Coaching Teachers Toward Effective Technology Use: SAMR & TPACK
I began my journey in Instructional Technology as a child. My parents always had a computer in the house. In fact, we always had the newest Apple computer starting with the Apple IIe. I was fortunate to be a student in a small district in Central Illinois where technology was always a priority. I wouldn’t say it was integrated, however teachers used technology to the best of their ability and I was at the least, exposed to current software and hardware. Giant floppy disks, Or
A Model for Effective Technology Planning
Technology planning and Effective technology planning…. yes, there is a difference. I often go into schools to find a tech plan that was written 5+ years ago but, hey, “We have a tech plan right”? Not Quite... My first question to these schools is, “How is that plan working for you”? This question is often met with blank stares followed by a sporadic chiming in of explanations such as, “We hope to evaluate it soon, we just don’t have the resources”, or the answer I like to
