Artifact # 6
Technology Competency 11.2 : Use media and technology to present the subject so that it is comprehensible to others
Competency 11.3 : Use technology based tools that are specific to the discipline
Competency 11.4 : Use technology to facilitate teaching strategies specific to the discipline
Competency 12.2 : Use computers and other technologies effectively and appropriately to collect information on student learning using a variety of methods
Competency 12.6 : Resources available including satellite, cable, wireless, and ITFS (Instructional Television Fixed Service)
INTASC Principles 2 : The teacher understands how children learn and develop, and can provide learning opportunities that support their intellectual, social and personal development.
Context
I created this document with a small group during spring of 2002 during the Block. We used Power Point along with a digital camera and the Internet for research. We also accessed Adobe Photoshop to edit pictures and IMovie on a Mac to edit the short video shown during the presentation.
Impact
You never stop to think about how much the media affects you until
you sit down and scrutinize the media focusing on the messages rather than
the programs. As a teacher this project was informative and eye opening
to the values and images being exposed to our children even during regular
viewing TV hours. By knowing this I will better be able to meet the
needs and have a better understanding of what I will be competing with
at home.
Alignment
This aligns with Technology Competencies 11.2
, 11.3 , 11.4
, 12.2 , 12.6,
and INTASC Principle 2 . By
having created this ethnography I not only am able to use media to present
to others but I am better able use a larger variety of technology and integrate
it into the curriculum. I gained a better understanding of how to
create a learning environment where the children will be able to make connections
to what they already know, to what they are learning. In addition
I have learned the affects of the media on students and know that I need
to create opportunities for students to reflect upon what they are actually
receiving when watching TV.