Week One EDOL533

• What did you learn this week that you will use immediately in your classroom?

This first week in class I learned the importance of using all types of technology in the classroom.  From email, to blogs, to digital assignments all form of technology are important to having technology literate students.  It is also very important that I as the teacher am technology literate.  I will immediately start exploring new technologies in order to become more literate and more of an authority on educational technology.  As of now I am a substitute teacher and I have found that many classrooms I teach in have computer stations and sometimes smart boards.  I will start using the smart boards when available to teach the lessons the teachers left for me, or to create a lesson when one is not available.  I will use the computers in the classroom regularly while subbing so that the students will be able to do work on the internet, check blogs, work on assignments online, and do research.

• What steps will you take to implement this in your classroom?

The steps that I will take in order to implement these technologies into my classroom are to become more familiar with the smart board system.  As I have just started substitute teaching and when I was in school smart boards were not in use I really have no clue how to use them.  I will learn how to use the smart board by finding an online tutorial or asking for a in class tutorial from one of the teachers I know.  As for use of computers while subbing I will be sure to know what the students have been previously learning in class and give them online assignments to research current topics, or work with already installed educational software.

• What challenge(s) will you face when using this in your classroom?

Some challenges I will face include, not being very familiar with all classroom technologies because I am new to teaching and new to the modern classroom environment.  It will also be challenging to work with students and have them use technology in the classroom if I am not supplied with lesson plans for the day.

• What will you do to overcome the challenge(s)?

In order to overcome these challenges I will start immediately to become familiar with educational technology such as smart boards, classroom blogs, educational software, and school websites.  I will start working on emergency lesson plans that incorporate technology so that if I am not left with plans for the day I will be prepared and have a technology friendly assignment ready.