Sunday, October 14, 2007
Time to Integrate Technology?
The projectors have arrived... but have yet to be installed. We are hoping for around Thanksgiving time. I wonder, with all the things I'm supposed to be integrating into my classroom(s), such as effective assessment, cooperative learning, metacognitive and study strategies, goal setting, anecdotals, differentiating instruction... where does technology fit in? I know we are supposed to be revolutionizing our teaching using technology, not just adding it on our to-do lists, but regardless, all of these thing require time. Where do I find that kind of time, energy, man-power? Is this something that can wait till next year, and be integrated slowly? Or is it now or never, right here, right now... or its lost forever? Right now I tell myself that these projectors being installed is the beginning of my revolutionization. And maybe I'm partially thankful for that day to be in the future, down the road... I have a lot more things in my vision right now. That chart Prof. Holland presented is true. It's October, I'm in survival mode... anyone with me?
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Yes, I can imagine the feeling of needing to survive! Maybe you and some of your fellows can find one afternoon a week to think about ways to integrate the new technology. So, maybe on a Friday, you could try something new. Small steps, nothing too major for starters. Then during the holidays maybe you can play around with it some and come up with some uses you can incorporate on a regular basis. Just a suggestion. Let us know how it goes. Good luck!
I'm in such a survival mode that I'm practically not even on this plane of existance half the time. I find myself burying my nose into books more often than not just to escape.
Technology is hard to include when you don't have the resources. I think that you're going to do great with the switch, though!
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