Session 3

Can technology integration in American classrooms adequately or correctly be expressed as a hierarchy? Why or why not?

It is possible for technology integration in American classrooms to expressed as a hierarchy. In the classrooms of today, there is definitely some type of integration taking place. The hierarchy would be on the five levels mentioned by Dr. Newberry, from adjunct to transformational. I think the variance would come into play as to which classrooms use the lower end of the hierarchy versus the higher end. In my 4th period class, the level of usage is the integrated use as a student. The only reason that this class is at this level is because it is being used as a prototype for a web-based mathematics course. On the average, the level of usage would be as a teacher tool. The problem that arises in more integration is the position of providing standards based instruction and having the time to instruct and allow time for development via technology. Whenever I am able to allow the students time for discovery using the computer, I run into the problem of having access to the lab.

Project Proposals
Focus 1
Focus 2
Focus 3

Activities for week of 1/22/07
Monday (1/22): Downloaded the podcast for Session 3
Wednesday (1/24): Viewed classmates postings; read comments posted to my blog
Thursday (1/25): Finished up my response to this week assignment
Friday (1/26): Completed my project proposals, prepared everything to post

Session 2

Leadership vs. Management

My experience...

I worked for an adult education school as the Basic Skills teacher. While I was there, I witnessed a lot of bickering and inappropriate talking about the director of the school. I didn't really understand why until hearing Brian's podcast. the teacher that I will call Ms. Z was upset at the way that her classroom supplies were being handed out. While Ms. C kept a tight rein on the supplies and called continuous meetings about the goings on within the school. Ms. Z felt that Ms. C was trying to control everyone by controlling the supplies. Bottom line was that Ms. C knew the direction that she was trying to take the school in, and allowing Ms. Z to have the supplies that she wanted, but not necessarily needed was out of the question.

Ms. Z was interested in the operation of her class and not the success of the school overall, she would have been the management person that Brian pointed out. Ms. C was interested in the vision for the success of the school, which meant that she had to consider the changes that needed to take place to ensure the success of the program. Ms. C was the Leadership person, she had to make decisions for the common good, not just the individual.

The light went on for me after hearing Brian's podcast. I began looking at the management and leadership roles in a new way!!

Activities for the week of 1/15/07

Sunday: 1/14/07

Downloaded podcast, wrote down ideas for 3 level project, looked at classmates blogs for

updates.

Monday: 1/15/07

Researched articles for my project. Listened to podcast.

Tuesday: 1/16/07

Began my response to this weeks podcast.

Wednesday: 1/17/07

Made comments on classmates blogs. Had trouble with my computer. :(

Thursday: 1/18/07

Read classmates responses.

Friday: 1/19/07

Brainstormed specific topics for project. Started gathering info for project.

Sunday: 1/21/07

Made comments on classmates blogs. Posted my Session 2 response.

Activities for the week of 1/8/07

Monday (1/8): Checked for email from Dr. Newberry
Tuesday (1/9): Emailed Dr. Newberry and logged onto Blackboard. Looked at the assignment for the week and the due date. Attempted to open up the podcast.
Wednesday (1/10): Looked at the blog sites given by Dr. Newberry and Dale's site. Played with some of the links on Dale's site.
Thursday (1/11): Made a blog at a couple of sites (not satisfied with the look)
Friday (1/12): Made blog at Google (maybe I'll keep it)
Saturday (1/13): Emailed Dr. Newberry the Google blog site, found one at Blogspot that I liked better, created blog, emailed new site to Dr. Newberry
Sunday (1/14): Viewed classmates sites and made comments when possible, checked for comments left on my blog, added activity log to my blog; viewed next assignment and opened up the podcast

Session 1

My intention for this course is to get an "A". Therefore, I will be completing all three projects. I am not exactly sure what the projects will entail, but I plan to seek the assistance of Dr. Newberry and my classmates.

My Responses

Using technology to increase our personal effectiveness in our own role and being a model for others to follow.
It is my belief that every experience should be a learning one, and in order for this to happen, I need to be open to both the learning and sharing of knowledge. Therefore, I need to be flexible enough to engage in actively learning to embrace technologyin its correct form, apply it to my role in the classroom, and encouraging others by being an example of what is possible to do through the use of technology.

Communicating to others information about the effective use of technology including training and guiding others to use technology efectively.
In order for anything to be effective, communication has to be an important factor. Others will pick up on your enthusiasm if they can feel the importance of it in you. The manner in which you speak, show, or introduce something will be the deciding factor in someone else buy into it.

Supporting the effective use of technology through planning for technology use, promoting technology use, staff development, infrastructure acquisition and upkeep.
The classrooms of today are becoming more and more technology based. The students of today are more interested in the technical side of learning, so it is vital for the classroom to continue to move in the direction of technology through effective lesson planning and implementation. If this is effectively done, others will buy into it which will take care of the promoting if technology. This will also take place by sharing the results during staff development and making oneself available to help implement it into department lesson planning, and then possibly school-wide lesson planning.

Welcome to my blog!!

This is the third blog that I have created and I am finally satisfied!!

Hi I am Anita K.
I am a single mother, have a daughter, B.L., that has just entered college, and a Siamese cat named, Angel. I am currently a Mathematics teacher in the Rialto Unified School District. I have been teaching for approximately 15 years. I have taught at all levels from private school thru adult education.