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(TF-V) Educational technology facilitators apply technology to enhance and improve personal productivity and professional practice. (TF-V.A) Use technology resources to engage in ongoing professional development and lifelong learning. (TF-V.A.1) Identify resources and participate in professional development activities and professional technology organizations to support ongoing professional growth related to technology. (TF-V.A.2) Disseminate information on district-wide policies for the professional growth opportunities for staff, faculty, and administrators. (TF-V.B) Continually evaluate and reflect on professional practice to make informed decisions regarding the use of technology in support of student learning. (TF-V.B.1) Continually evaluate and reflect on practice to make informed decisions regarding the use of technology in support of student learning. (TF-V.C) Apply technology to increase productivity. (TF-V.C.1) Model advanced features of word processing, desktop publishing, graphics programs, and utilities to develop professional products. (TF-V.C.2) Assist others in locating, selecting, capturing, and integrating video and digital images, in varying formats for use in presentations, publications, and/or other products. (TF-V.C.3) Demonstrate the use of specific-purpose electronic devices (such as graphing calculators, language translators, scientific probeware, or electronic thesaurus) in content areas. (TF.V.C.4) Use a variety of distance learning systems and use at least one to support personal and professional development. (TF-V.C.5) Use instructional design principles to develop hypermedia and multimedia products to support personal and professional development. (TF-V.C.6) Select appropriate tools for communicating concepts, conducting research, and solving problems for an intended audience and purpose. 52 (TF-V.C.7) Use examples of emerging programming, authoring, or problem-solving environments that support personal and professional development. (TF-V.C.8) Set and manipulate preferences, defaults, and other selectable features of productivity tools commonly found in PK-12 schools. (TF-V.D) Use technology to communicate and collaborate with peers, parents, and the larger community in order to nurture student learning. (TF-V.D.1) Model the use of telecommunications tools and resources for information sharing, remote information access, and multimedia/hypermedia publishing in order to nurture student learning. (TF-V.D.2) Communicate with colleagues and discuss current research to support instruction, using applications including electronic mail, online conferencing, and Web browsers. (TF-V.D.3) Participate in online collaborative curricular projects and team activities to build bodies of knowledge around specific topics. (TF-V.D.4) Design, develop, and maintain Web pages and sites that support communication between school and community. ||
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(Maximum 25 points) || There is no doubt about it, technology is out there and ready for us to implement not only in our personal lives but professional lives as well. It is simply a matter of accessing it and taking the time to learn to implement it into our everyday use. I have always kept a desk calendar and have resisted the change to using my cell phone calendar because I had to enter things in twice and navigate to programs and it just felt like I was doing more work. However, now that I learned how to use Google and I have an Iphone, I now see the benefit and have implemented the calendar into my daily use. I always knew the technology was there I just didn’t feel as though it benefitted me until I took the time to evaluate its use. “Schools are changing every day based on a myriad of circumstances that are occurring in the United States and globally. It is imperative that educators have knowledge of other world cultures as the world becomes “smaller” based on technological and media advances.” (Harris, Edmonson, & Combs, 2010, p.98). I do enjoy learning new technology as it pertains to how it can be used to help us do things easier and better and in less time. As a learner, I do feel as though when new technologies are presented it is most helpful to take time to go through some type of tutorial or take part in a professional development class so that there is someone there to assist you when questions and issues come up. I understand that this is not always an option but it does seem as though I picked up the Google document site much faster after I viewed the online tutorials and took part in a short professional development. I work closely with another teacher in my district so when we started using Google documents we worked together to come up with a few introductory assignments to use with our students. My district, along with many others, uses online resources in efforts to keep up with current technology resources and trends. I see this process as being vital for our future. “Learning how to learn is just asimportant for teacher professional development as the acquisition of new knowledge and skills” (Joyce & Showers, 2003, pg. 1). I have been able to collect many new contacts through free resources such as Project Share. As a life long learner I must make time to keep myself up to date by taking advantage of the online professional development courses that are offered by my district, region, and state. This is not a passive activity so you must be proactive in your quest to stay current and that is exactly what I plan to do. “In sum, you just keep getting better and better as an administrator and make life and learning better and better for the teachers and students in your building” (Fichman, 2009, p.169). Fichman, Nancy Dana (2009). //Leading with passion and knowledge: The principal as action Researcher.// Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press Harris, S., Edmonson, S., and Combs, J. (2010). //Examining what we do to improve our schools: 8 steps to improve our schools. //Eye on Education Press. Joyce, B., & Showers, B. (2003). //Student achievement through staff development.// National College for School Leadership, 1-5. Retrieved on June 19, 2009, from @http://forms.ncsl.org.uk/mediastore/image2/randd-engaged-joyce.pdf . ||
 * **__Self–Assessment __**
 * Critically reflect (see note above; not just recitation of facts) upon the knowledge you gained from the assignment. (3 Points)
 * Critically reflect upon the relationship between any new information you gained from the assignment with old information you previously held to be true**.** (2 Points)
 * How did the relationship between the old and new information you learned affect your personal experience with the assignment? (2 Points)
 * __Learn as a Learner __**
 * Critically reflect upon your approach and strategies used in completing the assignment. (3 Points)
 * Critically reflect upon how you learn as a learner and how you assess your own performance in completing the assignment(s). (2 Points)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">How did your learning and interaction with colleagues (such as discussion forum, web conferences, wiki and blog participation, etc.) affect the results of your performance?(2 Points)
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Lifelong Learning Skills __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Critically reflect upon what you gained about learning and how you learn that will impact your future learning. (3 Points)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">How will your past interactions and collaborations with colleagues impact your future learning experiences? (2 Points)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">As a lifelong learner, what questions or issues challenge you and are worthy of future research or investigation? (2 Points)
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Additional Criteria __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Content posted to e-Portfolio wiki/blog/Google site (1 Point)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Mechanics (1 Point)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">APA Format (1 Point)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Minimum of 3 References (1 Point)