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The GAME plan from Cennamo, Ross and Ertmer (2009) has taught me a couple important lessons. What I have learned that I can use in my instructional practice is to build a solid frame work for myself and my students. By setting goals and understanding the process used to learn using the game system learning takes on a different form. As we work towards our goals using the game process we see the steps we need to take, the resources we are going to use and the method to which we will evaluate our process. Student can use the GAME process to learn content material and I can use it to become a better a teacher. I am still a long way from becoming a master of wikis and podcasts so I am still working towards accomplishing this.

There are plenty of learning goals provided by NETS-T (2008) that I will be working to integrate and accomplish in my classroom but as of right now I have not set a new goal in this area. Using what I have learned so far I will be able to change a major area of my classroom and that will be homework and discussions. Using wikis will allow students the ability to continue discussion after class has ended. Students will have a greater freedom to share and express understanding with one another. Podcasts will give students a far greater range and audience when it comes to creating final products.
I will certainly be using the GAME plan the next time I am going to learn a new technology or just about anything for that matter. Having this guide to work from has made learning difficult applications much easier by establishing a goal, the action needed to reach a goal, monitoring progress and finally evaluation (Cannamo, Ross & Ertmer, 2009).

Kevin Kleespies

ISTE, Initials. (2008). The Iste national educational technology standards (nets•t) and performance indicators for teachers. Retrieved from iste@iste.org, www.iste.org.

Cennamo, K., Ross, J. & Ertmer, P. (2009). Technology Integration for Meaningful Classroom Use: A Standards-Based Approach. (Laureate Education, Inc., Custom ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.