In the article, Making Laptops Part of the Classroom: Four Suggestions by Ted Kesler, a school in New York City implemented a policy of having laptops in the classroom. What was surprising was that when the project first started, most of the technology was not functioning. This article really hit home because the technology in my school was not fully working until the fourth week into school. How are teachers supposed to utilize the technology that is out there if it is not functioning? More time is probably spent on trying to get the technology to work for a lesson than it is anything else.
The article, What is Technology Integration by Edutopia, is a great introduction to the actual topic. It goe on to explain the process and demands of technology within the classroom setting. What is nice about the article is that they provided real pictures of different forms of technology into the classroom. From interactive whiteboards to laptops, there are so many ways to incorporate some form of technology into the classroom.
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Improving the Training: Educators Evaluate the Program that Teaches Them STEM Skills article by Edutopia, talks about integrating STEM with Web 2.0 technology together. There were evaluations introduced to see what the short and long term outcomes were of the professional development that instructors received. We need to seriously consider the teacher training in order to revamp the way we are teaching our students. There are all different ways to get funding for professional development including grants. We need to know where we stand in the world of education by evaluating and observing our training and teaching methods.
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Ensuring Technology Access for All: The Digital Equity Summit Provokes Thought article by Edutopia, focused in on the role that technology plays throughout the school system. A great part of the conference led to discussion on the students’ role and how to form a bond with technology. There are so many great advantages to forming a strong relationship together between the two. Teachers and parents have a responsibility to set the tone. We as educators need to form our own bond in order to enlighten our students. If technology for our students is so important, what are school districts doing to prepare the teachers? We need to take a look at professional development and see how to incorporate technology integration.
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