Journal #4

Strategies of Successful Technology Integrators: Part 1 Streamlining Classroom Management by Lynn McNally and Cindy Etchison

This article is discusses ways a teacher can use technology. One suggestion is to use a network gradebook. Student scores can be tracked over time and can be compared with other students in that same grade level. This system can also be used for a IEP plan. All of the students information can be entered in and can follow the student to other grade levels and classes. I will follow this suggestion, because it would help me see the progress of my students immedietly.

Another suggestion was for the teacher to have a spreadsheet on the computer with the students' lunch preferences. Each morning the teacher could have the students enter in their information and it could be sent to the cafeteria. This would help students learn to use technology and learn responsiblity. I am not sure if I could implement this, but it might be a good thing to consider if I teach a higher grade level.

This article has many other suggestions for streamlining your class and helping your students use technology for classroom tasks.

Question 1:

How can I use technology in the classroom?

I can use technology to make charts, awards, letters home, calendars, etc. I can also use it to chart my students progress, which I can use to let parents know how their children are doing.

Question 2:

How can I get my students to use technology?

I could set up a classroom newsletter in which students write articles and stories. Then I could send a copy home each week to the students' parents or have a webpage posted in which the parents can see what their children are doing.