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= Personal Learning Porfolio = Morgen Hall



Welcome to the home page for my final portfolio. Navigate through the learning goals to view my personal goals and learning progress, as well as read my reflections in each area. Then check out my future goals!

Highlights in this media literacy journey:
 * I think my work + exposure to new tools this summer finally tipped the scales and persuaded me to get an iphone, so behold my first (and maybe last) ever iphone selfie above.
 * I started using twitter in a professional capacity. Still more of a follower than a tweeter, but it's awesome. [|(@schlngu)]
 * [|Connected learning]: How had I never heard of it before? I found out about this research somewhat tangentially through DigitalIS. It's a [|really awesome framework], and it's really in line with the work that a lot of us are already doing - I think it's going to be the next big thing.

Learning Goals:

Facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity) (Design and develop digital age learning experiences and assessments)  (Model digital age work and learning)  (Promote and model digital citizenship and responsibility)  (Engage in professional growth and leadership)

Future Goals:

**So, who am I as a technology user?** This is probably one of the least stable parts of my professional identity, and rightly so. I have undergone pretty significant changes in both outlook and understanding with regards to the use of digital technologies, which isn’t to say I don’t remain ever critical all the same. Being a tech user for me means constantly balancing practicality, excitement /fun and a sharp critical eye. That being said, I want to continue to push myself to expand my repertoire of technologies (1), (which shouldn’t be too hard, what with all of the free apps out there) that I am comfortable using and modeling the use of to students. Specifically I plan to familiarize myself with my iphone and the aforementioned world of free apps. (I already can already see the way that I read starting to shift.) I also want to spend time in August going back through all of the resources that my classmates wrote about over the course of this class (2).

I’m fully convinced that technology not only **can** improve teaching and learning, but that it must be actively incorporated into the classroom so that it can. All students deserve access to the tools to develop not only their traditional but also their digital literacies. I think one of the most important things I learned in this course was about Fair Use. Knowing what I do now about how both my students and I have rights to use copyrighted materials changes the limits of what we can do in the classroom. I’m excited to design authentic assessments w hich incorporate new technolo gy, (3) and to give students more ownership over their knowledge using these tools. I also look forward to fleshing out my ideas for a whole unit focusing on copyright (4) - I think this would get my students more involved in creative production, as well as provide them with extremely useful information (as many of them will selesct the graphic design track at out school).
 * And who am I as a technology...teacher?** (Well, llet's keep it at English teacher incorporating technology for now...)