the websites gathered for this artifact, the Art teacher has more resources to utilize. The impact of this artifact is using more technology with lessons and expose students to more ways to create a variety artwork. This can be assessed by the measurement of the LoTI levels for using technology to promote student learning.