5,4,3,2,1

=**5, 4, 3, 2, 1**=

5 new technologies to try
 * wikispace
 * Delicious
 * Blogging
 * video
 * wordle

4 ideas to share with others
 * Video sharing with youtube, schooltube with fellow science teachers. Usually email videos and then have to download and save...more time comsuming. Can just create a collection of videos to use and share.
 * Analogy of UDL and GPS-important factors to consider for all educators: 1. Where is the student? 2. What are each student's goals and objectives? 3. What is a good route to reach destination/goal.
 * Be FLEXIBLE...Allow students to become facilitators of their own learning.
 * Provide CHOICES...encourages students interest and increases their motivation...intrinsically!

3 principles of UDL
 * Representation: Utilize different tools to showcase information. Provide multiple, flexible methods of presentation.
 * Action & Expression: Provide options for mastering learning and showcasing such mastery.
 * Engagement: Provide choices for students to engage in the lesson and its contents and activities.

2 changes in your teaching to reach all learners in the Digital Age
 * I will embrace more technology and no longer be intimidated or afraid of it.
 * Provide more choices and be flexible. Continue to work on classroom management to provide more time for student control.

1 big idea to implement on" Monday"
 * Review Balancing Chemical Equations by providing muliple means of expression: journal entry explaining how to balance an equation using an exampe; completing 3 out of 5 chemical equations; use models to show balanced equations.