Reflection

As this course comes to a close, it is important to reflect on what has been learned and how it will affect technology decision making and change in school. The learning activity and implementation plans developed in Weeks 6 and 7 demonstrates my learning in this course. A new and emerging technology that is not at any school in the district was identified that could have a long term impact on teaching and learning. Strategies were created to implement this new technology and ways to fund this process through the use of grants. Change agents were also looked at to meet the needs of 21st century learners.

One immediate adjustment that I will make to my efforts to identify emerging technologies with the potential to transform teaching and learning, influence and lead the adoption of new and emerging technologies in my school, and incorporate educational technology to support 21st century learners as a result of my learning from this course is to join the community technology committee. This committee made up of community members from around the school district learns about new and emerging technologies and ways that they can be integrated into the classroom. For example, they helped integrate Activboards (interactive whiteboards) into every classroom in the school district and continue to integrate other technologies such as Activotes into the classroom to support teaching and learning. By being on this committee, I will be more aware of new and emerging technologies that may help teaching and learning and I may even be able to pilot new technology so that others can integrate technology into the classroom.