Personal Learning Goals

No surprises from the online learning self-assessment. I scored a 95% and am ready to continue my online journey – this time as a teacher, not a student. As the K-8 computer teacher at Latrobe for the past 7 years, I’ve been using Dreamweaver to update my classroom webpage and post project assignments. I’ve learned to embed videos, links, and pdf’s, but I haven’t incorporated a blog yet. In my search for a more interactive tool for my students, I began using EdModo to post questions, polls, assignments, and grades while teaching social networking skills. My students seemed to be more excited about using EdModo rather then going to my static webpage. I found some things lacking, though, and am in search of a more comprehensive, user-friendly, and age-appropriate LMS for my middle-schoolers.


This Fall, my 6th grade class will be outfitted with iPads. Students will be able to use them in class and at home. With this 24:7 access, I am interested in creating some flipped video lessons. I would like to learn how to use Jing (or another screencasting program) to create short videos for my students to view in class or at home. This will be a great way to differentiate instruction and allow students to keep up with their assignments if they’re on vacation or out sick. Of course, I will need a LMS to organize the videos, modules, and assessments in an interesting way.