5 Ways to Encourage Colleagues to Use Technology
Filed Under (Work) by Laura Pilker on 20-09-2010
1. Show them how YOU use it to make your life easier! Do you have a tech tool that cuts down your prep time, grading time, searching time? Share it with others!
2. Share something FUN! I went geocaching for the first time in my life this summer. I had so much fun I wanted to go right out and buy my own GPS unit!
3. Focus on the teaching aspect, not the technology. That is to say- don’t make it all about the technology tools. Yes, insertcoolwebsitehere.com might be a great website, but what are students going to LEARN by using that site?
4. Take it S..L..O..W… I try to follow the 1-1-1 Rule. 1 new thing, with 1 class (or subject area) for 1 week. That way you are not overwhelmed.
5. Let the STUDENTS teach! Assign each student a web 2.0 website and have them demonstrate learning of a subject by creating a project with that site. Then have them share with the class not just what they learned, but how they created their project.
Really great tips for everyone! 1 and 2 are my favorites.
I too started GeoCaching this year. While I use my iPhone, i am thinking about investment in a more durable GPS unit than my “precious>”
Your 1:1:1 Rule is great. While I have heard it, your eplanation, sticks with me, (especially the take it S-L-O-W).
Thanks 4 sharing
I love having the students teach! It is a key part of my classroom! That was how I got started — splitting up the terms and letting my students each write about the technology on a wiki and then teach the class about it. It is a a great way to learn technology when there is a level playing field between you and the students!
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I think you have provided five great tips to encourage others to use technology. Why not use something that could save you time, is fun, and can be easy to implement right away? My teaching partner last year refused to use technology because she was overwhelmed by it. I invited her class over to my room during my planning time and taught a lesson. She was able to watch me set up the equipment, engage the students, and even have a little fun herself. Just as students need someone to model expected behaviors, sometimes so do adults. I would add MODEL to tip one ! She was excited to see how quickly the students caught on to prime and composite numbers. Of course it took sometime before she was willing to give it a go herself, but that’s okay!
Great post, thank you for the helpful tips.