We were able to explore several tools during Thursday's class. As always, a wide variety of resources was introduced to the class. I enjoyed learning about QR barcodes. I have, of course, seen these around but was not aware of their potency. I downloaded a QR scanner to my smart phone to play around with it a little. It was thought provoking to see the many uses applied to QR codes in the classroom. It is fun to consider the implications a development such as this might have.
To provide some measurement of technology implementation in the classroom, we underwent a LoTi survey to determine the level at which we do so. My personal score was a 4, however, I realize that this may be more reflective of my best efforts to implement technology rather than the day to day availability. Having discussed the scores in groups, I feel confident in saying that many of us in education, especially in the upper grades, find our limited time to be a major challenge. Having a regimented plan when utilizing technology is essential to getting the most from these resources.
I am working on getting my project up and going, but only have a vague idea at this point what I might be doing. Some of the examples I have looked are well done and I hope to provide a project that will be useful to myself as well as other educators.
Love your thoughts on this Aaron! I really enjoyed class on Thursday and obviously we learned lots! I think because I work with technology everyday I have higher scores of implementation HOWEVER...I am not having to take attendance, grade papers, go to after school meetings, do ALL the paper work and such. But I am hoping to work on implementing more as well! I look forward to seeing your project and hopefully pulling from some of your ideas as we go along! Glad your my blog buddy and I finally have that straightened out! Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteChanMin: Aaron, glad to hear that you've already explored QR codes. Yes, it is a joy to think of possiblities for educational bennefits as a teacher. The other day, I've heard that one (paper) magagine had a QR code on every page for further information that readers can go online to get. Please share any idea/ experience of teaching with QR codes. I like your comment, "My personal score was a 4, however, I realize that this may be more reflective of my best efforts to implement technology rather than the day to day availability." That might be true but also important that you do your best with the knowledge of what can be done even better.
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