Team+Reflection

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The Professional Development module of our project was created to teach the teacher while teaching the student. It was created using software called SoftChalk, which was designed for teachers and content-experts who don't have time to learn complex software. This software has the capabilities to guide the student through a lesson, while providing hints, occasional quizzes over material covered, a comprehensive final quiz, etc. throughout the lesson.

In teaching the teacher this way, it provides an opportunity for them to use the technology, become comfortable with it, and then convey the ins and outs of the software to their students, who will be using it. At the end of the lesson, a link is provided for the teacher to view videos showing how to create a SoftChalk lesson. This particular software was chosen because it is user-friendly, and the lessons can be packaged in several ways – CD, web-based, or into an LMS.

Throughout this lesson, the teacher will be shown examples of how to use various technology tools when creating their own module. They are not, however, simply told what tool to use. They are given resources to help them learn how to use the tools themselves. One of the best ways to learn a new technology is to use the technology, and that was the goal in this Professional Development module.
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