September,+2010


 * Appendix F: Diane P. Revilla – ET8012 -- Field-based Activities Report **

** Lamar University – M.Ed. in Educational Technology Leadership **

Field-based Activities Monthly Report - Part 1: Log
--Created and upload grade level newsletters to teacher’s webpages. Created & used spreadsheets for benchmark data and TAKS data disaggregation. ||  || 3 ||   || grade and shared with fourth grade. They did minor changes to brochure. --Created and upload grade level newsletters to teacher’s webpages. ||  || 6 ||   || --Communication with Academic Coach for input and Principal for final approval. ||^  || --Create Grade level PowerPoint presentation for Open House ||   || 2 ||   || --Created & used spreadsheets for benchmark data and TAKS data disaggregation. ||  || 2 ||   || ** Appendix F: Diane P. Revilla – ET 8012 -- Field-based Activities Report **
 * ** Date: __September, 2011___ Total Internship hours at the start of the month: ** ||  ||
 * ** Week ** || ** Functions **  || ** Description ** ||  ** Hrs **  ||
 * ** 1 ** || ** Week’s Activities ** || --“Tiny Tech Time” Demonstrated to colleagues how to update web page. Share a welcome back poem to upload on their site. I also showed them how to upload games and other websites to improve basic skills.
 * ^  || ** Standard/Indicator ** || I.A.1,2,3; II.A.1,2,3; B.1, C.1,2, D.1, E.1, F.1; III.A.1,2,3,4,5,6,7; IV.A.1,2; B.1;C.2; V.B.1; D.1,4 ||^   ||
 * ^  || ** Communication with Site Mentor ** || Collaborated with colleagues. ||^   ||
 * ** 2 ** || ** Week’s Activities ** || --Created a Parent Information Brochure for Open House. Brochure for fifth
 * ^  || ** Standard/Indicator ** ||  I.A.1,2,3; II.A.1,2,3; B.1, C.1,2, D.1, E.1, F.1; III.A.1,2,3,4,5,6,7; IV.C.2; V.B.1; D.1,4  ||^   ||
 * ^  || ** Communication with Site Mentor ** || --Collaboration with fifth grade teachers and fourth grade teachers.
 * ** 3 ** || ** Week’s Activities ** || Created and upload grade level newsletters to teacher’s webpages. ||   || 1 ||   ||
 * ^  || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt -0.6pt; tab-stops: 68.85pt; tabstops: 68.85pt;">** Standard/Indicator ** || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 9pt; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 29.45pt; tab-stops: 68.85pt; tabstops: 68.85pt;">I.A.1,2,3; II.A.1,2,3; B.1, C.1,2, D.1, E.1, F.1; III.A.1,2,3,4,5,6,7; IV.C.2; V.B.1; D.1,4 ||^   ||
 * ^  || ** Communication with Site Mentor ** || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 9pt; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 29.45pt; tab-stops: 68.85pt; tabstops: 68.85pt;">Collaboration with colleagues ||^   ||
 * ** 4 ** || ** Week’s Activities ** || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 9pt; margin: 3pt 0in; tab-stops: 68.85pt; tabstops: 68.85pt;">--Created and upload grade level newsletters to teacher’s webpages.
 * ^  || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt -0.6pt; tab-stops: 68.85pt; tabstops: 68.85pt;">** Standard/Indicator ** || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 9pt; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 29.45pt; tab-stops: 68.85pt; tabstops: 68.85pt;">I.A.1,2,3; II.A.1,2,3; B.1, C.1,2, D.1, E.1, F.1; III.A.1,2,3,4,5,6,7; IV.C.2; V.B.1; D.1,4 ||^   ||
 * ^  || ** Communication with Site Mentor ** || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 9pt; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt 29.45pt; tab-stops: 68.85pt; tabstops: 68.85pt;">Collaborated with grade level colleagues. ||^   ||
 * ** 5 ** || ** Week’s Activities ** || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 9pt; margin: 3pt 0in; tab-stops: 68.85pt; tabstops: 68.85pt;">--Created and upload grade level newsletters to teacher’s webpages.
 * ^  || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; margin: 3pt 0in 3pt -0.6pt; tab-stops: 68.85pt; tabstops: 68.85pt;">** Standard/Indicator ** || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 9pt; margin: 3pt 0in; tab-stops: 68.85pt; tabstops: 68.85pt;">I.A.1,2,3; II.A.1,2,3; B.1, C.1,2, D.1, E.1, F.1; III.A.1,2,3,4,5,6,7; IV.A.2,B.1,C.1,2; V.B.1; D.1,4 ||^   ||
 * ^  || ** Communication with Site Mentor ** || <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 9pt; margin: 3pt 0in; tab-stops: 68.85pt; tabstops: 68.85pt;">Collaborate with colleagues ||^   ||
 * ** Hours worked this month: ** ||   || 14 ||   ||
 * ** Total Internship hours to date including this month: ** ||   || 26 ||   ||

Field-based Activities Monthly Report - Part 2: Reflection
September was busy month. My team and I are still adjusting to working with each other. I really do enjoy my team this year, they are very professional, willing to share best practices and more importantly are tolerant of my passion for technology. They understand the importance of integration into curriculum, but hate to do it. The fact that someone (me) is willing to research sites to provide resources makes them more willing to try to use technology. I shared with my team a brochure I had created the previous year when I was in fourth grade. They liked the idea of providing information for parents in a handy brochure. My colleagues reviewed what I had written in the past and felt it was still pertinent information and we only changed names and room numbers. We decided to combine our Open House presentation to our parents to present a united force in Fifth Grade. As we approached the day of Open House, I asked them what points they wanted to focus on. From that brainstorming session I created a PowerPoint Presentation for our parents. My Academic Coach and Principal came by and took several pictures of the event. They liked the idea of the PowerPoint and were impressed. In fact we were the only grade level who used technology that evening.

As much as I enjoy creating the newsletters it gets burdensome at times especially with my homework assignments in Lamar and my regular teacher duties. One of my colleagues decided she would like to take over, but her limited skills in technology made it difficult and she asked too many questions. Since my time is limited at present, I find it easier to take on any word processing, desktop publishing, and development of professional products myself. I did explain to my team that once I had completed my Master’s that they would have to learn how to integrate technology. Fortunately they are happy with the arrangements and they hope that I continue even when I complete with the Master’s! I am flattered by the vote of confidence my colleagues have in my technology skills and creativity.

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