After exploring the NETS, my goal is to strengthen my confidence and knowledge with the following indicators:
1b. Engage students in exploring real world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources.
3c. Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using, a variety of digital age media and formats.
5b. Exhibit leadership by demonstrating a vision of technology infusion, participating a shared decision making and community building, and developing the leadership and technology skills of others.
The actions for 1b are:
Available Technologies in the district:
- Computers
- Internet Access
- PowerSchool
- Schoology
- Projector
- Microsoft Office
Technologies that I’m comfortable with:
- Computers
- Internet Access
- PowerSchool
- Microsoft Office
- Projector- I now have a remote, the light has been changed, and an IT person has connected it to my computer so I can use it as the demonstration computer.
- Schoology- I have created an account, added all my students, and figured out how the interface works. I have also created and uploaded several assignments.
Now that these actions are completed, I feel that I need to work on tailoring my assignments to fit my students more specifically. In my district, we administer STAR Renaissance testing, which shows the Language Arts and Math skills of our students. It places them in one of four groups and gives indicators of strengths and weaknesses. Now that I am comfortable with using the technology, I want to use it to tailor the assignments to scaffold the students to a higher level.
The actions for 3c are: (the reason I selected this indicator is because I do not communicate with parents often)
I have collected contact information for my students in an excel sheet
I have set up a class website for the two courses that I teach and have provided the access code to students, parents, and administrators.
I will continue to maintain the website with up-to-date assignments and information so parents and students are able to access classwork at all times
The actions for 5b are:
- I have signed up for the leadership committee at my school and have attended their meeting. I spoke with them about the changes I made in my classroom and provided them with access code to my courses so they could see it. I received positive responses from many of my colleagues for incorporating technology, going “paperless” (this is an initiative in our school), and for continuing my own education.
- I have emailed the head of the technology department for permission and will be attending the professional learning community for technology at my school; this will give me an opportunity to see if they have additional resources
I have found the majority of the information that I need so far. There are still a few people that I need to hear back from, but all of the resources that I need access to are available to me. Contained within my action steps are the things that I still need to complete. I will continue working on my GAME plan and will attend the aforementioned meetings.
