Key Concept 10.1 Candidates will be able to understand the pros and cons of technology from a variety of critical perspectives and apply that understanding to evaluating current and potential technology in schools and society.
Tinkercad Evaluation
For my Media Proposal I decided to use Tinkercad. I incorporated it into a 3rd grade science unit. The Safe Racer unit requires students to build a safe car for Eggburt out of all recyclable materials. The students work in teams to use various items such as plastic, paper, cardboard, bottles, tape, and glue. There are rules regarding the size and weight of the car as well. I decided to redesign the unit by having students work in groups to build a car on Tinkercad. Building on Tinkercad will be just as challenging but not require students to bring in the recyclable materials.
Key Concept 10.2 Candidates will be able to demonstrate how technology can be used to empower some and disempower others in schools.
Toyoma
I used Voice Thread to lead an online facilitation on a few chapters from a book that we read titled Toyama. My partner and I read chapters 1-3 ahead of time and lead an asynchronous discussion activity to address the theories that were mentioned in chapters 1-3. We used google slides to collaborate and create a visual for the presentation. Then we uploaded the slides to use as a background on Voicethread as we lead the online discussion. The online facilitation included discussion questions for our colleagues to answer by using the video feature. We also required them to listen to each others responses and comment on 2 other colleagues.
Key Concept 10.3 Candidates will be able to use critical frameworks to think about the value of specific technologies.