GAME Plan for Integrating Technology

Over the last few years, I have encountered many types of technology being used in the classroom. The technology presented to the students were effective ways of attaining content as well as providing instruction for diverse learners. The only problem that occurred to me was the knowledge the teachers had on the technology being used. Many  of the teachers were not comfortable using the technology and would often times show frustration and take away from the meaning of the lesson. I decided to research the different types of technology that could be implemented in the classroom in order to help with differentiated instruction as well as take professional development classes to assist as well.

After reading through the performance indicators issued by the NSTE (National Educational Technology Standards for Students), I was able to get a clearer idea of where I would like to go next with my journey. I have decided to work on facilitating and inspiring student learning and creativity by, "supporting, promoting and modeling creative and innovative thinking with my students." I am also going to work on designing and developing digital-aged learning experiences and assessments for my students, so that the differentiation will be consistent from instruction to assessment. In order to meet my goals and increase my knowledge and experiences, I will first have to decide on a form of media and/or technology that I would like to focus on first. I currently have a Smart Board and document camera in my classroom, so I am going to stick with these two technologies first. I will then begin to research different connections and programs that will enable me to use the technology for assessment as well as instruction. In order to monitor my progress, I will keep a journal of reflections after implementing the use of technology in my classroom. I will look at the response from the students as well as the performance by the students when using the technology. 


I will consistently use the program and ways of assessing throughout a time span to watch the growth of the students and performance levels. This will allow me to better figure out my next steps to using the forms of technology in another way for differentiation and moving to another form of technology.


Resources:
Cennamo, K., Ross, J. & Ertmer, P. (2009). Technology integration for meaningful classroom use: A standards-based approach. (Laureate Education, Inc., Custom ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning