Looking back over the last seven weeks at how unsuccessful I have been at accomplishing my original GAME plan, I would have to consider that I have failed miserably. But have I? Really? No. Insight into my own orange personality has shown me how difficult it is going to be for my ADHD students to set goals and reach them. That is why I have adjusted the GAME plan to meet the needs of my students by starting small with a predetermined goal of turning assignments in. Big successes such as NETS-S must be preceded by little ones.
I could not stay focused on my GAME plan. Maybe I did not choose well… I did choose my weakest areas to improve, but meeting the needs of my Special Education students through the use of assistive technologies came first. Was I wrong to set aside my personal goals to meet the needs of my students? No. The last student I put onto a voice recognition program told his Special Education teacher that Writing is now his favorite subject. Why? I can only surmise that my 6-Traits philosophy placed his spelling issues into an appropriate context. He has learned that he has good Ideas and strong Organization traits. He has become more willing to work on his spelling issues.
Was abandoning my personal GAME plan the right choice? Yes. I will work on strengthening my use of a wider variety of softwares and tools as the need arises. I am still the digital native to my poverty-stricken students. When that changes, I will continue to adapt.
Resources:
Cennamo, K., Ross, J., & Ertmer, P. (2010). Technology integration for meaningful classroom use: A standards-based approach. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.
Culham, R. (2003) 6 + 1 traits of writing: The complete guide grades 3 and up. Portland, OR: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory.
True Colors International. (2009). http://www.true-colors.com/.
http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForStudents/2007Standards/NETS_for_Students_2007_Standards.pdf
http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTeachers/2008Standards?NETS_T_Standards_Final
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx
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