Education is becoming more technical every day. We see this in our classrooms, in our board meetings, and in our society. It is important that we as educators collaborate with technology and use it in our classrooms. But teachers might wonder, where do I start? How do I implement tech? What if I am not great at using technology? Well there is an organization that might be able to help you with all your questions. Extend will help you become more tech savvy and will guide through the many skills that you would need to use tech in your classroom. During the module, I went through the scenario, overview, digital literacies for teaching, design – thinking approach, empathize with your learners, define your learner challenge, ideate, choosing a technology tool, using the sections model, and connection to the curriculum. Each strand mentioned will be talked about in my twitter essay link below. The module does a very good job explaining the role of teachers and how we should be okay with uncertainty when using technology. That the internet is so vast and has many unsolved questions that we can impose on our students to help their growth as individuals. I recommend looking at the module to experience it yourselves. Link is posted below. I hope you enjoy your journey and enjoy my views on Extend’s approach of digital literacy.
Twitter Essay Time! Today is the day that I look at Extend’s Technology module that is supposed to help educators with implementing technology in their classrooms. Let’s jump in!!#UWinDig#OntarioExtend pic.twitter.com/eyhmsuubYH
— Mitchell Paterson (@MitchellPater10) February 21, 2019