Some of the strengths I have according to the UNI survey and NET standards are using technology to address content standards and enhance learning in my ASL classroom, reflecting on the effectiveness of specific technology in certain lesson plans and topics, and being efficient in using technology to communicate and stay organized. Some of the things I need to work on are knowing more about software applications (beyond just the simple basics), feeling more knowledgeable in technical and computer terminology, gaining more confidence and knowledge in using technology to address student differences in learning, and working on more ideas of how to apply technology to develop higher order thinking skills (not just "find information about this topic.") In order to improve upon these things, my goals are to try my best to stay abreast of the latest developments in technology and how I can use them in teaching, and to attend technology workshops, along with learning from very technology-savvy people (like my husband).
One workshop that I would like to attend is the TTIX (Teaching with Technology Idea Exchange) at UVU on June 9-11, 2010. This is a free workshop for educators (and others in the field of technology). I think I would really benefit from hearing different ideas from other educators and people involved in technology because I don't feel like I know enough about technology to be extremely creative with using it. I am good at using it in specific ways that I have been taught, but I struggle with feeling creative and coming up with my own ideas. Hopefully the more ideas I can get from different perspectives and types of people, the more "free" I will feel in incorporating technology in my teaching.
"Teaching With Technology Podcast" (found at http://powertolearn.typepad.com/teaching_with_technology/teacher_tools/) has a lot of articles that I am interested in learning from, including Video Cameras, Creating Video Clips, Troubleshooting Tech 101, and Building a Podcast with Keynote. This is another thing that would really help me in my technology goals. Learning more about recording and editing (specifically visual, not audio- though both would be great) would be very applicable to my ASL content and my goal to use technology the most effectively in my classroom. I'd love my students to have a lot of opportunities to record themselves and others signing, and I would feel much more confident in the kind of assignments I gave using that technology if my students didn't have to teach me what to do! Learning how to better troubleshoot would help me in feeling comfortable in how things work, terminology, and being independent in working with technology. Learning about podcasts would help me in my goal to stay on top of the latest technology out there (I honestly don't know much about podcasting yet. I still need to explore that.)
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