Blog 11

Blog 10

How will you acquire technology for your classroom?

Now that I've written the proposal for the grants, I think that asking for grants is a great way to get technology into my classroom. I've already used donorschoose for other materials in my classroom, so I'm also going to use that.

How does the use of technology impact your classroom management strategies?

It definitely keeps me on my toes. I have to make sure that each student is on task and isn't trying to do their own thing on the computer. Many students can be quite sneaky. I also have to help students take care of the technology so that it isn't broken.

Why use technology if you always need a backup plan?

I use it because I enjoy it and I know the students enjoy it. I'm ok with having a backup plan when I can usually use the fun technology. :)

Blog 9

How does the combined backward design and technology-rich focus impact your unit design?

I loved it and I hated it. Ha ha! I loved the fact that it kept me focused and really made me think about what I was putting into my unit. It helped me see what would be worth using and what wouldn't. I really liked having the essential questions and then going back and making sure my questions really matched the core and that my students would actually be answering the questions with their performance assessment. I realized that my students wouldn't be answering all of the essential questions with the performance assessment. So I kept looking and digging until I figured out that my essential questions weren't as aligned with the core as I first thought. I struggled to put it all together, but I feel that by having the backwards design and technology as a focus really helped me to create a strong unit. Of course I know that it isn't perfect, and I'm excited to see what your thoughts are on it so that I can make it even better. :)