Prior to this class, I had never participated in a web conference, unless you count Skyping with my family. There are definitely some benefits for using web conferences in education.
At the beginning of the web conference, there were some technical issues with regards to sound and video access. Only about three people were able to be seen using their webcam. Since there was a high volume of people participating in the web conference, I found that reading the chat lines was extremely difficult. People were commenting so quickly that I had to continuously scroll up and down to read what others were typing.
During the conference, I did gain knowledge about the course and the overall internship experience. Since I viewed the first web conference of the course, I learned that the book review was omitted in week 2 and that some of the weekly readings were also omitted. Many people had questions about purchasing TK20 as a requirement for Lamar University.
Because of the high volume of people participating in the weekly web conferences, I went ahead and viewed the recordings of the other web conferences. Through the recording for week 4, I learned about the endless possibilities when using web conferences with my students.
As a result of my experiences, I would recommend that there should be an agenda of topics to discuss before the conference. After the items on the agenda are discussed, participants would be free to post questions. Those questions not addressed during the conference can be placed on the agenda for the following conference.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Technology Action Plan
Please click on the following link to access my Technology Action Plan.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/50871172/Technology-Action-Plan
Your comments would be greatly appreciated.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/50871172/Technology-Action-Plan
Your comments would be greatly appreciated.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
National Educational Technology Plan
The purpose of the National Educational Plan is to address the challenge technology poses to education and how it has become an urgent priority. The plan has two clear targets: by 2020 the proportion a 2 year or 4 year degree college graduates will rise from 39% to 60%, and the achievement gap will be reduced so that all students, regardless of race, income, or neighborhood will graduate from high school ready to succeed in college and careers.
In order to achieve these goals, the National Educational Technology Plan calls for radical transformation which pushes for our education system at all levels to be clear about the outcomes that must be sought. "Collaboration to redesign structures and processes for effectiveness, efficiency, and flexibility; continually monitor and measure our performance; and to hold ourselves accountable for progress and results every step of the way." The NETP presents five goals with recommendations for states, districts, the federal government, and other stakeholders in our education system that address learning, assessment, teaching, infrastructure, and productivity.
The NETP's learning goal states that, "All learners will have engaging and empowering learning experiences both in and outside of school that prepare them to be active, creative, knowledgeable, and ethical participants in our globally networked society." To meet this goal, one of NETP's recommendations is to revise, create, and adopt standards and learning objectives for all content areas that reflect 21st century expertise and the power of technology to improve learning.
The purpose of the NETP's teaching goal is to support educators with technology that connects them to data, content, resources, expertise, and learning experiences so they are enabled and inspire more effective teaching for all learners. To meet this goal, the NETP gives the following recommendations: to design, develop, and adopt technology-based content, resources, and online learning communities that create opportunities for educators to collaborate for more effective teaching, inspire and attract new people into the profession, and encourage our best educators to continue teaching.
In its teaching and assessment goals, NETP addresses two of education's professional development areas: it defines the need to transform the preparation and professional learning of educators and educational leaders by leveraging technology to create career-long personal learning networks within and across schools, pre-service preparation and in-service educational institutions, and professional organizations; and the need to build the capacity of educators and educational institutions to use technology to improve assessment materials and processes for both formative and summative uses.
In order to achieve these goals, the National Educational Technology Plan calls for radical transformation which pushes for our education system at all levels to be clear about the outcomes that must be sought. "Collaboration to redesign structures and processes for effectiveness, efficiency, and flexibility; continually monitor and measure our performance; and to hold ourselves accountable for progress and results every step of the way." The NETP presents five goals with recommendations for states, districts, the federal government, and other stakeholders in our education system that address learning, assessment, teaching, infrastructure, and productivity.
The NETP's learning goal states that, "All learners will have engaging and empowering learning experiences both in and outside of school that prepare them to be active, creative, knowledgeable, and ethical participants in our globally networked society." To meet this goal, one of NETP's recommendations is to revise, create, and adopt standards and learning objectives for all content areas that reflect 21st century expertise and the power of technology to improve learning.
The purpose of the NETP's teaching goal is to support educators with technology that connects them to data, content, resources, expertise, and learning experiences so they are enabled and inspire more effective teaching for all learners. To meet this goal, the NETP gives the following recommendations: to design, develop, and adopt technology-based content, resources, and online learning communities that create opportunities for educators to collaborate for more effective teaching, inspire and attract new people into the profession, and encourage our best educators to continue teaching.
In its teaching and assessment goals, NETP addresses two of education's professional development areas: it defines the need to transform the preparation and professional learning of educators and educational leaders by leveraging technology to create career-long personal learning networks within and across schools, pre-service preparation and in-service educational institutions, and professional organizations; and the need to build the capacity of educators and educational institutions to use technology to improve assessment materials and processes for both formative and summative uses.
Progress Report on the Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020
The 2010 progress report on the Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020 entails the simultaneous implementation of all four areas in technology: Teaching and Learning, Educator Preparation & Development, Leadership, Administration & Development, and Infrastructure for Technology. This report demonstrates how educational technology resources and funding are assisting Texas public school districts and other educational entities as they equip students with the instruction and tools to be successful as "lifetime learners, world class communicators, and competitive members of the 21st century society" (2010 Progress Report on the Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020, Texas Education Agency, 2010). As I now know, the Long Range Plan has been updated several times since it first was introduced in 1988. By reading this report, I learned that Texas has led the nation with the first Long-Range Plan for Technology, 1988-2000, adopted by the State Board of Education in November 1988. By reading this report, I also learned that the Long-Range Plan for Technology's guiding principal is to direct the state on how technology in education should continue being applied as an effective tool to make positive changes possible, and that it can contribute crucially to the vi son of excellence and equity in education. This report provides the data related to the growth in the key areas of Teaching and Learning, Educator Preparation and Development, Leadership, Administration and Instructional Support, and Infrastructure for Technology. The Texas Campus STaR Chart produces a profile of the campus' status toward reading the goals of the Long Range Plan for Technology and No Child Left Behind. The profile indicators place a campus at one of the four levels of progress in each key area of the Long Range Plan for Technology: Early Tech, Developing Tech, Advanced Tech, or Target Tech. Most campuses in Texas show continued improvement and are moving from lower levels on the campus chart towards the Target Tech level.
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