Digital Badge #I

One/Two/Three time is an instructional mode that uses technology as a central element of classroom learning (Maloy, 309). Students are split into two or three smaller groups and rotate, every twenty to twenty five minutes, through different learning experiences, sometimes called small-group rotation. At least one or two of the groups will use the computer for their activity. They call one/two/three time learning centers in elementary school, but it can also be used in upper level classes. What I liked about this instructional mode was that it helps large classes become more manageable and students are able to get individualized instruction or extra practice. Using one/two/three time is more effective than whole class instruction because it doesn't leave students detached from learning activities. I think that small-group rotation is a good and useful instructional mode because students are involved more in what they are learning. I created three small group activities that would be an example of one/two/three time when working with sight words.

Group 1	Group 2	Group 3
Activity 1: Students will be in a group of three or four and will use their sight words to play bingo. Each student will take a turn choosing a word and will say the word aloud and use it in a sentence. (Students will rotate to next activity)	Activity 2: Students will work in pairs or a group of three on the computer and create a story on Storybird using their sight words.  (Students will rotate to next activity)	Activity 3: Students, in groups of two or three, will go on a scavenger hunt around the classroom, and find their given sight words, using the clues they have.  (Students will rotate to next activity)

What I found interesting in chapter twelve was the concept Crowd Funding; using the internet to do educational fundraising (Maloy, 318). The two websites that the book mentioned were kickstarter and PeerBacker. Teachers and school are able to go on and create profiles and post what they want to fund. Many teachers have found ways to build small-scale partnerships with local businesses, service agencies, and charities (Maloy, 319). What I liked about crowd funding was that teachers and schools are so interested in supporting education. I feel like it is important that they are given these many resources to support their interests and help them.

As a way of integrating more technology in the classroom, the B.Y.O.T program has been launched at some schools (Maloy, 309). B.Y.O.T stands for Bring Your Own Technology, and is sometimes called bring your own device. With this program, students are allowed to bring any technology device that can be used for educational learning purposes. I believe that this program can either be a good idea, or a bad one. I say a bad idea because some students may have some of the newest or latest devices, while others may only have older devices. Another way B.Y.O.T could be a bad idea is if a teacher is not up to date with the new technologies that students are bringing to class. In order for this program to be beneficial, I think that schools should provide those with no technology devices with devices that they will be able to use in the class and not be left out. The book mentioned that students can buy or rent laptops for schools that can’t afford it for them. Teachers would also have to have a good amount of knowledge on the latest technologies being used. They need to be familiar with these technologies and how they work.

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reference: Maloy, R. W. (2014). Transforming learning with new technologies (2nd ed.). Boston: Pearson.