I enjoyed the Into to Online Learning course. The assignments were hands on and fun. Creating things from scratch as if I was creating a course was unique and something that will help me in all classes. I am excited to show my PLC the iNACOL standards. They are a tool we can use when creating different activities and units. Our county provide maps and basic descriptions of units but we decide how and what to teach. Using these will help us better serve the needs of our students. That is important as we are very diverse. We have almost 33% ELL and 25% SWED. We are at 56% SES. We have many students with many different needs. Having something like iNacol will help us check and evaluate ourselves.
The assignment I had the most fun with was the Online Module. Not being able to use Canvas really made me humble. Having a full LMS is hands down the best tool. It makes it so much easier to connect with students and parents. Students and parents are able to stay involved and engaged with what is happening and therefore the student can be more successful. Doing the assignment without made me realize how hard some teachers have it when they have no other option but to create their own platforms.
The assignment I had the most fun with was the Online Module. Not being able to use Canvas really made me humble. Having a full LMS is hands down the best tool. It makes it so much easier to connect with students and parents. Students and parents are able to stay involved and engaged with what is happening and therefore the student can be more successful. Doing the assignment without made me realize how hard some teachers have it when they have no other option but to create their own platforms.