Dilemmas
I think the first major dilemma I face in bringing my ImagineIT project to fruition is a lack of technology. This is generally a problem in urban schools. It is incredibly difficult to create the learning environment I am seeking, with very little dedicated technology. Every day I must travel hat in hand, to borrow Chrome books from other teachers. I don’t mind this, but there have been days when they were not available. It is difficult to plan activities which involve technology, if it might not be there when I need for my students. I have lobbied the principal for three more Chrome books, which would bring my total to eight, which gives me a ratio of one Chrome book to four students. Not optimal, but workable.
The second problem I face is student related. I see 144 7th grade students each day. With all of the best warnings, and advisories, I still receive papers and assignments without names. In particular I require first and last names of each student to appear on the face of their work. In particular on shared and group assignments. I do not enjoy playing detective when I grade assignments’, so it is important the students take credit for their work. Very often I get a shared document, slide, Google form, or Google drawing, with only the name of the student who shared it with me. This in spite of a large clear warning at the top of the assignment, that all students’ full names must be on every assignment.
I think the first major dilemma I face in bringing my ImagineIT project to fruition is a lack of technology. This is generally a problem in urban schools. It is incredibly difficult to create the learning environment I am seeking, with very little dedicated technology. Every day I must travel hat in hand, to borrow Chrome books from other teachers. I don’t mind this, but there have been days when they were not available. It is difficult to plan activities which involve technology, if it might not be there when I need for my students. I have lobbied the principal for three more Chrome books, which would bring my total to eight, which gives me a ratio of one Chrome book to four students. Not optimal, but workable.
The second problem I face is student related. I see 144 7th grade students each day. With all of the best warnings, and advisories, I still receive papers and assignments without names. In particular I require first and last names of each student to appear on the face of their work. In particular on shared and group assignments. I do not enjoy playing detective when I grade assignments’, so it is important the students take credit for their work. Very often I get a shared document, slide, Google form, or Google drawing, with only the name of the student who shared it with me. This in spite of a large clear warning at the top of the assignment, that all students’ full names must be on every assignment.