GAME Plan week 4

I am find the the information and the resources that I need to implement my game plan. I have a buddy that I use to bounce ideas and problems with to help find a solution. She is doing a similar thing in her classroom. My students are really getting into the class research question of the week. The students are learning a lot from watching me model how to surf the Internet and helping me decide if the web site's information is reliable. They are also benefiting from watching me think out aloud, which is exposing them to my thinking and reasoning.

I do not really think that I need to modify my action plan yet. The only thing that I may did to change is when I will allow my students to research their own question or topic. I do not think that my students have the necessary skills yet to be able to navigate the Internet by themselves yet.

I have learned that taking the time to reflect each week is really beneficial. I sometimes find myself forcing myself to fill out my little reflection sheet, but it has really been helpful. It is given me a chance to look back and decide which things worked and which did not and what I plan doing differently in the future. It is also giving me a chance to reflect on what the students have learned and what concepts some are still struggling at. This way I know which concepts I need to touch again and with whom.

My question that has come up is How can I give 1st graders the skills that they need in order to be able to use the Internet independently? and not calling my name ever 5 minutes for help.