3.6 Selecting and Evaluating Digital Tools and Resources
Candidates collaborate with teachers and administrators to select and evaluate digital tools and resources for accuracy, suitability, and compatibility with the school technology infrastructure.
Reflection
The Evaluating Emerging Technologies Plan was completed to demonstrate my ability to research and collaborate with other teachers and administrators to select emerging technologies. Duolingo is the emerging technology I researched and recommended. Duolingo is a web-based software program designed to teach students another language using game-based activities to promote learning and student engagement. Technology is constantly changing and evolving, research is needed to keep up with new technology innovations. Coffee County decided to implement another costly software (Rosetta Stone) for teaching elementary students Spanish.
Standard 3.6, Selecting and Evaluating Digital Tools and Resources establishes the expectations for collaborating with teachers and administrators to select and evaluate digital tools and resources for accuracy, suitability, and compatibility with the school technology infrastructure. The artifacts demonstrate my ability to collaborate with administrators at broad office for Coffee County Schools to select and evaluate the digital tool, Duolingo, for accuracy, suitability, and compatibility with the technology infrastructure of the school system. Duolingo received praise as a highly effective way to learn a foreign language. It was mentioned to be among the top ten emerging technologies for higher education. Previous research on the program provided more information and support for using this technology as a learning tool which increased the accuracy. The effectiveness to enhance learning, increase student engagement through gamification, and the free cost lead to my selection for our school district. The program allows students to interactive with game like characters, avatars, to learn another language which made it suitable for our school. Our school has multiple servers in place that makes this program compatible for our technology infrastructure.
Completing this artifact allowed me to gain knowledge and skills needed to select and evaluate emerging technology. I was able to collaborate with the assistant superintendent of standards, instruction, and assessment. One thing I would do differently is collaborate with more teachers and administrators about the program thus improving the chance for implementation.
The artifact impacts student learning by increasing student engage and knowledge of another language. The impact could be assessed by the level of student engages and the student’s ability to use another language to communicate orally and written.
References
Ahalt, S. & Fecho, K. (2015): Ten Emerging Technologies for Higher Education. RENCI, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Text. Retrieved on March 28, 2016 from http://dx.doi.org/10.7921/G0PN93HQ.
Candidates collaborate with teachers and administrators to select and evaluate digital tools and resources for accuracy, suitability, and compatibility with the school technology infrastructure.
Reflection
The Evaluating Emerging Technologies Plan was completed to demonstrate my ability to research and collaborate with other teachers and administrators to select emerging technologies. Duolingo is the emerging technology I researched and recommended. Duolingo is a web-based software program designed to teach students another language using game-based activities to promote learning and student engagement. Technology is constantly changing and evolving, research is needed to keep up with new technology innovations. Coffee County decided to implement another costly software (Rosetta Stone) for teaching elementary students Spanish.
Standard 3.6, Selecting and Evaluating Digital Tools and Resources establishes the expectations for collaborating with teachers and administrators to select and evaluate digital tools and resources for accuracy, suitability, and compatibility with the school technology infrastructure. The artifacts demonstrate my ability to collaborate with administrators at broad office for Coffee County Schools to select and evaluate the digital tool, Duolingo, for accuracy, suitability, and compatibility with the technology infrastructure of the school system. Duolingo received praise as a highly effective way to learn a foreign language. It was mentioned to be among the top ten emerging technologies for higher education. Previous research on the program provided more information and support for using this technology as a learning tool which increased the accuracy. The effectiveness to enhance learning, increase student engagement through gamification, and the free cost lead to my selection for our school district. The program allows students to interactive with game like characters, avatars, to learn another language which made it suitable for our school. Our school has multiple servers in place that makes this program compatible for our technology infrastructure.
Completing this artifact allowed me to gain knowledge and skills needed to select and evaluate emerging technology. I was able to collaborate with the assistant superintendent of standards, instruction, and assessment. One thing I would do differently is collaborate with more teachers and administrators about the program thus improving the chance for implementation.
The artifact impacts student learning by increasing student engage and knowledge of another language. The impact could be assessed by the level of student engages and the student’s ability to use another language to communicate orally and written.
References
Ahalt, S. & Fecho, K. (2015): Ten Emerging Technologies for Higher Education. RENCI, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Text. Retrieved on March 28, 2016 from http://dx.doi.org/10.7921/G0PN93HQ.