Professional development in technology
"We must first learn to walk before we can run." - some mystical proverb person
Just as the old adage goes, before we can successfully teach with technology, we must first learn to use it. By becoming comfortable with the technology you will be increasing your readiness to use it as well as preparing yourself to be able to offer help to those students who need it. The following is a chart providing you with a list of technologies, descriptions of them, the skills they will teach/allow for practice, and suggested times to learn them. Study hard!
N.B. - Skills: 1 = Collaboration, 2 = Creativity, 3 = Critical Thinking, 4 = Problem Solving
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Just as the old adage goes, before we can successfully teach with technology, we must first learn to use it. By becoming comfortable with the technology you will be increasing your readiness to use it as well as preparing yourself to be able to offer help to those students who need it. The following is a chart providing you with a list of technologies, descriptions of them, the skills they will teach/allow for practice, and suggested times to learn them. Study hard!
N.B. - Skills: 1 = Collaboration, 2 = Creativity, 3 = Critical Thinking, 4 = Problem Solving
Feel free to download this chart to view as a .doc
timeframe.docx | |
File Size: | 15 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Timeframe1 June – 10 June
11 June – 20 June 21 June – 30 June 1 July – 15 July 16 July – 23 July 24 July – 7 August 8 – 15 August 16- 31 August |
TechnologyEdmodo
Google docs Prezi EXCEL, PowerPoint, Word Interactive Attendance Technology SMART board/notebook Class Dojo Adobe Photoshop, Audacity |
DescriptionCommunication tool with students and teachers that reinforces involvement by allowing them to take control of their education. Students will have another way to determine when projects are due, find resources, and share their opinions. Also, it fosters a ‘virtual classroom’ environment and can be accessed through mobile devices.
Secure storage, Easily accessible, teachers can track individual student progress and offer student collaboration, especially in real time. Integrates external media contents (i.e. pictures, audio clips, videos, links, etc…) in a creative way that engages various audiences, Smartboard-friendly, smooth interface, and uses multidimensional effects Prepares students to handle job related tasks (i.e. reports, graphs, statistics, data analysis) Smartboard friendly, saves time, real-time monitoring throughout school day, and directly connects to school management Mobile, integrates teachers’ lessons, offers relevant activities, many apps for education, saves time, saves changes for future references, et cetera Assists to create groups, help conduct peer evaluations, and aids with classroom management, can also be used for peer evaluations at a more advanced level/age Engages creativity of students in arts by providing useful tools to edit pictures and music, accessible through various platforms, and popular tool for daily extracurricular activities |
Skills1, 2, 3
1, 2, 3 1, 2 1, 2, 3, 4 1 1, 2, 3, 4 2,3 1,2,3,4 |