The text titled The Technology Fix by William Pflaum provides examples of schools that are trying to incorporate technology in the classroom. Here observed many schools who did not use their resources to the maximum possible. Pflaum provided recommendations in his text for what schools could do differently. With the shift in Common Core Standards, technology is a big part of the instructional practices. I have been trying to find new ways to this in my own classroom.
I took a few main ideas away from this text of how I can personally change my instruction with the resources I have available. One big idea is that computers and technology is a great resource to use for assessments. I find that assessment takes a lot of instructional time away in my classroom. Another big idea that I took away was that at many of schools Pflaum visited left their computers unused. I am going to try to find more ways to really utilize my computers for more than currently an hour a day. I am also going to provide more opportunities for my students who would benefit the most from using the computers. These are recommendations for myself but also for my coworkers. I plan to share some of the insights from reading this text with them.
Pflaum, W. (2004). The Technology Fix. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
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