What did you learn this week that you will use immediately in your classroom?
After completing the "Technological Literacy Worksheet" I discovered some areas that I need to become more competent in. Areas that I need to become more competent in are developing web pages, creating and using databases, and becoming more familiar with desktop publishing programs such as Microsoft Office Publisher. Have we taken the time to stop and ask our students about technologies that they are competent in? I think it's a good idea that we need to ask our students periodically if they are having trouble in certain technological areas. The reason we need to do this is because of how fast technology develops and how fast it needs to become implemented.
What steps will you take to implement this in your classroom?
The steps that I am going to take to implement this in my classroom is to first print a copy of the technological literacy worksheet and give these to the students. I will then look over these to see what the students are less confident in and then speak with other teachers at our school to see if we can get these areas implemented in the classroom. This not only needs to be implemented in my classroom but also the entire school. I will need to speak with other teachers and probably the principal to get this going.
What challenge(s) will you face when using this in your classroom?
The greatest challenge when using anything in your classroom is having enough time to implement any activities. You have to be able to teach your core content first and then everything else. I am not sure what the computer teachers core content areas are, she may already be teaching all of these areas. Another challenge maybe that other teachers may not want to take the time to do this. This is very hard especially when you are trying to get your students ready for testing.
What will you do to overcome the challenge(s)?
A way to overcome this challenge is to try to make time to teach some lessons in these areas. Another way is to provide some help for the computer teacher to be able to get all the necessary information and knowledge to the students. I could also ask about professional development workshops that I could attend that could make me more familiar with areas my students need help in.
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