Reflection Log F08

Amanda Waite’s EDU 276 PORTFOLIO REFLECTION LOG ARTIFACT Creating a Favorable Learning Environment: Forms of Grouping NAME: Literacy Resource Guide posted to the Edu 276 Lit & Tech Go WIKI COMPONENTS: • Introduction • Background Knowledge • Application • Differentiation Application • Assessment • Resources FILE NAMES: ISTE NETS STANDARD(s): BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE REVIEWER WILL SEE:

CONTEXT IN WHICH THE WORK WAS COMPLETED:

Go to http://littech.wetpaint.com/page/Lit.+Instruction+Management+-+Chap.+10+-+Amanda+W.++12%2F8%2F08 *This is a private WIKI, you will need to request permission to join if not already a member Standard 2 - Planning & Designing Learning Environments/Experiences: Teachers plan and design effective learning environments and experiences supported by technology. Go to my WIKI page that I created for my classmates to complete independently. My focus topic was creating favorable learning environment with a focus topic on forms of grouping. • Introduction to my Literacy Resource Guide • Know, Understand, Do, which outlines what someone completing the guide will know, understand and be able to do on completion • Background information in the form of a power point • Application in the form of a short video along with links to websites to understand how to group and how to account for differentiation • A link to a short 4 question assessment • A list of resources that I used to complete my guide In order to prepare for the independent learning experience I built for my classmates, I needed to complete the following tasks. • Read and Re-Read Chapter 10 in our text book • Review material in my delicious account • Use web tools to scavenge for additional information • Create an assessment tool to gauge the level of understanding my classmates experienced upon EDU 276 PORTFOLIO REFLECTION LOG (FALL ’08) – p. 1

BULLETED REFLECTION:

completion • Analyze and submit my quiz data to the instructor • Summarize the listing of tools and resources used to compile my guide Pre-Project Skills: Before this project, I did not know how to embed a document in a WIKI. I used Yahoo or Google to search for topics on the internet and I did not know how to apply words, widgets, documents and pictures to a WIKI page. Resources Used: • PDFCOKE • Search Engines and Meta-Search Engines such as clusty and alta vista • Delicious • WIKI editing tools, eg. Adding a widget • Quiz Star for teachers New Skills Practiced: • Using Power Point Radials • Used spell check and grammar check to ensure proper spelling and coherency • Checking the readability statistics using Word • Completed a screen shot of a component of my WIKI page • Using search engines other that Yahoo or Google to seek out information • Applying my knowledge of differentiated instruction and incorporating that into learning experiences Next Steps: • Continue to increase my comfort level with various search engine’s available • Increase my comfort when evaluating the credibility of a website • Continue to learn about differentiation and it’s classroom applications

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