Digitial Blog Post K
In chapter 4, the first section I tumbled upon was 'Technology Integration Stages and Issues'. In order to integrate technology the "correct way", you have to have experience. It's not something you go to school for and get a degree in. For teachers to make lessons and activities "fun", they have to know what they're doing and exactly how to integrate technology to liven it up. If a teacher uses technology, they might be defined as someone who makes informed choices, explores technology or promotes change. Technology isn't something to easily get use to if you have always taught without it before. But technology in classrooms is used in a lot of schools so I think we all should get on board with it.
The next section is called "Stages of Technology Integration". One of the first steps to integrate technology in a classroom, you as the teacher, have to know where you stand in one of these five stages: Entry which is when teachers are beginning to learn technology. Adoption which is when teachers have already blended some tech in their classrooms. Adaptation which is when teachers are fully adapting tech in their classrooms. Appropriation is when teachers are using tech inside the classroom, as well as outside the classroom. And lastly, invention is when teachers start experimenting with new tech inside and outside the classroom and start emerging tech into personal professional skills and practices. So once you have chosen where you are at as a teacher, the goal is to eventually get to the invention stage. Integrating technology in classroom is shown to prove that students improve problem-solving and collaboration skills along with many other skills.
The last section is "Technology Integration Issues". While we introduce something new to students, such as technology, we will always some has issues we have to work around. To start off, if you chose to integrate technology, it's best to have the support of your administrators and many resources! If a teacher is used to a 'teacher-centered' classroom, it may be difficult to get them to let the computer teach or help them teach lessons. As well as having them integrate technology at all in the classroom. Another problem I personally see in my Kindergarten classroom is students try to rush and finish work without effort to get on a computer and iPad and that can and it is an issue. If a student rushes work and it's easily noticed, I will send them back to their seat to finish it correctly and for that day, they won't be able to get onto a computer or an iPad. I know technology is very helpful to students as they learn, but students also have to realize that we can not always rely or "play" with technology. That is definitely another issue as well as teachers integrate technology into their classrooms.
Resources:
- Maloy, Robert, Verock-O’Loughlin,Ruth-Ellen, Edwards, Sharon A., and Woolf, Beverly Park (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.
It looks like you are reading the first edition of the textbook as the chapter assignment for this post (Chapter 4) is on lesson planning? I'll give you credit for it, but do change your Resources to accurately reflect the year and edition!
ReplyDeleteI think even more so at the younger grades, the expectation of technology to be ubiquitous is very telling - school seems like prison to them without the use of an iPad or a TV, etc. How can we more effectively use these technologies without them seeming to be rewards and/or just for fun - they should be seen like 'work/study/learning' tools, too!