Working with Flickr, a photo sharing site, was fun and interesting. In the past, when asked to share photos I would email selected photos as an attachment. Now that I have a personal site, I can direct friends and family members to my site http://flickr.com/photos/tamarawarren/ which will allow me to share most cherished memories. As a young 3’s-preschool teacher I take photos daily. Most of my students’ lessons are hand-on activities. Therefore, photos are used as an aid to help assess their learning and skills. The students and parents are usually impressed when they see themselves or their children working hard. These photos are displayed weekly around the classroom and in the hallway. On several occasions parents have asked for copies of photos. Now that I have gained knowledge of a photo sharing site, I can easily give parents the site address and they can choose the photos they wish to download. If I were teaching older students, it would be awesome to see what kind of photos they would display. Nevertheless, I would be a little leery about the kind of photos they display so I would implement strict guidelines to follow to make sure there were not any explicit photos. For example, I would implement a lesson centered on the theme “All About Me”. Some students have trouble expressing themselves in writing when asked to tell about themselves or their lives. Therefore, I would have them create an “About Me” photo sharing site in an attempt to help the students learn about each other. I truly believe in the old saying “pictures are worth more than a thousand words.”
Chapter 2 “What is Instructional Design?” was informative and helped to enlighten my view on the process of instructional design as well as the process I use in creating lesson plans. After reading chapter 2, I realize that the process in which I create lesson plans go hand and hand with the core elements of the instructional design process (ADDIE). For examples the A in ADDIE stands for analyze. When creating lessons, one must first analyze the need for the lesson. In my school district our core curriculum list objectives that the students need to achieve. The D stands for design. Lessons must be designed around the objectives. The other D in ADDIE stands for develops. When creating a lesson the appropriate material should be gathered in order for the lesson to be a success. “ I” another element in the process of instructional design means implement. That is the actually teaching of the lesson and the last element is E. The E in ADDIE stands for evaluates, which is what most teachers do after a lesson has been taught to see what needs to be re-taught. In conclusion, if ADDIE can be used to create simplistic lesson plans, there are no limits how it can be resourceful in helping various groups work on projects.
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Tamara, How exciting for the kids and parents to see their photos on the internet. Then they can share with anyone else that has the internet. I must tell you though that in my school district we need to get the parents permission before we put anything out to the public, that includes pictures in the newspapers and on the internet. Maybe this is not the case in your district.
I really like the idea of posting pictures of what the kids are doing in class. It's a great way to share what their students have been doing, and like you said, to give the parents access to make copies of pictures of their child. I had forgotten about that possibility when I was making my post.
Tamara, I also liked the photo sharing site "flickr". I just attended a National Advising conf. in Chicago and I plan to download the pictures from the conference and share them with the other attendees from WMU. I love that I only have to send them a direct link to the site (much faster and easier). You have a beautiful family, I enjoyed looking at your photos.
When I read the Trends chapter 2 for this week I reflected on the ADDIE system as well. I believe it is a good process to follow in many settings. It gives you a starting point and an ending point.
I hope my comment on the discussion board helped. It can get frustrating at times, but I just keep trying and trying until I get it. Have a great week 6.
Betsy
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