Question: Share at least one strategy you will use/are using to assess the technology needs of your context (how will you document needs, what kind of data will you use, etc.).
Response:
In the past year the state ABE program received a substantial grant to buy technology equipment. I am fortunate to have classroom resources such as an ipad, a smartboard, an elmo and a kindle. I have had training on how to utilize these resources in my classroom, but I see room for improvement in this respect. It is important that these technical tools are used in appropriate ways, and not just as an extension of what teachers already do. I am interested in using technology as a way to radically change the nature of education, and specifically (in my context), adult basic education. I feel like I, as a new teacher, lack basic background information. One strategy I will use is talking to veteran teachers to find out more information about the changes (both technological & standards-based) that have happened in the past year. I would also gather information about what challenges teachers might face who are less technically inclined than myself. I could gather this information formally via a survey (maybe using SurveyMonkey.com). However, I am somewhat aware that a formal process is already happening in the ABE program, which includes teacher leaders, I work with. I would like to seek out those teacher leaders and “pick their brain” about what is currently happening. Until I have done so, I am unclear about what direction might be beneficial to my program, in terms of a grant proposal.
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