What are some ways the ideas/concepts/principles discussed in this chapter could be applied in your professional work? Do you see opportunities where these ideas could help you or your students?
In the district I work for they seem to do a lot of piloting of software and/or equipment. The (LoTi) Levels of Technological Implementation seems to fit with this work. There are the "researchers" checking out the different technology available at this point they are the nonusers and are becoming aware. They then move into exploration and infusion the product to find out if it suits their needs or the needs of the students. If it is meeting their needs or they find the product needs further testing they can integrate with other fitting areas, where then they may want to expand and finally refine and tweak to make a successful product implemented. Piloting programs and software seems to be the solution to providing further opportunities for teachers and students to use technology.
I enjoyed reading the eight facilitative conditions that contribute to implementation. With the school I currently work at closing I am shaking my head and relating to what I am reading. We as a facility have been dealing with the eight conditions and problem solving to resolve many unsettling matters. For us, these issues need to be dealt with before we can move on to implementing the new plan with merging our schools.
Sharon Peterson edited Week 2 Wikis
16 years ago
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I like how you are checking to make sure what you use really works. I think thats one of the big points of the chapter. It is important that we dont just guess but instead test, discuss, collect data and look at the data, and evaluate if what we are doing or using with our students really is working the way we think it is.
Tony Vitto
The number of products that are piloted every year never ceases to amaze me.
I am always glade to see a program pioleted when it makes sense. But not just for the sake of changing books etc. I think that the new product should have something definte to offer.
Our school is also working on implementing "technonlogy plan". We have been in a transition phase for three years and are now getting ready to write a 5 year plan. We are meeting this summer to help our staff move to the next level of using technology. We have also had teacher "pilot" programs and have had success with it. We are now looking at having "pilot classroom" that would be set up to use technology in their classroom. They would have an interactive board, projector, etc.
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