Today I am meeting with teachers from the middle school to begin preparing for the 1:1 environment that will be in all classes this year. With change, there can be fear. But that fear is overcome by walking through it. I remember as a kid walking out to the end of the diving board, and then returning to the ladder because I was afraid to jump. My Dad would encourage me to jump, so I would walk back out to the end of the board and just stand there. It would not take long before I was walking back to the ladder. My Dad would tell me that I needed to walk out without stopping and jump. I finally got up the nerve and jumped. Once I jumped, I couldn't wait to get back up on that diving board. I wanted to jump again and again.
The fear of utilizing technology on a daily basis can be a frightening thought at first. However, with encouragement from your coaches, administrators, and even students, you will realize that infusing technology will enhance learning and you will want to use it again and again.
Reflect back on the initial discussion held today in class about your hopes and concerns on maintaining a 1:1 classroom. Using what you learned today about managing a 1:1 classroom, address your three concerns with solutions.
I so liked the fact you showed us some of the quick fixes to some of the standard net-book problems. Will save me and tech people time. I also will make sure to have rules for tech use visible for all students. Finding different sites of teachers who already do 1:1 will be helpful for tips to make sure I am successful in my room.
ReplyDeleteThe items we covered today helped me envision how the class might look with netbooks working almost constantly. The need for blogs to replace journals is becoming more apparent. It will be a daily type of thing. Chris Keefer
ReplyDeleteI think Gaggle will be very helpful this year in helping students stay up with assignments and what's going on in the classroom. It will also help with communication with parents and other teachers.
ReplyDeleteI was pleased to receive solutions for most of my concerns.
ReplyDeleteI am also excited about the seamlessness of the technologies. I appreciate that the student will have plenty of opportunity to take these applications beyond our wildest dreams when we put it into their hands. I am excited to use these tools and the others available. Thanks for taking the time to do this!
I am so excited that our 1 to 1 classrooms will help improve student acquisition of information, build relevancy for 21st century living, and create avenues to link with global learning communities.
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