3.6 Selecting and Evaluating Digital Tools & Resources
Candidates collaborate with teachers and administrators to select and evaluate digital tools and resources for accuracy, suitability, and compatibility with the school technology infrastructure. (PSC 3.6/ISTE 3f)
Artifacts: Emerging Technology
Reflection:
The Emerging Technology Project was created in ITEC 7445. I created this project about the emerging technology, Google Classroom. This artifact was created to give teachers and interested administrators a look into the many ways that technology can be used in the classroom to enhance student learning and encourage higher levels of critical thinking in students. The artifact is a PowerPoint which shows ways that Google Classroom can be integrated and promoted to improve academic achievement.
The Emerging Technology artifact shows mastery of standard 3.6 because I developed an extensive report on an emerging technology to share with teachers and school administrators. I created this presentation as a ground to start the collaboration process with teachers and administration about Google classroom. As part of this project I had to select and evaluate different digital tools. The digital tool I chose was Google Classroom. I then had to do extensive research on Google Classroom to look at the accuracy, suitability, and compatibility of this digital tool with the current school technology infrastructure. I had to make sure that Google Classroom compatible with the technology that we currently have in place, I had to make sure it was suitable for the needs of our schools, and I had to make sure that it was accurate and that it worked correctly. I also had to see how it matched our current technology and the vision of the school.
During this experience I had to look at a lot of the new emerging tools that are out for teachers to use. I had to look at them and evaluate them to find the best one to make a presentation on that will fit the needs of my school. This was a challenge because of the vast choices that are present. One thing that I learned is that there are a lot of free technology that is emerging that teachers can adapt for classroom use. There are also some tools that you have to pay for but they are made for school. Some are better than others and the process of evaluating the tool is very important so that the right one is chosen. One thing that I would do better is I would show teachers how to use Google Classroom. I did a good job giving all the research, funding information, what it is, and how it matched our vision, but I never gave teachers tangible examples on how to use it. This is what I would do different, I would have given teachers example lessons. One thing I like to do is try something before implementation and example lessons would have been a great resource to support this emerging technology.
Evaluating different emerging technologies can impact school improvement because it can change the way teachers are teaching. If teachers are shown new technologies and how to implement them in the classroom they are more likely to use them. Especially if it is a free resource. If teachers are using these emerging technologies then school improvement is impacted and there will be an increase in student learning and engagement through the use of technology. The impact on school improvement can be assessed by school-wide data collected about increased student engagement through the use of technology.
The Emerging Technology Project was created in ITEC 7445. I created this project about the emerging technology, Google Classroom. This artifact was created to give teachers and interested administrators a look into the many ways that technology can be used in the classroom to enhance student learning and encourage higher levels of critical thinking in students. The artifact is a PowerPoint which shows ways that Google Classroom can be integrated and promoted to improve academic achievement.
The Emerging Technology artifact shows mastery of standard 3.6 because I developed an extensive report on an emerging technology to share with teachers and school administrators. I created this presentation as a ground to start the collaboration process with teachers and administration about Google classroom. As part of this project I had to select and evaluate different digital tools. The digital tool I chose was Google Classroom. I then had to do extensive research on Google Classroom to look at the accuracy, suitability, and compatibility of this digital tool with the current school technology infrastructure. I had to make sure that Google Classroom compatible with the technology that we currently have in place, I had to make sure it was suitable for the needs of our schools, and I had to make sure that it was accurate and that it worked correctly. I also had to see how it matched our current technology and the vision of the school.
During this experience I had to look at a lot of the new emerging tools that are out for teachers to use. I had to look at them and evaluate them to find the best one to make a presentation on that will fit the needs of my school. This was a challenge because of the vast choices that are present. One thing that I learned is that there are a lot of free technology that is emerging that teachers can adapt for classroom use. There are also some tools that you have to pay for but they are made for school. Some are better than others and the process of evaluating the tool is very important so that the right one is chosen. One thing that I would do better is I would show teachers how to use Google Classroom. I did a good job giving all the research, funding information, what it is, and how it matched our vision, but I never gave teachers tangible examples on how to use it. This is what I would do different, I would have given teachers example lessons. One thing I like to do is try something before implementation and example lessons would have been a great resource to support this emerging technology.
Evaluating different emerging technologies can impact school improvement because it can change the way teachers are teaching. If teachers are shown new technologies and how to implement them in the classroom they are more likely to use them. Especially if it is a free resource. If teachers are using these emerging technologies then school improvement is impacted and there will be an increase in student learning and engagement through the use of technology. The impact on school improvement can be assessed by school-wide data collected about increased student engagement through the use of technology.