Friday, July 19, 2019
Foundations of Educational Technology Course Reflection: Thank You for the Reminders
Technology is a key component in my classroom. If it weren't I don't think I'd be involved in this cohort.Through the last 6 weeks of this course I found reminder after reminder of best practices with technology in any classroom. I found myself in constant reflection mode. Asking myself "how can I do this better?" Yet, it hasn't been something I have given as much attention to over the last few years. I think I took for granted my tech savvy background and expected students to follow my learning with technology. Yet I was ignoring many learning opportunities for career readiness.
Students have become more "tech comfortable" yet still need to be taught many best practices within the network of technology. They need to see models of what technology is going to allow us to do in the future and how to best use tools of technology for daily life.
Since taking Foundations of Educational Technology my level of "connected educator" has multiplied. My Twitter account has become a place I enjoy becoming professionally educated. I enjoy reading and seeing what other educators are working on and learning about. I'm engaged in a whole new network that I visited rarely in years past.
More importantly the role of an educational leader is something I'm excited to take on with regards to technology in my school community. As a member of our Building Leadership Team, I'm excited to become more of a contributor to best practices with technology in our school community. I can't wait to share what we can all do to connect our students to become global digital citizens, especially starting with my 4th grade teammates. Having a colleague in this cohort helps with this goal and allows us to move together for better use of technology in our school.
It is an exciting start to the school year and this first course was key in that excitement!
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I also enjoy looking at twitter! I had an account, but never used it or visited it. Now I check it a couple times a week, which is a huge gain for me.
ReplyDeleteI know you will be a great resource for our school community! Such a great idea to share on the BLT committee.
I have loved hearing your reflections in class, Sarah! This course has inspired me to reflect on our current practices and plan better for future use of tech in the classroom and with students. I love your idea of connecting what we are learning not only to the classroom activities, but also to prepare students to be career-ready! I have grown as a connected educator through this course as well. I have had a twitter account, but haven't given it as much attention as I have since we started the course. I am excited to look through others ideas and posts more often and can't wait to bring back and share ideas that I've read about! Looking forward to continuing to learn alongside you! :)
ReplyDeleteYou make a really great point about how even with being tech savvy and having students who are familiar with technology, we need to do more than just rely on that. Like you said, we covered the best practices in class and we learned about many new resources, focusing on making learning online engaging. I love that we are both in this cohort together and we can work with our team to better focus on teaching ISTE standards and better engaging the 21st century students we work with.
ReplyDeleteI agree with assuming that just because the students are comfortable with technology and use it at home doesn't mean that we need to neglect teaching how to be a digital citizen. I have also become excited to see what others are posting on Twitter and thinking of ideas that I can bring back to my school and team.
ReplyDeleteI love this reflection! Thank you for your honesty and for being so excited about your future growth as an educator. Keep those Troy teachers engaged and empowered by continuing to share what you learn!
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