Module+4

At the start of this IT class, I thought I was doing "OK" in regards to the implementation of technology in my classroom. The article titled The Digital Curriculum was such an eye opener for me. Simply put, I am FAR from being "OK" with technology implementation in my classroom.
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The impact this had on me was not negative, but one of excitement. With the current economic state and the governor getting ready to decrease public school funding, I don't see my district becoming 1:1 any time soon. My knowledge on what is technologically available to me as an educator is very limited; however, reading the Digital Curriculum had so many synapses firing in my brain. There are endless technological possibilities currently available to me and my students that don't have to cost my school system anything. Lacking the background knowledge to even know how to get started with the concept of TPACK is a huge disadvantage. I now feel like I at least have a starting point and know how to find and where to look to move toward the concept of TPACK.
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I intend to incorporate the use of Wikis and/or Google docs in my Science and Social Studies instruction. I want the students to become familiar with these 2 tools in order to become an integral part of their own learning.
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