K12Online2007 Conference Reflection #8

This presentation was

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Obstacles to Opportunities

“Creating a Paradigm Shift in Technology”

Shawn Nutting

Trussville, AL, USA

What were the main points made during this session, the “takeaways?”

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1. overcame many obstacles
   • Teacher pushback
   • Teacher lack of knowledge
2. created opportunities
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   • They asked administration what they needed from technology.
   • Training helps-The most tech-savvy schools needed the least support.
   • Used tech assessment to judge teacher tech level
     • drives allocation of equipment
     • focuses tech PD

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3. our current obstacles
   • Teach digital citizenship to address 20/20 articles about Facebook
   • 8 techs serve 5000 students and staff.
     • TTL
     • LTT
     • Tech Squad
   • Need to market their tech support to the teachers
     • digital showcase
     • Model technology use
4. Worldwide collaboration
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   • Can see how you are doing compared to others across the world
   • Can get ideas from them and they from you

In terms of your own professional development, what did you gain from the session?

Pique Dame psp The Invincible Iron Man psp This presentation struck very close to the mission of my blog: What should schools look like in the 21st century?
I like the term 21st Century Classroom.  I think I’ll use that to describe my classroom.

What questions did you have after this presentation?

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What does integrating technology and instruction mean?

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• How do you teach it teachers?
• What is SIPA?

How will you apply the learning to your professional situation?
I would like to share what I do with technology in my classroom with others in my school, so they can do it to.  Training is important.  I like the technology assessment and scaffolded model for technology integration training.  Marketing seems to needed before and after training in order to change perceptions about technology.  I would like to eventually help develop a technology integration training program for teachers in my district.

What other resources (including reading material) are relevant to this session?
http://www.trussvillecityschools.com/

http://snipurl.com/digitalshowcase

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