Results of survey aug 2010
As you can see from the survey, there is definitely room for growth in many areas of technology when it comes to using online tools for personal and professional growth. Over the next couple months, we will spend time getting teachers comfortable with some of the tools that can provide much information and allow them the ability to share snippets of information, as they become more and more comfortable. We will continue to add new online tools, so they can see that there are many ways to communicate to many different audiences.
Some of the things that they have mentioned are concerns about time vs. benefit factors. Teachers feel that adding new things to their plate (without taking any off), just gives them more to do. We will attempt to show them that there is so much out there that can change the way they do their work. There are online tools, communication tools, research tools, and many others that can help make their job more efficient. They should not just keep doing things the way they have in the past.
We will start with Twitter and see if we can grow the number of staff that use. We will attempt to share with them some of the ways I use twitter, as well as some of the people that I follow. We will use sources of A Teacher's Guide to Twitter, by Kate Klingensmith at her blog Once a Teacher, video clips from Common Craft, and others sources mentioned before, like Jeff Utech's Reach and Will Richardson's book on Web Tools. We will try to get teachers to grow there personal learning networks. Finding people from around the world that share their same interests and passions.
We will then discuss some safety and security issues - discussing digital footprint and what they want the web to know about them. We discuss being proactive in the placement of information. Many teachers are afraid to put information out on the web, but they don't realize that there is already information out there. They need to flood it with good information, so that the incorrect or unwanted information is harder to find.
It is our belief that teachers will be much more willing to work with students in technology, if they are more comfortable using it themselves. We hope they learn a lot of new skills this year that will allow them to be more open and aware of what is available to them and their students, which will push them to think of new ways to approach those old classroom activities.
Wish us luck as we head into the year - trying to get a lot of teachers using online tools. Twitter, RSS feeds, photo sharing, podcasting, Facebook, and many more may be just part of our culture by May. We hope they start to think of new ways to use that really help the students prepare for their future.
As you can see from the survey, there is definitely room for growth in many areas of technology when it comes to using online tools for personal and professional growth. Over the next couple months, we will spend time getting teachers comfortable with some of the tools that can provide much information and allow them the ability to share snippets of information, as they become more and more comfortable. We will continue to add new online tools, so they can see that there are many ways to communicate to many different audiences.
Some of the things that they have mentioned are concerns about time vs. benefit factors. Teachers feel that adding new things to their plate (without taking any off), just gives them more to do. We will attempt to show them that there is so much out there that can change the way they do their work. There are online tools, communication tools, research tools, and many others that can help make their job more efficient. They should not just keep doing things the way they have in the past.
We will start with Twitter and see if we can grow the number of staff that use. We will attempt to share with them some of the ways I use twitter, as well as some of the people that I follow. We will use sources of A Teacher's Guide to Twitter, by Kate Klingensmith at her blog Once a Teacher, video clips from Common Craft, and others sources mentioned before, like Jeff Utech's Reach and Will Richardson's book on Web Tools. We will try to get teachers to grow there personal learning networks. Finding people from around the world that share their same interests and passions.
We will then discuss some safety and security issues - discussing digital footprint and what they want the web to know about them. We discuss being proactive in the placement of information. Many teachers are afraid to put information out on the web, but they don't realize that there is already information out there. They need to flood it with good information, so that the incorrect or unwanted information is harder to find.
It is our belief that teachers will be much more willing to work with students in technology, if they are more comfortable using it themselves. We hope they learn a lot of new skills this year that will allow them to be more open and aware of what is available to them and their students, which will push them to think of new ways to approach those old classroom activities.
Wish us luck as we head into the year - trying to get a lot of teachers using online tools. Twitter, RSS feeds, photo sharing, podcasting, Facebook, and many more may be just part of our culture by May. We hope they start to think of new ways to use that really help the students prepare for their future.
Great way to start the year and set some goals. I am interested in doing a similar survey. Can I call you for help?
ReplyDeleteSure. I used Google Docs and set up a form. Then I emailed the link to the staff. It collects the data in a spreadsheet and provides the graphs. Call me anytime.
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