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 * Chapter 1 - Setting Objectives **

1. Learning objectives should be specific but flexible 2. Allow students to personalize the learning objectives 3. Make students and parents aware of learning objectives 4. Contract with students to attain specific learning objectives
 * Recommendations for setting objectives **
 * When students are able to set goals, motivation is higher than when they pursue teacher-set goals (Hom & Murphy 1983).
 * Technology provides organizational and communication tools that make it easier to clarify learning objectives.


 * Types of technology that students can use to set objectives

1. Word Processing Applications**
 * KWHL Chart
 * K - record what you know about a topic
 * W - what they want to learn
 * H - how they plan to learn it
 * L - what they learned at the end of the unit


 * 2. Organizing and Brainstorming Software**
 * [|Kidspiration] (preK-5) and [|Inspiration]
 * Provide students with a template such as a KWHL web or chart.
 * Students can use graphics or the draw tool to express their thoughts
 * Can make a 30 second audio recording and insert into Inspiration.
 * Inspiration already has two templates for identifying learning objectives
 * Goal Plan Template
 * Goal Setting Template


 * 3. Data Collection Tools**
 * Online surveys can be used by teachers to gather information to set personalized and meaningful objectives
 * Websites for online surveys
 * [|Survey Monkey]
 * [|Pollcat]
 * [|Profiler Pro]
 * [|Web Surveyor]


 * 4. Web Resources**
 * Access standards online, make them into objectives and use these objectives to create a rubric that students can personalize
 * Websites for national education standards
 * [|McREL's Compendium of Standards]
 * [|Developing Educational Standards]
 * Websites for creating rubrics
 * [|Rubric for Web Lessons]
 * [|RubiStar]
 * [|TeAchnology Web Portal for Educators]


 * 5. Communication Software**
 * Blogs and email applications give students another way for students to set and communicate goals and objectives
 * Blogs - web logs or online journals
 * [|Blogger]
 * [|Edu Blog]
 * [|Weebly]
 * Examples of teacher blogs
 * [|Ms. C's Geoblog - High School Geometry]
 * [|Mr. Mackey's Science Blog - 8th Grade Science]
 * [|Mr. Wright's 3rd Grade Class]


 * E-mail - can be used as an easy way of storing and recording objectives
 * Can send newsletters out through e-mail to parents.