EDUO9150_McCartyAssignment 3

Why G Suite?

Up front, I want to be honest and say that as a former media industry pro and teacher of an elective Career Tech class, I am biased towards the constructivist side of education. My students take plenty of tests that measure their learning “measurables.” I strive to teach them 21st Century skills to work in a demanding media industry that requires the ability to work collaboratively, perform in authentic hands-on environments on strict deadlines that require organizational skills to execute creative processes while also thinking critically about technical and editorial issues that content and clients demand. 

For this assignment I’m going to take the position that G Suite Tools very effectively support my student learning outcomes in all of the above. The real world scenario I will use as a backdrop is a very large (typically between 20-24 minutes) documentary video project my seniors produce that tells the story of a local veteran and their experience in a military branch and their combat experiences. SIDE NOTE: Unless they enlisted at 15, most of these men and women are gone now and sadly the history they lived and made and their personal stories leave us as well. There were some storytelling lessons in there for my students as well over the years.

My analysis will use the following criteria to assess the G Suite Tools effectiveness in our Career Tech program:

• help to develop collaborative and individual constructivist learning environments

• increase measurable student achievement

• inspire and engage students in the learning process

• support the SAMR model of learning

• improve thinking skills

Assignment 3