Hello,
I learned so much from the web conference on 2-18-12. It was refreshing to hear that I was not the only one confused on what needs to be uploaded in TK20 and our e-portfolio. I am still confused if we need to be uploading in our e-portfolio as well as in TK20. The classes have been very beneficial and helpful towards my goal of becoming an administrator, yet I have been somewhat lost on what needs the uploading and when we need to upload the assignments but I am thankful that we are all in the same boat. I believe that it will all make sense in the end and if we continue to grow in each of our classes and complete all of our assignments, we will all be ready for graduation. It was also a very informative conference on what we have learned in EDLD 5352 and what we need to do to implement new innovative ways of utilizing today's technology in our school settings. I have had a blast in this class and am looking forward towards working with yall in our future classes. Have a great year:)
God Bless
Brian Kelly
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Technology Action Plan
Above all, in the below mentioned action plan, team collaboration amongst all teachers/staff and students has to be the main focus. To ensure positive collaboration I have instilled four primary goals for my action plan. The first goal is to ensure all teachers are trained in technology. The second goal is to put more technology in every classroom. The third goal is to give students more freedom to explore and collaborate with other students and teachers through the use of technology. The fourth goal is to incorporate more online courses for high school students. These goals are attainable by offering more technological professional development opportunities’ and mentors for teachers, budget more money for technology (for the 2009-2012 technology goal, CCISD budgeted $2,758,235 for technology) , allow students and teachers to access blogs and other blocked information on the Internet, and to create/incorporate more accessible online courses for students.
For Clear Lake High, I would purchase sets of laptops for an entire classroom to be stored in the library on carts for teachers to checkout. Finding an available computer lab is next to impossible at our school because core teachers get top priority. The wireless laptops would be for any teacher to use. I would also have a plan to put Elmo projectors in every classroom. This way the teachers would be able to incorporate technology in their class while keeping the students engaged in the lesson. Teachers would be able to request other technology equipment with explanation of its importance in his or her classroom. Professional development sessions would be offered for teachers to learn how to use the technology in their classrooms.
The STaR chart report states that teachers need more technology equipment to utilize in their classrooms. To assess technology needs, administrators could pass out surveys at the monthly faculty meetings. Administrators would look at the surveys and determine a plan of action to meet teacher needs. These needs could include needing more tools, needing more training, or needing more help implementing technology in the curriculum could be.
Students are required to take technology courses which teach how to use technology and software. These courses are monitored closely and all students are learning the same thing at the same time, which takes away from the innovation mentioned in our districts goals. Teachers must give the students more freedom. The problem with giving them more freedom is that some students would try to access inappropriate materials.
An administrator and I observed a technology class in order to gain insight on how technology teachers were integrating technology. There was little opportunity for students to use technology on their own. As mentioned before, students should be given an ID for them to access the internet. This would help us in monitoring their use, which would decrease negative browsing/surfing. Students would benefit from using blogs during school to collaborate with each other and their teachers. Forming a team of technology teachers and students to collaborate about how students are using the technology would be extremely beneficial in the future of CCISD and Clear Lake High.
Students are required to take more courses to graduate; they should be given the option of taking more courses online. Many college courses are now offered online, so it would be beneficial for the students to be able to take more on-line courses in order to prepare for on-line college courses. I have taken a majority of on-line courses throughout my post high school career and only wished that my high school offered on-line courses to better help me prepare for the college courses.
All in all, these four goals would help Clear Lake in our venture to maintain elite status and to be a leader in Texas schools and in technology. Technology must be a main focal point for schools in their preparation of grooming future positive citizens of society. Students will be better prepared for the ever changing world of tomorrow.
For Clear Lake High, I would purchase sets of laptops for an entire classroom to be stored in the library on carts for teachers to checkout. Finding an available computer lab is next to impossible at our school because core teachers get top priority. The wireless laptops would be for any teacher to use. I would also have a plan to put Elmo projectors in every classroom. This way the teachers would be able to incorporate technology in their class while keeping the students engaged in the lesson. Teachers would be able to request other technology equipment with explanation of its importance in his or her classroom. Professional development sessions would be offered for teachers to learn how to use the technology in their classrooms.
The STaR chart report states that teachers need more technology equipment to utilize in their classrooms. To assess technology needs, administrators could pass out surveys at the monthly faculty meetings. Administrators would look at the surveys and determine a plan of action to meet teacher needs. These needs could include needing more tools, needing more training, or needing more help implementing technology in the curriculum could be.
Students are required to take technology courses which teach how to use technology and software. These courses are monitored closely and all students are learning the same thing at the same time, which takes away from the innovation mentioned in our districts goals. Teachers must give the students more freedom. The problem with giving them more freedom is that some students would try to access inappropriate materials.
An administrator and I observed a technology class in order to gain insight on how technology teachers were integrating technology. There was little opportunity for students to use technology on their own. As mentioned before, students should be given an ID for them to access the internet. This would help us in monitoring their use, which would decrease negative browsing/surfing. Students would benefit from using blogs during school to collaborate with each other and their teachers. Forming a team of technology teachers and students to collaborate about how students are using the technology would be extremely beneficial in the future of CCISD and Clear Lake High.
Students are required to take more courses to graduate; they should be given the option of taking more courses online. Many college courses are now offered online, so it would be beneficial for the students to be able to take more on-line courses in order to prepare for on-line college courses. I have taken a majority of on-line courses throughout my post high school career and only wished that my high school offered on-line courses to better help me prepare for the college courses.
All in all, these four goals would help Clear Lake in our venture to maintain elite status and to be a leader in Texas schools and in technology. Technology must be a main focal point for schools in their preparation of grooming future positive citizens of society. Students will be better prepared for the ever changing world of tomorrow.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Technology in School
Teaching and learning aspect (regarding technology) is something that is going to take a lot of change in teacher delivery and also in budgeting. It is great in theory to have every student have access to technology and the Internet every single day for 365 days a year, yet the reality of this is impossible. With students being from all different economic groups, only the students from higher income families can afford to keep up with technology at home. Giving every student a computer at home just isn’t feasible nor does not solve the issue of access.
I would suggest that we need to set up computer centers for students and their family’s, in order to promote family bonding and learning with the aid of technology. Students, and their families, would have to show their student identification numbers in order to gain access to computers. The centers would need to be open before and after school. Students would also be able to use the center during their lunch period. Computer centers would require additional technology support staff to monitor and assist computer use outside the classroom.
Researching material that the students are interested in is the first step to analytical thinking skills that the national educational board is trying to promote. When students are allowed to explore on their own, they are more willing to utilize independent thinking skills. When students are what to do on the computers, the teachers are not promoting a student centered class. The ultimate goal is to provide the students with tools to promote higher levels of thinking and this is what I feel Clear Lake is doing and what the rest of the nation needs to hurry up and start doing.
I would suggest that we need to set up computer centers for students and their family’s, in order to promote family bonding and learning with the aid of technology. Students, and their families, would have to show their student identification numbers in order to gain access to computers. The centers would need to be open before and after school. Students would also be able to use the center during their lunch period. Computer centers would require additional technology support staff to monitor and assist computer use outside the classroom.
Researching material that the students are interested in is the first step to analytical thinking skills that the national educational board is trying to promote. When students are allowed to explore on their own, they are more willing to utilize independent thinking skills. When students are what to do on the computers, the teachers are not promoting a student centered class. The ultimate goal is to provide the students with tools to promote higher levels of thinking and this is what I feel Clear Lake is doing and what the rest of the nation needs to hurry up and start doing.
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