Educational+Technology

=Welcome to Foster's Wiki an online community of educators ready for the 21st Century Learner.  =

The goal of this online community is to improve technology use and integration not only at Milby High School, but every campus represented in our community. Acording to the Texas STaR Chart for Milby, the weakness of our campus was integrating tecnology in such a way that it meets the needs of our diverse learners. I think we all as educators would agree that when we talk and share our ideas, we learn more than any day-long professional development. But who has the time or gas to meet? We are already overloaded. So I say...  **Lets meet online on our own schedule, share and find ways to improve our teaching, reach our students, and use technology as a tool to __work smarter not harder__!** All members may "Edit this page," add content or ask questions

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 * Please Review The Timeline and Agenda Pages :)** 

D. Foster, (10-12/Business Ed) L. Harlow, (9-12 / math) N. Childs, (9-12/Business Ed.) B. Hancock, (K-8/Special Ed Teacher)
 * DISCUSSION QUESTION? **

I recently read an article "Adopt and Adapt: Shaping Tech for the classroom", by Marc Prensky that there is a four step process to integrating technology into our classrooms. If you were complety honest..... Where would you rate yourself????? I would honestly say I am at level 3. I have worksheets on the computer so I can find them easily and I use an online gradebook that parents and students access using an id and password. But these are still all old things. (L. Harlow) media type="surveygizmo" key="3ZHP7XCWYX27OQ1XWYH8WZS5H0JK0C-113072" width="700" height="500" **GREAT ONLINE RESOURCES (Members-Please add your favorites to the list!)**
 * 1. Dabbling with techology, 2. Doing old things in old ways , 3. Doing old things a new ways , 4. Doing new things a new ways **
 * When I evaluated my use of technology I think I am at level 3**. For example instead of shuffling paper handouts I have electronic copies of the same old handout on a website. An old concept done a new way.

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