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The objectives of my courses are to familiarize students with best practice in the teaching of social studies in the elementary grades. My students are either change of career preservice students or active classroom teachers. Best practice involves the use of technology in teaching and student learning. Consequently I have used LMS extensively in my courses, specifically Blackboard. My students have used blackboard for announcements, course assignments and syllabi, resources, to submit work and retrieve grades,for discussion board and for collaborative group work. The active classroom teachers and those who will be student teaching confront teachnology in the NYC public schools, particularly Smartboards.In teacher professional development outside my instructional assignments at QC, I have been exposed to google docs, google site and wikis but need to refresh my knowledge of those learning management systems. Discussion board in real time (during time scheduled for class meetings, for example) As I have become more and more adept with Blackboard through the years, my experiences have been positive. (I no longer lose my grades for an entire assignment somewhere in the grade book, for example)
 * What are the learning objectives of the course you want to make hybrid? **
 * What are the essential things you need to communicate to your students? **The most effective methodology and pedagogical practices in the teaching of social studies
 * Your students to you? **Understanding and examples of effective instructional practice in the teaching of social studies
 * What kinds of things do you want your students to //do// in your class? ** Engage in and reflect on best practice in teaching social studies and create instructional lessons and units that demonstrate best practice.
 * What do your students need to do to show they have learned the material in your course? ** The understanding and creation of effective teaching strategies
 * What kinds of things have you wanted to do in your course but not been able to? ** I am interested in using pod casts to deliver instruction.
 * What are you most concerned about losing in the transition from the classroom to online? ** I am concerned that a podcast will eliminate interactive student-instructor exchange
 * <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">What are your good and bad past experiences with Learning Management Systems? **