Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Understandings

The first challenge to me for this framework is not including anything 'techie' in the understandings. It is too easy to become involved with the tools and toys and how they work when designing any class that includes technology, and lose sight of the purpose for using those tools either in the instruction or in the student activities. The second challenge is balancing the 'just-in-time' part of teaching the software for teachers with having teachers determine the learning target(s) for their students.
As this will be offered to a 'captive' audience, it can be a hybrid class with the first session being hands-on in a lab. The topic will be using video in the classroom. The understandings are (so far):
The appropriate use of technology in the classroom can extend and enrich teacher instruction and student learning activitie.
Technology for