My school site does not have its own technology mission statement. On our website, we are described as a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) school. A link to the NVUSD BYOD policy is provided. NVUSD BYOD policy We follow the District’s technology mission statement, one would assume. This is the first year that we have been given enough Chromebooks to sign out to students who do not have their own devices for the school year. We do not have Smartboards, our projectors are wired, and even then, each classroom has one projector shared among 4 teachers. Last school year we each received laptops in December. As a small site with a small budget, we face challenges to upgrade our technology.
As I consider how I can influence the 21st century use of technology at my site, I think the biggest role I can play is to share personally with my fellow teachers how I have learned to use the few resources that I have. If a teacher and a student have internet access, the world is literally at your fingertips. Teachers have choices how they plan their lessons and deliver content. In the Innovative Learning program, I’ve explored many new tools and resources. One tool that I think would be very useful for the Independent Studies setting is the flipped classroom approach with the use of mini lessons delivered by teacher-created videos with interactive features added with the use of EdPuzzle. Screencastomatic and Nearpod would also be simple, effective tools for our teachers. I’ve always loved the notion that enthusiasm is contagious, and I’m a big believer that teachers get most of their best ideas by begging, borrowing, and stealing them from other teachers. In our PLC meetings, I could share my newfound strategies and hope that others benefit.
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Nai Saelee
10/8/2017 11:01:00 am
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