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STANDARD VIII
Educators seldom think of the work that goes into planning effective technology environments. Generally, teachers are not familiar with the tedious planning process that takes place long before the teacher even turns on a computer. With the inception of the No Child Left Behind Act, technology facilitators are under a higher level of accountability in assuring the federal government that the money they have provided is indeed being used to enhance student achievement. And as Wolf and Hall stated in their article, the federal government is planning on cutting funds that would support educational technology nationwide. With less money available for technology on the horizon, the job of technology facilitator will become more difficult as they attempt maintain existing technology and purchase the most up to date educational technology available.
I felt that including the Technology Plan that I took part in writing because I felt it best demonstrated what Standard VIII was all about. While writing the plan, we had to take into consideration all the legal aspects of software licensing, student populations including, Bilingual, ESL, and Special Education Students. It was interesting to sit with our task force to discuss where we wanted to go with our technology program and then analyze our goals to make sure that all stakeholders would benefit from these endeavors.
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This artifact was selected for Standard VI because the contributions I put forth into this Technology Plan helped to build the framework in which technology would be implemented in my school. The results of this Technology Plan called for a wireless environment in our building, a mobile computer lab for grades 1 - 3, professional development for staff, and parent training. I found this experience extremely valuable as it provided me the opportunity to be witness and be apart of the process of planning a schools' technology environment. It was quite gratifying to see the fruits of the task forces labor as we watched our plans come to life year after year.
Artifact Two for Standard VIII:
History of Technology in the Social Studies Classroom
Glenn Article
This artifact is part of my research for my thesis. For my thesis, I thought it would be a good idea to research how technology has been utilized in social studies classes have been used for the last 40 years. Glenn's article was reviewed and critiqued and information regarding effective teaching methods in technology integration in the social studies classrooms was used in the design of the activities in my study. By incorporating Glenn's research into my study, I was able to design a techn-enriched social studies lesson that facilitated student learning of content knowledge.