Saturday, January 31, 2015
Blog Post 1: Technology Strengths and Weakness
I feel that educators naturally share their knowledge
with their students in any subject or media. For example, I try to use videos
and educational websites like Brainpop to help jumpstart lessons whenever
possible. I think it breaks up the routine of textbook and journal type schoolwork.
I use the internet to find different activities for extending or enhancing my
lessons and share what I find with my coworkers. Our campus recently purchased
All In Learning software and clickers. This little bit of technology has been
very useful! It is great to see immediate results after a lesson as opposed to
waiting until I get home to grade and find that that my students did not master
the skill. Using this technology helps me to turn right around and help the
students who need a little more attention and support. I was hesitant to use
this resource but I see just how beneficial it is to me as well as my students.
Most of my experience is simply from my standpoint. As awful and inexperienced
as it sounds, I have not actually taught very much of it to my kids. After reviewing the ISTE list, I found that my
technological weaknesses are many, unfortunately. When communicating with
parents, I usually type up a letter or quick note and make copies of it. I know
that some teachers have websites set up or regular newsletters to communicate
with parents but I haven’t tried that. With practice and exposure to different
forms of technology, I believe that I will become more confident with this
aspect of being a librarian. I can’t say exactly what I would like to learn
because there is so much that I am not familiar with. Simply glancing at the
assignments ahead shows me just how much I have yet to learn. I would like to
learn about how to be a great resource for my school. It seems that ideas are
popping up all the time and it is hard to get them implemented. When I think of
myself in a technological aspect, I realize that I don’t know how to teach my
students about technology. I can sort of navigate the internet, use a computer
and tablet pretty well. I just need to learn how to help my students grow and
really use technology to their academic advantage. It is hard to admit being
less than capable at something but I hope that I can turn that around once
everything is said and done.
International Society for Technology in Education, 2008.
ISTE Standards Teachers, International
Society
for Technology in Education, p.1-2.
Retrieved from
Instructional Resource
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