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=  ﻿ ﻿ ﻿﻿Prompt: Reflect on Your Week as a Technology User __﻿Description__- This week was our first full week of the new school year and already there has been technical issues. First off, we are expecting to move into a brand new middle school next year. That being said, we are put on hold when dealing with technology. As of last year and this year they are trying not to update or buy anything new because of the new building. So as an eighth grade science teacher, I currently have an overhead, television, DVD player, VCR, and a computer. Now, my computer is a Mac from the colored series. If you do not know what I am talking about, they were produced in the early nineties. We started out the school year with a professional development day instructed from our technology leader of the district. However, after reading chapter one, I'm not quite sure whether she is a leader or a facilitator. We were introduced to the Kohn's Academy videos. She continues to send us emails with new programs that she comes across throughout the school year. However, we are not taught how to implement them in our curriculum and are expected to research them ourselves. If we have questions our only contact with her is through email because she is stationed at the elementaries. As most of you have probably already guessed, with having a Mac from the nineties I can not access any of the material she sends. As building, we are always struggling with getting interactive lessons to work. It is sad to admit we usually give up because of the time and difficulty.  __Impact__- Since I have been teaching, I have learned that the majority of students enjoy learning when they are interacting and interested. They also achieve at a higher level. Science is a very easy subject to incorporate technology. However, with technical issues I have caught myself relying back to the traditional way of teaching. I have also learned that I can not rely on other people to help me with technology. After reading chapter one I also am now aware of the technology standards that are expected for the students and myself.  __Intent-__ With that being said, I will put in an extra effort to incorporate technology. I will be able to use the standards as a guide to make sure that I am including them in my everyday lessons. This is the first year that I have been able to teach the same subject two years in a row. Now that I have the curriculum and Ohio State Standards under my belt I will be able to concentrate on how I deliver the content. Begining this masters program will also provide me with not only new ideas and technical ideas, but I will be associated with colleagues of similar interests and will be able to use them as resources as well.

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