I know I know. I’ve been talking all year about doing a stop-motion multi-media response at some point. Well, the end of the semester came at me like a freight train with a rocket tied to the back. So sadly, I had to opt for the classic twitter essay. I did one of these essay’s before and I really enjoyed the dichotomy of memes and scholarly prose. This time around, I took a look at a article which focuses primarily on how we can utilize different digital tools within our classroom to achieve different results with our students. As teaching is a self-reflective profession I thought it wise to broaden my horizons with regards to technological integration in the classroom.
The article focused primarily on classroom integration from a student standpoint, that is, integrating technology that is accessible to all types of students from different walks of life. I am very technologically savvy so when I interact with new types of tech I rarely have issues. My problem is that I think my own proficiency extends to other users, so while I may think something is easy to use, others may struggle with it. For example, I have simply been integrating technology simply for the sake of integrating technology, but the article urges us to integrate technology ONLY to fix a solution within the classroom. While I think this severely narrows down your ability to integrate, it makes sense on a grander scheme of things. The website provides me with a very clear ‘step by step’ procedure for integrating technology into the classroom and a pace more friendly to less tech savvy users and avoid overwhelming them. You can check out my twitter below for my thoughts about each ‘phase’ for the Design thinking approach and how each of them contributes to a effective classroom experience.
Please check out my twitter essay below!
It is I, Mr.Netherlands, back with another twitter essay. Today we are talking about the Design-Thinking Approach to integrating technology in the classroom. #UWinDig #OntarioExtend pic.twitter.com/qvZShol4WC
— Mr. Netherlands (@HollaUwindsor) February 21, 2019