Thankfully I have a supportive district in terms of techology. I have a teacher computer with the newest software and 4 student computers with software and access to the internet. I have a smartboard that is hooked to my teacher computer and not movable so it is for my use only.
When it comes to software applications I use Microsoft Word a lot! Every Tuesday I have a newsletter that goes home to my parents that lets them know about upcoming events in the next week. My district uses Microsoft Excel as a way to organize our data for our assessments. We record almost all of our power standards, writing assessments, weekly work (Math mastermind, spelling numble jumble, and 40 fast facts). Using this document on the schools network drive allows our principal and superintendent access to see how each grade level is faring when it comes to the standards our students need.
This year I have signed up as a part of a larger group from my district to learn about new software while using document cameras and interactive clickers. I would love to feel confident enough with these to create some new lessons and ways to help utilize them on a regular basis with my students.
To accomplish this I plan to attend the monthly workshops put on my district's technology coordinator. After learning these skills, researching some on the internet about ways other teachers have used these programs and equipment in their classroom I hope to have some ideas to get me started. Next school year after familiarizing myself with them I hope I will be able to see ideas for ways to use them as I'm creating new lessons.
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