II.A


 * =//Mary S. Hall...............................................................//= || ===Philosophy...=== || ===Resume...=== || ===References...=== || ===Transcript...=== || ===Contact...=== || ===Home=== ||


 * ===Standard=== || ===Description=== || ===Rationale=== || === === ===**Reflection**=== ||
 * II.A.1 || ...creating an environment that fosters interest and growth in all aspects of technology

Smart Classroom || This project reflects my desire and efforts to create an environment that permits my students to experiment and learn with and about technology without fear of failure. || I model the learning behavior that I want my students to have: I take risks. Many of my friends wonder why I am trying new things "at this point in my career." They wonder why I am "ready" to use new technology as soon as it is available. I think that my ability to take risks in my classroom and act as a co-learner along with my students makes my students willing to do the same. ||
 * II.A.2 || ...establishing and maintaining rapport with all staff and students

|| I selected this document that I share with my students and their parents in print, via moodle, webgrades, and email as an example of the open communication that I maintain with staff and students. I use these technology tools to stay in communication with students and staff. || By keeping the door of communication open using various tools, I am able to serve the needs of the people in my department, others on staff, and my students. ||
 * II.A.3 || ...communicating high learning expectations

[|Moodle Course] login mhall brandy Creative Writing || This course reflects the expectations that I have for my Creative Writing Students. This is, of course, a work in progress that I continually refine--one of the joys of using technology--because it is so easy to improve, add, delete, restructure or totally change lessons. || This is a great tool for delivering content to my students and for communicating with students and parents. I found Moodle much easier to use than Blackboard, although I do miss the ability to put things in folders like I could when we were using Blackboard. But on the other side, the integration with Turnitin and the ease that quizzes can be created, graded and exported to my grade book, Moodle is a good option. Any web-based course delivery system is an effective way to communicate with students who are absent, students who are a remote location (like a homebound student), and with other teachers. ||
 * II.A.4 || ...creating a safe physical environment that is conducive to learning

Smart Classroom || This classroom was designed to provide safe exit and entrance of students including those with physical handicaps. All the equipment met safety standards. || "Safe" has many meanings. Physical, mental, emotional, social, etc. safety are required whether or not technology is being used. The technology tools go a long way to provide an environment where it is safe to take risks in learning, safe to fail and learn from failure, safe to try something new, safe to make one's own meaning of the content. ||