Take away message (in-class post)

Instructional Design:

1. who are you you designing for?
2. what are you designing?
3. what is the final product?

As a teacher envisioning myself in the role of a designer, I am designing my curriculum and the way I deliver these learning objectives and learning activities predominantly for my students. However, I must also keep in mind other key "customers;" the administration, my colleagues, parents of the students, and for myself (in terms of future students)

I am designing thinking patterns, problem solving techniques, memory building skills, comprehension skills.

The final product is a collective community working collaboratively towards common learning goals.

 
Take Away Message:

The overall message I am walking away with today is that in the classroom, technology is not to be used for the sake of using technology. Rather, it must be used with purpose. When we are able to find a way to align our pedagogy, our content knowledge, and our technology instruction, we are discovering a way to truly benefit our students.