Here is my Edtech Research document. This was an interesting one for me, for three reasons. One, it reminded me more of what it's like to be a student, and some of the issues they might encounter - tech or not - and how students will think through ways to solve problems (or give up, depending upon the child). Was a good reinforcement to me as an educator: be mindful of the student's perspective. I grappled with the APA formatting, for one, and also had some issues getting my head around the 'tech' process flow, from Google Research to the Albertsons Library 'portal' (I obviously still have some learnin' to do!). So, a nice reminder for me. Formatting for APA was also a revelation; my first attempt was WAY off. Hopefully, this one is better...
The second interesting learning for me was the power of Google Research. I had been aware of it, but its capabilities far exceed what I thought it could do. Will definitely have that as part of my list of 'go to' tools for teachers and students from here on out.
Finally, I got some new insight into my topic, Digital Storytelling, which is one of the 'holy grails' of student 21st learning that directly supports deeper thinking, academic subject matter expertise, etc. I do plan to move forward with a toolkit for teachers about Digital Storytelling, and the resources I found for this assignment, plus the availability of significantly MORE on the topic, will really help me as a flesh out the structure of what I want to provide, which is essentially a one-stop 'how to' stop for teachers to help them implement Digital Storytelling in their classrooms.
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