Anna had a great view for evaluating technology usage. She states: When evaluating digital content for the classroom, ask yourself: Is it easy to use, does it pair well with the curriculum, and what are the pros and cons?
Brenna let us in on a great opportunity with the Alabama dept. of education's Bite-Size Professional Development Series. This would be great for those starting out to get a little of different PD's.
Gayla posted about The 15th Annual Southeast Regional ADHD Conference is coming up on Jan. 26-27!
This looks like it would be great for those that can attend. I know ADHD is something we all experience in some way!
Alabama Conference on Grading and Assessment for Learning! Session strands will include Implementation examples; How to navigate change with your school board; Leveraging PowerSchoolโs functionality; and Proficiency Scales. Feb 10 & 11, 2023
My students use Edpuzzle to review and emphasize what we are learning. They love to watch the videos I have posted together on the smartboard and answer the questions together. We also use google classroom for any students not at school so no one gets behind.
To evaluate technology you should use a variety of criteria and see if it meets all or most of it.
Usability
Core curriculum concepts
Training options
Accessibility
Price
Interest to students
Long-term benefits
AMSTI provides great professional development specific to grade levels that can really help teachers to have extra resources and training on their standards with great hands on kits.
The Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative known as (AMSTI) is a great resource. The kits they provide are geared specifically to the standards for each grade level. These allow for so much of the learning to be hands on and get the students more involved and learning.