My weaknesses in technology are somewhat due to my age and also my lack of time due to a busy teaching schedule. I know 42 is not old, but I didn't grow up with technology, so I sometimes struggle with feeling motivated to go out on a limb with the more advanced aspects. I feel very limited in my ability to use the different programs that are available to me. It's not that I don't think I could learn, I just never seem to have the time to invest. I hope to address some of my weaknesses through this class. I also have several students who are a part of a program called PC Academy at my high school, and I hope to get some help and tips from some of them. I have ideas all the time to integrate technology into my lessons, but I feel like it will be so much trouble to figure out everything I need to do that I always put it off. I also hope to use part of my summer to focus on learning new technology. My son will be home from college and he can help me out.
My strengths are that when I use a new technology, I like to first try to figure things out myself before I ask for help. I just believe the more I search and try, the more I learn. I also have a lot of technology available to me through my school. I feel very fortunate that last year all teachers received a projector wired to our computers, which makes technology in the classroom much easier. I also have a document camera, so I don't have to use an overhead projector ever again (yeah !!). I plan to use all that I have available to me, whether it is equipment or helpful people to overcome my technology weaknesses.
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Tracy, I'm also in my 40's, so I'm like you in that I didn't grow up with technology. We just missed it, didn't we? But I see this as an advantage because I'm able to bridge the gap between the digital natives and the digital immigrants.
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