ncties early career teachers
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Swimming without Drowning:
Early Career Teachers and
Web 2.0 Technologies
Live Blog for Session at http://tinyurl.com/da9for
Early Career Teachers’ Advantages
Willingness to take risks
More
experience
with tech
themselves
Enthusias
m A pass from other teachers and administrators because they’re the “new kids”
Early Career Teachers’ Challenges
See Previous Slide
So how does one swim in the sea of technology
without drowning?
How to Swim
• Work with the End in Mind
• Create a Window Into Your
Classroom• Cultivate Support:
In Your School and Beyond
• Don’t Be Afraid of the Epic Fail
Work With The End In Mind
Ask “What is the problem
for which this is the solution?”
Hat Tip to Jim Burke (http://www.jimburke.typepad.com/)
Problem: Students lose paper reader’s journals and cannot comment on each others’ journals w/o taking them home or using class
time
Solution: Wiki for reader’s journals
Problem: Need way for students to access class
notes if they’ve been absent or missed something in
class
Solution: Shared OneNote notebooks
Other options: http://circusponies.com, http://evernote.com, Google Docs
OneNote Notebooks
Problem: Wanted students to actively evaluate
candidates’ messages in 2008 election rather than
being passive viewers
Solution: VoiceThread, Wiki, and The Living Room
Candidate
Problem: Need an authentic, engaging way for
students to analyze characters in a text
Solution: Glogster
Create A Window Into Your Classroom
Cultivate Support and Inspiration:
At Your School and Beyond
At Your School
Veteran teachers
who are effectively
and innovatively
using technology
Students
Instructiona
l technology staffProfessional
Development/Trainings
Beyond Your School
TwitterNings
Diigo for Educators
Don’t Be Afraid of the Epic Fail
It may turn out to be a learning experience or good
training in frustration tolerance
Have a Backup Plan
• What will you do if your lesson plan doesn’t work?
• What should students do if homework requires technology, and it isn’t working?
Support for Early Career Teachers
How to Be a Life Preserver
Encourage Early Career Teachers’ Efforts
• Hook them up with teachers in their discipline who are technological innovators
• Be available during their classes, especially if they’re starting something new
• Model technology in your interactions with them
• Be persistent
Be Available
In-person (Crazy, I know )
