Reflecting on My Technology Proposal
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Taking a look, again, at my proposal of SMART Boards in every
classroom and a
Chromebook cart for each classroom, I think there is a 50/50
chance it will be accepted by administration. The process of identifying the
needs and why, while talking to admin has been fairly easy. Yes, it can be
challenging setting up a time to meet with admin, but it was doable within a
week’s time. The other challenge is the school budget. It is evaluated yearly,
but adding more funds or allocating them differently isn’t always possible.
There is a budget for technology, but it is limited to providing only a certain
amount of additional technology each year. Something not pursued often is
opportunities like GoFundMe and Donors Choose. A few other colleagues have had
success in doing this, so I’m going to pursue it as well, at least for my
classroom.
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I have been a bit discouraged in the process, just because not everyone
is as passionate about the high need of technology for student use, like I am.
This being said, I feel a bit alone in making it happen. What I am learning to
do effectively is making a proposal and the steps to put it all together and
present it. Also, I am learning to look at other ways to obtain the resources
needed for our students without relying on the current school budget.
The Technology Specialist role of Learning Specialist is very
similar to that of a classroom teacher. Teachers must learn the different learning
theories in order to best serve their students each year. The theories do play
a factor in how the teacher presents each lesson and creates an assessment for
the students. The Instructional Designer role makes learning more fun. This
role sets up ways for students to use technology and be creative in their
product after the lesson. There are so many ways for teachers to use technology
resources to enhance learning for students. Also, using different ways for
students to show what they learned meets the needs of all of the diverse
learners in the classroom.
