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spreading the technology movement

by Rita

Jul 12, 2013

How do I spread the importance of keeping up with technology to orincipals, staff, parents, and students?

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C Harmon Response:

Our district is very much aware of how important technology is and encourage us to use it as much as possible. I would encourage you to find ways to incorporate technology in your classroom and ask them to come in and watch. Have the kids do an online assignment, at home, with their families and offer an extra credit to make them...See More

May 14, 2014

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Patrick Canning Living in the 21st century has clearly presented some challenges for educators by way of how technology has and is reshaping teaching. As we prepare students to live in a digital era, we as educators, principals, parents and students must embrace the reality that technology is a driving force in teaching and learning. Although my school district is...See MoreLiving in the 21st century has clearly presented some challenges for educators by way of how technology has and is reshaping teaching. As we prepare students to live in a digital era, we as educators, principals, parents and students must embrace the reality that technology is a driving force in teaching and learning. Although my school district is technology driven and supports the incorporation of technology, budget restraints severely limit the available technological resources we have at our disposal.

In order to motivate principals, parents, teachers and students to see the value and necessity of keeping up with technology, I suggest the following:

1. Design a professional development workshop that is technologically driven and present it to staff. Hopefully, teachers and administrators will see how easy and engaging technology can be to use and incorporate in the classroom. I might suggest using QR codes in some fashion as the creation of such codes is quick and easy and can be used for a variety of reasons. Furthermore, using QR codes in the classroom is a great way to reduce the amount of "down time" students have while locating certain websites. I suggest using http://www.qrstuff.com.

2. Offer evening workshops on technology and present to parents. I would suggest creating a classroom web page using weebly.com. Show parents how students can access teacher provided materials via this site (especially helpful if students lost or forgot their assignments). Also, create a blog on this teacher created site where students can comment on class discussions, ask questions, etc. You can also create a link for parents to contact you directly.

3. Empowering teachers in the domain of using technology is a daunting challenge. Therefore, besides offering a PD workshop to all staff, you may poll staff to find out their specific needs or questions they have about certain technologies. Offering mini 1 hour workshops after school has been effective at my school. Teachers can sign up for workshops that interest them.

4. Post student work in a visible location for all to see. When more and more teachers see the "output" of student work using technology, more teachers may be motivated to incorporate more technology when designing lessons, or at the very least, be willing to learn more about using technology to support teaching and learning.

5. Design lessons that incorporate technology and invite teachers and administrators to observe the lesson. So many of my students have smart phones and tablets. An excellent resource is using the site kahoot.it. This site allows teachers to create multiple choice questions (quizzes),surveys, and pose open ended responses. Students can use their devices to select or construct responses that will be displayed on the SmartBoard, whiteboard or pull down screen. This site is presented in a game-like fashion. Students select a colored icon on their device that corresponds to an answer displayed.

In a time where all of our computer labs are used for SBAC testing, I am always looking for ways that I can utilize the available technology within my own classroom. I hope these suggestions help.

On 7/12/13, Rita wrote: > How do I spread the importance of keeping up with > technology to principals, staff, parents, and students?

May 24, 2014

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