Kathleen Jerome

Program of Study

ISTE Technical Facilitator Standards

Technical Facilitators Standard I

• I. Technology Operations and Concepts.
  TF-I.A. Demonstrate knowledge, skills, and understanding of concepts related to technology (as described in the ISTE National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers). Candidates:
  • Assist teachers in the ongoing development of knowledge, skills, and understanding of technology systems, resources, and services that are aligned with district and state technology plans.
  • Provide assistance to teachers in identifying technology systems, resources, and services to meet specific learning needs.
  
  
• TF-I.B. Demonstrate continual growth in technology knowledge and skills to stay abreast of current and emerging technologies. Candidates:
  • Model appropriate strategies essential to continued growth and development of the understanding of technology operations and concepts.

  Reflections

  1. Why is this standard important?

     Technology must actually be used within the curriculum to support state standards to be useful. The facilitator must know, not only how to use technology, but how to teach technology and how to incorporate technology into the curriculum. Teachers are hard pressed to complete all their work as it is. So added technology must serve a specific purpose and make things easier for the teacher. In order to do that a facilitator has to be willing to do constant research to find the best tools and best methods, and they have to understand the absolute requirement that these tools support the curriculum standards that teachers are required to use. A tech facilitator also has to be aware of adult learning theory, so that their technology ideas are easily learned by teachers.

  2. What does research say about this concept?

     Information found at the Encyclopedia of Educational Technology website for San Diego State University (http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/Articles/andragogy/index.htm).

     Androgogy (adult learning theory) differs from leaning theory for children. If you need to show teachers how to use technology, then the rules of adult learning theory apply. Adults are life long learners who seek out education when they need it. Therefore, they are very goal oriented; they want to be able to use what they learn. They also have less time than children. Lessons must be succinct. Adults are guided rather than told. They have to be able to complete related tasks on their own, with limited guidance. It is completely all right for them to take control. They must be able to connect the learning to their life experience (although I think this applies to children too). Adults are less likely to forget what they have learned because there is less memorization and they will use the ideas for what they actually do.

  3. Why have you included each artifact or link?

     I included the guidelines because they incorporate district and state curriculum standards and how to meet them. They also specifically show teachers how to go about podcasting and assessing student learning.

     I included the Flickr Power Point presentation because it "identifies technology resource, and services" and it tells them specifically what learning needs can be met using this file sharing site.

     I included my website because it shows my "continued growth" in technology and underlines the idea that as new technologies come along they can be easily incorporated into teaching

  4. How does this artifact demonstrate that you are a competent and effective technology educator?

     These artifacts show that I am competent because they were created to fulfill teachers' needs, they guide teachers in how to use the technology without actually doing things for them, and they show continued growth in the use of technology.

     How might you use this artifact in your future as a technology facilitator or leader?

     I would use all of these artifacts as a technology facilitator in order to encourage teachers to use the technology that is readily available. Teachers are supposed to go to the tech facilitator for help. I have these artifacts ready at hand, and can create new artifacts as needed.

  5. How will you continue to develop you proficiency with this standard?

     To continue to develop under this standard , I would:

     • Take on line tutorials, like those available through tapped-in, and other places on the web.
     • Creating my own tutorials with Camtasia, which I have purchased, but have not yet had time to use.
     • Consistently try applicable technology projects in my classroom , once I get a full-time job.

  Artifacts:

  
  

  Artifact 1: For my completed thesis I modeled podcasting in the Elementary School Setting and wrote guidelines for teachers to follow in order to podcast easily while supporting the curriculum. Portions of this thesis will be published in an ISTE podcasting manual later this year. This will be used by teachers to identify podcasting as a resource to meet specific learning needs.

  Artifact 2: Created on on-line Power Point presentation to describe the uses of the photo sharing site Flickr. This presentation can be viewed at http://show.zoho.com/public/catnap25/FLICKRCC.ppt. This identified a new technology and service and explained which learning needs will be met by it.

  Artifact 3: I have created personal teaching webpages at http://www.kljerometeach.com which outline different projects from podcasting to blogging to webquests. My blog at http://kljteach.blogspot.com has Power Point presentations on podcasting and word processing page set-up. I add new projects to the web pages and blog as the projects are completed.