2011+IT630+Module+6


 * Module 6/Week 10**


 * How did understanding the standards and the pre-comp verification help you design your FE plan? How can your use your ePorfolio to help others understand how to integrate technology more effectively in the classroom? **

1. **Description.** My Field Experience plan is a long overdue organization of a media literacy curriculum that I have been knocking around in my head for a few years. The pre-competency verification helped me take stock of what I am doing, and what I need to do to become better at what I do. Several key things at the district where I work have happened recently so that the timing is right for me to put this plan into action. Teachers at the high school are requesting online database content, and INFOhio, which is a wonderful collection of online databases provided by the state, seems to be lacking in a few areas. The High School principal will listen to purchase suggestions if the teachers are asking for it. We have a new Superintendent who is very much behind promoting technology. The first thing I need to do is organize the Media Literacy curriculum. This curriculum must include not only Instructional Technology and Media, but Library standards as well. Library standards will be included because they are part of what I teach througout the district. I believe that it is a natural progression for these three subjects, Technology, Media and Library to come together under one roof. It is time to break down that divide. My first step in organizing the curriculum is to write a loose outline that includes content. What do I want/need to teach? The reason for using the word "want" is that much of the curriculum that needs to be taught is not official yet. We know students need to know it, but the state hasn't mandated it yet. . .what's a media specialist to do? I started the loose outline here: http://medialiteracymap.wikispaces.com/ This is just a beginning. I need to decide how to make this look so it is easily accessed. I'm setting it up chronologically, so our district can access the lessons one week at a time and assistants can quickly look for follow up lessons. Some of the pages I've included so far will not be in the final product. Some of the pages are just notes of what not to forget!

2. **Impact.** I've learned that creating a K-12 curriculum is extremely time consuming. I want to complete the K-5 for this assignment, and gathering just the topics is quite a challenge. I think that the impact will be far reaching. I know of an entire ESC full of library/media specialists who are ready for something like this. Anyone can pick or choose lessons from the outline. I like making a wiki because no matter which building I'm in, I can add to the outline.

3. **Intent.** I will incorporate the wonderful standards from ISTE-Students along with the library/media standards to make a Media Literacy program that will have specific goals. I want students to graduate from our school with a digital footprint that can be used to apply for colleges, jobs or careers. They will be proficient in creating an online image for themselves. They will be proficient at creating original digital content, which includes expressing themselves with original images, animations or writings.