In completing this assignment, I was able to think a little more critically about some of the decisions that seem \u201cautomatic\u201d in my job every day.\u00a0 I teach Grade 4 for the Calgary Catholic School District, and we are currently in the process of implementing Google Classroom.\u00a0 We have used the Google suite of tools (Docs, Slides, Sheets, etc.) for a while, but when I asked about Classroom, I was told that \u201cthe district is going in a different direction.\u201d\u00a0 This year, Google Classroom is what we\u2019re using as a district and I haven\u2019t seen a lot of reasoning behind the decision.\u00a0 Granted, I\u2019m not in a role where I would be privy to that decision-making process, but often we receive an explanation of the rationale behind these decisions.<\/p>\n
The SECTIONS model seems quite relevant to upper elementary.\u00a0 Student access and ease of use issues are paramount.\u00a0 Students need almost immediate feedback from their teachers and benefit tremendously from a constructivist-style collaborative process with their peers.\u00a0 Technical support and networking infrastructure issues are something that our district struggles with on a regular basis.\u00a0 Schools seem to be \u201ctesting the waters\u201d to see how these technologies fit with provincial FOIP laws around student privacy.<\/p>\n
I enjoyed the chance to grapple with some of these issues in a hypothetical scenario, because it was interesting to see how they would apply to the Calgary Catholic School District.<\/p>\n
I also lucked out with my group assignment.\u00a0 Lisa, Mike, Amanda and Jamie are fantastic to work with.<\/p>\n
Our group rubric assignment:<\/p>\n