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Field Experience Log & Reflection

Instructional Technology Department


Candidate:
John W. Phillips, III
Mentor/Title:
Dr. Tammy Reed / ESL
School/District:
New Holland Knowledge Academy,
Gainesville, GA
Field Experience/Assignment:
Engaged Learning Project
Course:
ITEC 7400 Multimedia & Web
Design
Professor/Semester:
Dr. Vanderbilt / Sumemr14

Part I: Log

Date(s) Activity/Time STATE Standards
PSC
NATIONAL Standards
ISTE NETS-C

6/26/14
Completed the Pre-Plan for the American
Service, Honoring Our Soldiers Project.
[2 hours]
PSC 2.6 ISTE 2f

6/27/14
Completed the Analysis for the American
Service, Honoring Our Soldiers Project
[1.5 hours]
PSC 2.1, 2.5, 2.6, 3.4, 4.3 ISTE 2a, 2e, 2f, 3d, 5c
7/01/14
7/02/14
Designed the activities for the American Service,
Honoring Our Soldiers Project.
[5 hours]
PSC 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.6, 3.6, 4.2,
4.3
ISTE 2a, 2c, 2f, 3f, 5b, 5c

7/03/14
Developed the American Service, Honoring Our
Soldiers Project in digital format.
[3 hours]
PSC 3.3, 3.5, 6.1 ISTE 3c, 3e, 6a, 6b
7/07/14
7/09/14
Used Talk Aloud Test for the American Service,
Honoring Our Soldiers Project with volunteers
[4 hours]
PSC 3.1, 3.2, 3.5, 3.7, 4.1, 6.3 ISTE 3a, 3b, 3e, 3g, 5a
7/15/14 Evaluated the American Service, Honoring Our
Soldiers Project [1 hour]
PSC 2.6, 2.7 2f, 2g
Total Hours: [16.5 hours ]


DIVERSITY
(Place an X in the box representing the race/ethnicity and subgroups involved in this field experience.)
Ethnicity P-12 Faculty/Staff P-12 Students
P-2 3-5 6-8 9-12 P-2 3-5 6-8 9-12
Race/Ethnicity:
Asian X
Black X
Hispanic X
Native American/Alaskan Native
White X
Multiracial X
Subgroups:
Students with Disabilities X
Limited English Proficiency X
Eligible for Free/Reduced Meals X






Part II: Reflection



CANDIDATE REFLECTIONS:
(Minimum of 3-4 sentences per question)

1. Briefly describe the field experience. What did you learn about technology facilitation and
leadership from completing this field experience?

In this field experience, I used technology to bring the past alive to students as well as bring
recognition to local heroes. Creating this lesson taught me a lot about how to use technology to
reach a multitude of students through differentiation and using a combination of technologies to
reach a high LoTi Level and a high level of Blooms Taxonomy. Leadership in a technical role is
an important part of being an Instructional Technology Coach. I learned that it is important to
expect that not everyone is fluent in technology and make learning how to operate technology an
important part of the lesson. Not only using technology in the lesson, but also teaching others how
to properly use said technology.


2. How did this learning relate to the knowledge (what must you know), skills (what must you
be able to do) and dispositions (attitudes, beliefs, enthusiasm) required of a technology
facilitator or technology leader? (Refer to the standards you selected in Part I. Use the
language of the PSC standards in your answer and reflect on all 3knowledge, skills, and
dispositions.)

In this field experience, I had to use me knowledge of the content standards and technology
standards to create a valuable learning experience for the students. I had to believe that authentic
learning could be accomplished through the use of technology and develop a strategy to make that
happen. Because the students had a digital research portion to the assignment, I had to be able to
properly manage and facilitate the use of digital tools. I also was able to learn and troubleshoot
problems in software as well as teach others to use the software necessary to complete this unit.


3. Describe how this field experience impacted school improvement, faculty development or
student learning at your school. How can the impact be assessed?

The Instructional Technology Plan for the Gainesville School System incorporate using up to date
technology for teaching and learning. By using resources such as Skype, iPads and iMovie, this
unit supports this plan as well as helps faculty become more comfortable with using technology in
their lessons. Student learning is addressed by relating this project to content standards. Students
were able to address the standards of learning about American involvement in wars from 1900 to
present. These standards can be assessed by the students successfulness in the unit, in the
classroom, as well as on the Common Core State Standardized Tests.