EDU120-SP12

technologies as tools for the production and delivery of modes of writing/communication

If you think this is a stretch, replace the term ‘technological proficiency’ with the term ‘writing’. We now think of writing as not merely a tool for presenting one’s thinking

with the term ‘writing’

think of writing as not merely a tool for

E-mail from the district/school Online parent portal District/school e-newsletters District/school website Telephone/voice messaging system

Basic Computer/Technology Operations and Concepts.

Personal and Professional Use of Technology.

Application of Technology in Instruction

Teachers deserve a chance to begin teaching at a school that holds high expectations. Yet they are often required neither to prove proficiency in technology nor to practice the use of it in their classrooms.

The teachers would become capable technology users who would understand that the opportunities that instructional technology affords can make the practice of teaching more efficient.

chool districts spend millions of dollars each year on technology for the classroom. That hardware and software has the potential to save time in the area of administrative duties as well as to significantly impact student learning when integrated into an existing curriculum. 

he obvious key to technology’s successful implementation in schools is training and support. This is not an earth-shattering revelation. The first problem is that new staff members are not receiving even the minimum amounts of training they need to successfully utilize existing technologies beyond the lowest levels of use. In addition, these new teachers are not provided with any long-term support system to aid them in reflection or continued growth.  Even veteran teachers are already overburdened with duties and often reluctant to take on more new challenges.