My biggest obstacle is that I move from room to room. Our school is set up with all exterior entrances, no interior hallways, so I am constantly outside. Time and logistics limit my possibilities. Any technology I use has to be portable and limited to a small group that won't interrupt or distract the other groups in the room.
Honestly, my biggest challenge is the physical resources themselves. We have a number of laptop carts available for use, but inevitably, several laptops have bad batteries, are unable to connect to the Internet, or haven't been updated for Adobe Flash (and I can't do it, because I'm not assigned administrative authority). We only have two tech "gurus" in the division, so they're stretched pretty thin. Having technology is great, but keeping it up and running is another issue!
My biggest problem using technology in the classroom is that I am very slow to adapt to all the tools that the computer can allow teachers to do. I am behind the times, so to speak. Also, to learn about all the gadgets or tools out there, it takes considerable time. Working year round to raise my daughter and coaching two sports, there is not much time for classes.
Having tech problems with my post--can you believe it? I hope this doesn't come through twice... I love technology but my biggest obstacle is when it doesn't work just quite right. For instance, my smartboard works but the touch gets off kilter the more you use it (it's not on wheels and I've added more points to configure.) Downloading: for some reason it is taking an extremely long time for me to download videos from unitedstreaming. I'm sure it's something fairly simple but I don't know what it is. Any suggestions?
The biggest problem I have using technology in my classroom is getting my technology to work when I need it. And then remembering that I need to get someone to fix it so it's ready for when I need it.
My biggest obstacle is that I move from room to room. Our school is set up with all exterior entrances, no interior hallways, so I am constantly outside. Time and logistics limit my possibilities. Any technology I use has to be portable and limited to a small group that won't interrupt or distract the other groups in the room.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, my biggest challenge is the physical resources themselves. We have a number of laptop carts available for use, but inevitably, several laptops have bad batteries, are unable to connect to the Internet, or haven't been updated for Adobe Flash (and I can't do it, because I'm not assigned administrative authority). We only have two tech "gurus" in the division, so they're stretched pretty thin. Having technology is great, but keeping it up and running is another issue!
ReplyDeleteMy biggest problem using technology in the classroom is that I am very slow to adapt to all the tools that the computer can allow teachers to do. I am behind the times, so to speak. Also, to learn about all the gadgets or tools out there, it takes considerable time. Working year round to raise my daughter and coaching two sports, there is not much time for classes.
ReplyDeleteHaving tech problems with my post--can you believe it? I hope this doesn't come through twice...
ReplyDeleteI love technology but my biggest obstacle is when it doesn't work just quite right. For instance, my smartboard works but the touch gets off kilter the more you use it (it's not on wheels and I've added more points to configure.) Downloading: for some reason it is taking an extremely long time for me to download videos from unitedstreaming. I'm sure it's something fairly simple but I don't know what it is. Any suggestions?
The biggest problem I have using technology in my classroom is getting my technology to work when I need it. And then remembering that I need to get someone to fix it so it's ready for when I need it.
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