Amanda+Schwarz

﻿ Amanda Schwarz

﻿My name is Amanda Schwarz and I am a Sophmore in Early Childhood Education. I do not have a specialty area at this time.  NETS 1.) Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity

2.) Design and Develope Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments 3.) Model Digital-Age Work and Learning 4.) Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
 * ﻿Considering that my content area is Early Childhood Education, it is very important to create a classroom that inspires creativity. Bright colors, large signs with simple words and numbers, and interesting pictures will all be present in my classroom to persuade the children to be creative in their thinking.
 * With the use of SMART boards or overhead projection, I could show the students videos of real life experiences. Some of these experiences could be situations in nature, events occurring throughout the nation, and/or students from other areas accomplishing tasks related to our lecture.
 * Collaborative tools and activities engage students mentally and help them to socialize with other students. They learn from the others and push themselves to achieve more. In my classroom I would take advantage of tools such as chat rooms, wikis, blogs, and other collaborative sites.
 * ﻿Assign the students homework that includes online reading or research. I could find an article that pertains to our current lesson and give the students the link, have them read it, and finally ask them to answer questions about what they read.
 * Using an online grade book and assigning tests that must be completed online will help students to become more efficient on the internet and allow them to feel more comfortable using technology.
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">﻿A very important way to communicate with parents is through online grading. Edline is a tool used for keeping the parents of young children updated on their son/daughter's progress.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Email is also another digital tool that allows teachers to communicate well with students, parents, and other teachers.
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Online videos are a good way to keep students aware of class lesson plans. Videos are often useful for students who have missed class due to illness or other reasons.
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">It is very important to stress the need to use the internet legally. Explaining to students the severe consequences of plagurizing can be very beneficial. I would apply extreme consequences to my classroom, such as failing the activity or assignment, calling parents, and maybe suspension depending on the severity of the offense.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">I would stress the importance of using the internet appropriately and using secure sites. I would also recommend parental supervision or parental controls for the younger students that are not very familiar with using the internet and digital tools.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">I would convey digital etiquette to the students by assigning digital projects that require professionalism. It is just as important to type and talk professional and proper on digital media as it is in real life situations and it is very important for students to understand this and incorporate it into their work.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">LESSON PLAN ACTIVITY <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">﻿Practice Rubric: <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Good Lesson Plan: [] <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Bad Lesson Plan: [|www.lessonplanspage.com/ScienceLAPteranodon12.htm] <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">SEATING CHART ASSIGNMENT <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Sample seating chart: <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">1. Academic Gradebook <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">2. Lesson Planner <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">3. Behavioral Goal Worksheet <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">4. Learning Goal Worksheet <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">5. Homework Assignments

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">CUSTOM SEARCH ENGINE <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">﻿Life Under the Sea <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">**[]**

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">XTRANORMAL VIDEO ASSIGNMENT <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">TECHNOLOGY PRESENTATION- IPOD <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">﻿Here is the website that I showed in class. It lists many useful ways to use your IPOD for educational purposes. <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">﻿CREATING A TEST ASSIGNMENT <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">﻿[]

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">PODCAST ASSIGNMENT <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">My podcast is too large to post to the wiki; I submitted it through Blackboard.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">FINAL LESSON PLAN PROJECT <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 140%;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">