In order to carry out my GAME plan I will rely on a variety of resources and information. My first goal was to facilitate student learning and creativity. To aid in my learning and help my students I plan on observing other teachers in my school during their technology lessons. Seeing how others use technology in their classrooms will spark my imagination and give me new ideas on how to integrate technology into my own classroom. I will also use theteachingchannel.com as a resource. The website offers numerous videos of other teachers in their classrooms. I plan on watching some videos on my subject areas and of others using technology to aid in student learning. The process of leaning from my peers in my school and from online videos will help me towards my second goal of keeping up with professional development.
I think that I will need more information about what technology resource I will have available in my classroom next year. I am moving to a new school (from a very high tech school) and am hoping to find similar resources as I have had. My new school district just passed a technology levy, so I am hoping to receive new technology and have input in how we spend the money at my school.
So far i have been able to watch some great videos about technology integration from this Walden class (as well as others in the past), see some great online resource videos, and go to a common core workshop. I want to keep up with this in order to aid me in the fall. anyone have any suggestions of things I should look into online? Any great lessons for my reading, writing or social studies classes? I am always looking for new resources! Thanks!
Jenny,
ReplyDeleteThere are many different types of technology that can be used in education, but it is important to distinguish whether or not it will enhance student learning. Teachers need to evaluate the educational importance of using certain technologies and their benefits. Questions that should be asked when implementing technology should include the following. How much time will be needed to for students to learn to use the technology? Is the technology something that can be used again in the future? Will the technology promote certain learning styles? Will the technology benefit students with diverse needs? Does the technology fit the context it will be used for? Each circumstance will be different with each technology, but the major importance of having this reflection is to define whether it’s use will benefit the learning process.
Thanks for the thought provoking questions. Very helpful!
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