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S Ta R Chart2
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Sunday, November 29, 2009
Teaching and Learning
Teaching and Learning is the area in which the teacher is supposed to deliver the instruction in which the students are learning. This area will be ideally targeted if the instruction was given and the students will actively participate. This will allow the teacher to act as a facilitator and a menthor for the students who will be able to use the gain skills in different assignments. According to the STaR Chart Summaries this is the are in which we need more improvement because we are mostly in the developing tech area which is described as "instruction is teacher-directed and there is minimal use of technology in foundation TEKS, etc." I think that the summaries show trends towards the infrastructure of technology and this is great because if the teachers have the support and the tools needed to implement technology into their instruction then we should have a better result in the area of teaching and learning. In order to improve in this area it would be necessary for the teachers to deliver their instruction in a way in which they make sure that the students interact at all times with the teacher and are allowed to use their knowledge in different areas using different technology devices.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
The Pre-K Technology Applications
The Pre-K Technology Applications TEKS are composed of valuable information for the teacher on what the student is expected to know. I think that this foundation plays an extremely important role in the life of the students because he/she is being exposed to technology at the age where everything they learn stays with them. It is amazing how much difference you can see when you get a student that has been exposed to a computer at an early age since this student sees these tools as something normal and knows that he/she will learn all its functions if used continuously and with the instruction of another person. I had the opportunity to work with Pre-K students and we used a curriculum named Waterford which is awesome; the students learned the basic functions of the computer like how to use the mouse and drag objects at the same time they were having fun playing with the animated characters on the program. These students started with my assistance of course and then as they started becoming familiar with the program they were becoming more independent. With this program the students had plenty of opportunities to master the skills being taught and acquire knowledge. After a certain time the students were using the computer to learn other subject areas besides technology.
Analysis of the Long-Range Plan
The information acquired from the analysis of the Long-Range Plan is very useful and has helped me realize that in today's world it is necessary that we teach more technology to our students. It is imperative for our students to be technology savvy to have the abilities needed in today's fast growing world which require for us to use digital tools in our intellectual labor. I think that by learning that having an education where students, teachers, and parents are enhancing their knowledge and communication through technology this will help me as a future administrator to be ready and acquire as much knowledge as possible in this area to better serve my school. If I am a leader who uses technology proficiently I will be able to guide my staff to do the same, integrate it in their lessons and deliver it to our students.
Technology Assessments
According to the technology applications inventory I do have enough knowledge to use technology in different forms but I do not know exactly how my computer works internally and how much RAM or storage devices there are. I do agree with the outcome of the assessments because they pretty much reflect the point of view I have about my use of technology. By reading the expectations of the TEA I do think that I can perform satisfactorily with the technology knowledge I have to teach my students to perform well in today's world at their age level, but I have to admit that it sounds like I can only perform basic software operations. Some of my strengths are that I am proficient on the use of a variety of input devices, I use the correct digital keyboarding standards, I can locate and acquire information from Internet, I can create and use video files, I know how to use the four types of tab settings, and work with the necessary tools for Word Processor, spreadsheet documents, etc. By having the knowledge of the previous mentioned skills I can successfully implement them in the classroom setting. On the other hand I am still weak in certain areas of technology and these are: I do not know how to use the Boolean search strategies, I do not understand the difference between vector graphic files and bitmapped graphic files, I do not know how to validate information from the iInternet, and I don't know how to delineate between the various digital file formats.
By completing the teacher survey from SETDA I could see that one of the problems that I am having is that I do not include in my lessons activities in which my students will have to interact using technology. For example I do show my student videos previously created by me, or I use a MOBI to teach different areas, but they are not required to use these tools because they are my audience. The students do interact during the instruction but this is done orally and they are not graded in the use of technology. I do think that as a future administrator I will have to make some changes to the way to deliver instruction if I expect my teachers to include their students in the use of this devices. One time a week for thirty minutes is not enough time for our students to become technology savvy, and this is one of the changes that will have to take place right away in my understanding of technology.
By completing the teacher survey from SETDA I could see that one of the problems that I am having is that I do not include in my lessons activities in which my students will have to interact using technology. For example I do show my student videos previously created by me, or I use a MOBI to teach different areas, but they are not required to use these tools because they are my audience. The students do interact during the instruction but this is done orally and they are not graded in the use of technology. I do think that as a future administrator I will have to make some changes to the way to deliver instruction if I expect my teachers to include their students in the use of this devices. One time a week for thirty minutes is not enough time for our students to become technology savvy, and this is one of the changes that will have to take place right away in my understanding of technology.
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