Well we have been in school a few weeks now and I have decided that I am going to try to do at least a few new things with technology for myself or to help others. Since I am a classroom teacher and not a designated TIS in my school a lot of my technology focus will be within my own classroom. Right now I still feel technologically challenged but I feel that if I push myself to try new things it will definitely be to my benefit and the benefit of my colleagues in the future.
So some new things that I have accomplished so far this school year..........I have played around and created classroom websites on edline - to keep track of what we are working on in class as well as students being able to access QOTD's (Questions of the Day) which they are required to keep track of in their notebooks. Parents can also see news as well as a calendar of upcoming events and also some additional links that might prove to be useful throughout the school year. I have also tried working with responders in the classroom which I have never done before. I figured out how to export my roster from edline so that I could do tests and quizzes using responders as well as daily reviews. The kids seem to be enjoying using the responders so these are definitely something that I will continue to use. I have also had other teachers ask for questions in relation to responders and since I have some experience now I have been able to be more helpful. I have also started taking pictures of anything and everything with my new digital camera in hopes to be able to create a cool end of the year slideshow using the shots that I've been taking.
Well that's all for now in my slowly technologically-advancing world! I will keep you posted - any new classroom ideas feel free to share them!!!
