What did you learn from Chapter 5 and Chapter 6? One of the major themes of Chapter 5 was to have a plan for how the school wants to use technology and then a plan for getting the technology that best fits the needs of the school. These two parts of planning are often reversed, we get the technology first and then ask “how are we going to use this?” I have done this before with tech tools for my lessons, I find a really cool tool and want to use it even though it is not always the best way to teach something. Rarely is the tool completely useless for the lesson and students like a break from everyday routine, some good does come out of trying the new tool. I need to keep in mind the goals of the lesson when I choose the technology tools for my lessons just like schools need to keep in mind the goals of technology when purchasing it for school. I also think that the time it takes to learn how to use technologies should be considered. If it takes a long time to learn how to use something, teachers are not going to use it to its full potential. Teachers need training on how to use different tools too, YouTube is great for tutorials but not everyone will go out and look or know what to look for.
The last part of Chapter 5 on pages 67 and 68 stood out to me. I loved reading how the author went the extra mile for the school and the students. He took the time to listen to teachers' needs and investigated things the students were interested in, like Minecraft. I laughed out loud when he said he called tech support to fix a printer that was unplugged. In Chapter 6 the part that really stuck out to me was on page 75. PD has many forms, and not all of them take hours of commitment. It can be as simple as scrolling through twitter or talking to a colleague. I also felt that the author emphasized collaboration in this chapter. I enjoyed reading the story from Whitney and Robyn and how much collaboration benefited their school and students. I am excited to collaborate with other teachers and professionals as I begin teaching. I feel that collaboration has been a major part of adjusting to teaching during the current pandemic. Teachers are pooling their resources to help get the best education to the students and it is incredible to watch and be a part of.
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