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 * ===Technology and Our Learning Community===

Techandme is a wiki to discuss things that are going on in schools and to build an online learning community to improve technology use and intergration on our campus. For those from other campuses, hopefully this will help you as well. Welcome everyone.

One of the goals of this wiki is to discuss ways that we might be able to improve and purposefully implement methods that will have teachers and staff understanding the Technology Application TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills). As a teacher, I knew that I needed to implement technology in my classroom, but I didn't really know what the TEKS for Technology Applications were. When I examined the four strands: Foundations, Information Aquistion, Problem Solving, and Communication, and did my own self assessment, I was surprised to see where my strengths and weakness were. I feel pretty confident using technology, but after doing the assessment based on the TEKS, I realize that I need to work on the Problem Solving TEKS. If you don't know what that is, here is a general description.
 * Purpose:**

Problem Solving Strand: The student will use a variety of computer software tools to plan, create and display information. The student will become part of a community of learners, using technology to explore, interact, and demonstrate new knnowledge. The student will collaborate with others to evaluate what they have been doing, and the product of their creation.

When I analyzed our Campus STaR Chart results for the last three years, I found our strongest areas to be (1) Teaching and Learning and (2) Leadership, Administration, and Instructional Support. Our areas that were weaker were (1) Educator Preparation & Development and (2) Infrastructure for Technology. Of the two areas in which we were weaker, I decided that the former area would be one that I would introduce for discussion.

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 * Discussion Items**

The next STaR Chart level indicates we use technology as an integral tool of our teaching for highler level thinking. The problem is that right now most of us "adapt technology knowledge and skills for content area instruction." How do we get from where we are to where we want to be?

Do you have any ideas on how we might use technology to develop higher level thinking skills?

I thought that one way might be to develop a WebQuest, but I recognize that doing that takes time. (Check out [])

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Colleen Kroeker - English, 8th Grade Marlene Sine - Science Dept Chair, Technology support Tim Kroeker - Consultant

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