This was the last meeting the teachers will have before they celebrate their learning and implementation of the technology in their classroom on January 25. The teachers worked in their classrooms tweaking their wiimotes and lesson plans. I continued to observe the teachers and provide support where needed.
The teachers worked very hard to become more comfortable with the technology. I can see a huge difference in the attitude and abilities of the teachers over the past three meetings. The teachers are excited to introduce the wiimotes to the students.
The last meeting will be on January 25. During the meeting, all of the teachers involved in the Technology Learning Community will come together to share their experiences with the wiimote technology. The teachers will submit a two page written reflection on their experiences with the community, the technology, and the lesson implementation. The reflections and lesson plans will be used as artifacts for my internship portfolio.
January 25 - 5th Meeting - Technology Celebration
The last meeting of the technology learning community was a wonderful gathering of all of the members. This meeting is designed to allow the teachers to reveal there lessons through a few minute presentation. The teachers discussed there lesson as well as the struggles and successes they occurred during the preparation and implementation. They did a wonderful job!
However, I was a little nervous of what to expect. Some teachers did procrastinate during the meetings and wait until the last minute to complete the assignment. I was called upon a lot during the last weeks before the technology celebration on issues that should have been dealt with throughout the process. This frustrated me quite a bit and the same with Tom. Although some procrastinated, you wouldn't be able to tell based on the artifacts and presentations. Overall, I believe the technology learning community is successful. As for the wiimotes, I do not think it is beneficial to the teachers to use this technology in the classroom. Yes, it is cool, but cool will not achieve higher order thinking.
However, I was a little nervous of what to expect. Some teachers did procrastinate during the meetings and wait until the last minute to complete the assignment. I was called upon a lot during the last weeks before the technology celebration on issues that should have been dealt with throughout the process. This frustrated me quite a bit and the same with Tom. Although some procrastinated, you wouldn't be able to tell based on the artifacts and presentations. Overall, I believe the technology learning community is successful. As for the wiimotes, I do not think it is beneficial to the teachers to use this technology in the classroom. Yes, it is cool, but cool will not achieve higher order thinking.
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