Q: How will you integrate technology into your classroom?
A: The number one use of technology comes in the form of research. The Internet, for example, provides students with a wealth of current information on any topic or any subject. I want my students to experience the incredible array of data available in any subject area. A second project that can help integrate technology, while truly getting the students excited about school, is website creation. I plan to publish a website with my class about information students have researched or personally created. This might include literary efforts, results of scientific investigations, critiques of books read, or problem-solving projects. I also want to explore the possibility of online assessment for my students. If students have the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned through the use of technology, then I have more time available to teach. It’s an exciting new concept and one I’m eager to explore. Although these are exciting ideas I have to remember what one of my professors said, “The program should not be built around technology; rather technology should be built into the program.”
Most of the administrators I talked with want to know how versed teacher candidates are in technological issues. Your response to this question should demonstrate your awareness of and comfortableness with technology as a powerful teaching tool.
FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK: “A candidate shared with me a story about how he had his neighbor evicted - due to his uncanny tech. skills. He created a documentary showing how his neighbor was violating specific ordinances and then called the police.” |
