CODE Framework

Through my time in the CODE, I wish to develop methods for integrating social media and other digital communication tools into my curriculum.  That would include Facebook and Twitter to create a community conversation with our publications, blogs to writing in my senior English classes, and web 2.0 tools for communication, grading and classroom management.  In doing so, I should be able to accomplish the following feats:

• Increased communication with students
• Students can ask questions on their schedule, when they have questions
• Students have the ability to ask questions in a private or non-threatening enviornment
• Crowdsourcing of answers and building group-knowledge
• Increased communication with parents
• Parents have another avenue to get information or to ask questions
• Parents have the ability to see what the daily assignments and lessons are, making it easier for them to work with their kids.
• Transparency with curricular goals
• Students and parents can see goals, how they align and where we are going
• Students and parents can track, keeping tabs on progress
• Students and parents can be more aware of grades and standing in the class
• Differentiation of curriculum for different levels of students
• Because materials are available at all times, students can work at their own pace
• Parallel assignments can be given for enrichment
• When different lessons are warranted, they can be delivered without the whole class knowing that a student has a different assignment, keeping the matter private
• Develop an awareness of what it means to be a good citizen in the digital world
• How to act online
• How to react
• Use Social Media to develop a PLN
• Find like-minded professionals to help in my quests

Forms of Digital Tools used in my classroom

• Facebook
• Twitter
• HootSuite
• Twitilist
• email
• Entourage to manage multiple accounts
• Blogger
• MyBigCampus