{"id":14,"date":"2012-01-21T14:15:01","date_gmt":"2012-01-21T21:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/dennisprattetec533\/?p=14"},"modified":"2012-02-06T18:23:09","modified_gmt":"2012-02-07T01:23:09","slug":"technology-interview-transcript-and-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/dennisprattetec533\/2012\/01\/21\/technology-interview-transcript-and-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology Interview Transcript and Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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\u00a0Q1. What are some specific \u00a0 examples of how you use technology to engage students?\u201cI use the Smart Board for \u00a0 checking prior knowledge, enhancing new concepts and metacognition. I find I \u00a0 can use it to help the kids think about their learning, not just the content.\u201d<\/em>\u201cI like to have the kids use \u00a0 the laptops to make presentations like PowerPoint, Notebook and Animoto. They \u00a0 love using them to present in front of the rest of the class.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Q2. What technology would \u00a0 you like to see implemented into your classroom teaching?<\/p>\n

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\u201cI would really like to see \u00a0 iPad and iPhone apps used in class. There are so many available that there \u00a0 must be some good ones to use in science.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Q3. \u00a0Can you think of some examples of how \u00a0 technology has made a negative impact on students in your classroom?<\/p>\n

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\u201c Kids these days get \u00a0 off-task so easily. When we use the laptops I find I have to really monitor \u00a0 what pages they are on. That is why I have my desk at the back of the room. I \u00a0 can see every screen when I am walking at the back.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Q4. What challenges do you \u00a0 face when implementing new technology into your teaching?<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere is so much information \u00a0 to choose from that the kids get somewhat anxious as they start out. I guess \u00a0 discerning quality information from trash would be the toughest part.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cDetecting bias in technology \u00a0 is also very difficult, especially when you don\u2019t know who or how many \u00a0 authors create something online.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Q5. How do your colleagues \u00a0 share technological knowledge with each other? How do you think this can be \u00a0 improved?<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt is mostly shared through our PD sessions throughout the year.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe could have a tech moment \u00a0 during every staff meeting where we can share the most current educational \u00a0 information.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Q6. Describe the ideal \u00a0 physical classroom setup for technology use.<\/p>\n

-iPads, Smard Boards, laptops, \u00a0 projectors, document cameras, cell phones, and gaming systems<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cIf I had ready access to\u00a0all of these there would be so much that I could in a science class. You know what? We do have most of this stuff. I guess it would be nice to have it here in my room all the time. To have it right here and pull it out when it makes sense to do so.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

This interview took place after school in LG’s classroom on Jan 18th, 2012.\u00a0 She is a junior high science and language arts teacher with\u00a08 years of teaching experience. The room is outfitted with a Smart Board and 32 student desks, in rows.<\/p>\n

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I found that LG is really \u00a0 trying to use the technology that we have learned through PD in her \u00a0 classroom. With the implementation of Smart Boards in the school, she uses what \u00a0 has been shared but does not explore much beyond what others have taught her.LG tries to make the Smart \u00a0 Board interactive for her students, not just a screen at the front.The school has recently \u00a0 purchased laptop carts and a new computer lab, making a total of 4 class sets \u00a0 of computers.\u00a0 The programs that LG \u00a0 uses have all been pushed heavily at the school in the past through PD activities.Question I have: How do teachers become explorers \u00a0 of technology instead of mere users?<\/p>\n

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The use of smart phones has \u00a0 been as hot topic lately and there have not been any definitive answers \u00a0 whether they should be used in schools or not. I need to do some research on \u00a0 studies that show the effects of smart phone use in class.<\/p>\n

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A common problem with \u00a0 technology integration is distractibility. Our class has discussed where the \u00a0 line should be drawn between tool and toy. It has come up that we use our \u00a0 toys for tools after work, why can\u2019t we use the tools for toys during work. The \u00a0 whole balance of the private\/public work relationship is changing. We are \u00a0 always working, so why not play a little at work?<\/p>\n

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The information era and the \u00a0 internet makes great amounts of information available to everyone but the \u00a0 quality may be diminished as anyone can be an author.<\/p>\n

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What steps do educators need \u00a0 to take to teach students about quality and choosing reliable sources.<\/p>\n

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What biases are evident in \u00a0 technology use? Do they affect our use of technology and how?<\/p>\n

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As noted earlier, LG learns and \u00a0 uses the technology presented during PD sessions and would like to learn more \u00a0 but finds it difficult to do so on her own. Constant guidance and support \u00a0 would be beneficial for many staff.<\/p>\n

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Great idea that would only \u00a0 take 2 minutes every month in staff meetings.<\/p>\n

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Our school does have access \u00a0 to most of the items listed but is not always to schedule with everyone else \u00a0 who wants to use it. The librarian only works at the school 3 days a week, \u00a0 which makes it even more difficult to coordinate. Access to the technology is key. I should be readily available in each department and ideally, in every classroom, depending on the teacher\u2019s comfort level.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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