Week 4 Post 1

I enjoyed a lot working on the technology enhanced lesson plan. I think it is not very different from the ones I plan every day. That's because I mostly work deeloping digital educational resources for English elementary school teachers and students in .public schools throughout the country. Those resources are published at http://www.uruguayeduca.edu.uy/

I feel the article "What is successful technology Integration" (http://www.edutopia.org/technology-integration-guide-description)  was particularly useful for me. The SAMR model helped me revise my teaching practice.  In Uruguay we mostly follow the T-Pack model to promote technology integration among our teachers. I recomend visiting both sites to get a more thorough insite of the models.

Talking about the Final Project, I decided to change my target audience. Instead of developing a project for my students, I decided to focus on  teachers and technology integration. The main reasons for this change are:

• our students belong to the digital generation and thus are ready and willing to profit from technology while learning.
• one of the major barriers regarding technology integration lies on teachers' knowledge (T-Pack) and attitudes towards gadgets.

 I want to help build a collaborative  path

among teachers to move towards technogloy integration.                

Virginia