Future Vision Project Scope
My vision of what I wanted to do for my future vision project changed as I gathered information, made discoveries and wrote and read others blogs on Teacher librarianship topics. I thought a lot about how to categorize apps since their were so many and I came upon some websites like Commonsense education media reviews and classification frameworks like SAMR; lesson flows etc to put apps into context and assist with sorting through the many apps to evaluate if they meet students 21st century learning needs.
My vision also changed as I thought about my audience and sharing this project vision with other educators and how it can be useful in creating dialogue and further investigation.
I thought about Symbaloo which is a tool to paste your tools you use a lot in a webmix but I realized that it takes time to really be comfortable in using apps and its a life long endeavor to form a webmix and it starts off slowly by matching apps to the needs of students.
I began to see how Montessori materials/tools are selected and used with control of error/scaffolded with teacher guidance can be similar to the process in selecting digital tools .By combining my new knowledge with my Montessori background ; I can envision how best to to select digital apps/tools and for what age groups they are best suited for . I envision Reviewing a few digital tools/apps with this combined criteria. In Montessori education we group students in their unique 3 year spans so they are developmentally similar ages in which peer coaching and modelling occurs. The unique developmental ages are 3 to 6; 6 to 9 ; 9 to 12 and 12 to 15. I envision combining my Montessori background and new knowledge I've constructed from engaging in this class to be able to come up with criteria that would assist educators on best how to select tools that meet how students learn best in developing 21st century literacy and developmental appropriate for these age spans.
From what I have researched and experienced Montessori elementary education does see the value of digital tools; Maria Montessori herself was a scientist and if alive now(she died in 1952) I feel she would realize the need for students to use digital tools purposefully to function in the 21st century and complement real life hands on learning.This blog provided a summary of the balancing act of using screen time ;Technology and the Montessori Classroom Because i'm most familiar with Montessori Education I decided to do more inquiry to the use of technology and Montessori education. I decided to follow 2 Montessori and technology groups on Twitter to keep up to date and gather more insight. Technology is generally not used in the casa class ages 3 to 6 since research shows that a caring connection such as in teacher student interaction and Sensorial learning; is of great importance and screen time is not the best for the developing brain but I'm willing to check out possible digital tools which may meet the criteria or used for special need students .
There is not a unified stance on technology use so this will give me an idea on what is happening and how Montessorians are incorporating technology. My vision project can give a summary of my findings of technology and Montessori education.
One resource I've decided to try to create my future vision project is Buncee because its new to me and is a creative presentation tool with a lot of features check out; Buncee Features. I've tried Google slides so I can compare them. I want to engage with its potential creativity tools such as audio; video; clip art; different backgrounds etc. I also liked that Buncee users can seamlessly synchronize with Google Classroom so students and teaches can engage with each other and share Buncees. Buncee creators are involved with educators with their blogs and free hour webinars that anyone can sign up for and this helped me on using Buncee in the classroom.
My overall vision is to get a rationale for selection of digital tools and be able to recommend a few digital tools for each age grouping using Buncee as my presentation tool. I think this will be particularly thought provoking for Montessori teachers and parents as well as all other educators.
My vision also changed as I thought about my audience and sharing this project vision with other educators and how it can be useful in creating dialogue and further investigation.
I thought about Symbaloo which is a tool to paste your tools you use a lot in a webmix but I realized that it takes time to really be comfortable in using apps and its a life long endeavor to form a webmix and it starts off slowly by matching apps to the needs of students.
I began to see how Montessori materials/tools are selected and used with control of error/scaffolded with teacher guidance can be similar to the process in selecting digital tools .By combining my new knowledge with my Montessori background ; I can envision how best to to select digital apps/tools and for what age groups they are best suited for . I envision Reviewing a few digital tools/apps with this combined criteria. In Montessori education we group students in their unique 3 year spans so they are developmentally similar ages in which peer coaching and modelling occurs. The unique developmental ages are 3 to 6; 6 to 9 ; 9 to 12 and 12 to 15. I envision combining my Montessori background and new knowledge I've constructed from engaging in this class to be able to come up with criteria that would assist educators on best how to select tools that meet how students learn best in developing 21st century literacy and developmental appropriate for these age spans.
From what I have researched and experienced Montessori elementary education does see the value of digital tools; Maria Montessori herself was a scientist and if alive now(she died in 1952) I feel she would realize the need for students to use digital tools purposefully to function in the 21st century and complement real life hands on learning.This blog provided a summary of the balancing act of using screen time ;Technology and the Montessori Classroom Because i'm most familiar with Montessori Education I decided to do more inquiry to the use of technology and Montessori education. I decided to follow 2 Montessori and technology groups on Twitter to keep up to date and gather more insight. Technology is generally not used in the casa class ages 3 to 6 since research shows that a caring connection such as in teacher student interaction and Sensorial learning; is of great importance and screen time is not the best for the developing brain but I'm willing to check out possible digital tools which may meet the criteria or used for special need students .
There is not a unified stance on technology use so this will give me an idea on what is happening and how Montessorians are incorporating technology. My vision project can give a summary of my findings of technology and Montessori education.
One resource I've decided to try to create my future vision project is Buncee because its new to me and is a creative presentation tool with a lot of features check out; Buncee Features. I've tried Google slides so I can compare them. I want to engage with its potential creativity tools such as audio; video; clip art; different backgrounds etc. I also liked that Buncee users can seamlessly synchronize with Google Classroom so students and teaches can engage with each other and share Buncees. Buncee creators are involved with educators with their blogs and free hour webinars that anyone can sign up for and this helped me on using Buncee in the classroom.
My overall vision is to get a rationale for selection of digital tools and be able to recommend a few digital tools for each age grouping using Buncee as my presentation tool. I think this will be particularly thought provoking for Montessori teachers and parents as well as all other educators.
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From Google ImagesResources;
Symbaloo.com. (2017). Symbaloo. [online] Available at: https://www.symbaloo.com/home/mix/13eOcLj6h4 [Accessed 8 Nov. 2017].
[Accessed 8 Nov. 2017]. Buncee | Features. [online] Available at: https://www.edu.buncee.com/features [Accessed 8 Nov. 2017]. Common Sense Education. (2017). Common Sense Education. [online] Available at: https://www.commonsense.org/education/ [Accessed 10 Nov. 2017]. |
Well done brainstorm that walks me through your evolving thought process and experiences during your inquiry and research. Your background and insight, coupled with your new toolset and exposure should couple together well to provide a useful resource and guide for appropriate technology use in a montessori environment.
ReplyDeleteSo great to learn about Symbaloo. What a great way to organize apps and tools. I would like to explore this further when I have some time. I can see how teachers can use this to organize their classes by blocks or subjects as well.
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