In my opinion "technology in the classroom" is no longer a buzzword. It seems as though the majority of classrooms are becoming 1:1 or BYOD classrooms. With this increase in access to technology came with it a lot of learning for teachers. Teachers needed to learn (and still learn) how to leverage the technology so that we are not just using the chromebooks or other devices simply to use them but to use them in a way that expands learning opportunities for students.
I appreciated how the Tpack video explained that the flow of information is so much faster now that we have more access to technology and with things like social media. We are never going to stop that steady fast flow of information. As teachers we need to equip our students with the skills to be able to navigate the vast amounts of information that can be found online. We also need to teach knowing that all of this information is out there and can be accessed at a few clicks of the keyboard. We have so much more content available to ourselves and our students online. I think we need to design learning experiences that utilizes this content online and also create learning experiences where students can practice 21st century skills that they will be using in the future workforce. As for prototyping, I fully understand the value of looking at who your end user will be of a product and also testing and revising your model several times. As a science teacher, I teach my students to create models of what they think is going on in science and continue to come back to it with new information and revise their model. In a way, prototyping is the same thing for us as teacher researchers. The part that I am truly struggling with at the moment is figuring out how my original action research project is going to turn into some type of product. I am also worried that I am almost racing a clock to test and collect data in my classroom with the end of the year quickly approaching and so many standards that I still need to teach my students. I am worried that my decision in a product or project may come too late.
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joseph williams
4/6/2018 01:22:03 pm
Your quote, "As teachers we need to equip our students with the skills to be able to navigate the vast amounts of information that can be found online. We also need to teach knowing that all of this information is out there and can be accessed at a few clicks of the keyboard". I completely agree that as teachers we need to equip our students with tools to learn. If students can learn how to learn, this skill will follow them throughout life.
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Jane
4/8/2018 08:30:19 am
I empathize with your project concerns and am too feeling there is a rush upon us. Maybe you can do a different kind of inquiry that compliments your study. A kind of peer or subject evaluation? It is natural for us to inquire a little differently given what we have learned.
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