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I am creating this Wiki to discuss technology in teaching and learning. One of the goals of Texas' Long Range Technology Plan includes distance learning as an opportunity for teachers to participate in professional development and learning activities. As for my campus, our weakest area according to StarChart data is Educator Development and Preparation which is the lowest of all categories for the past 3 years. http://starchart.esc12.net/ Please feel free to share your experiences, questions, and comments about technology and it's role in education today. Your help will be valuable in helping increase the number of teachers who are comfortable using technology and infusing technology into their daily curriculum.

What do you think we as teachers need to do to better prepare our students so that they are capable of becoming a productive part of our technology driven society? More is going to have to be done on the staff development front before we are going to make any headway. There is still way too much resistance to implementing technology for whatever reasons. What do you think hinders teachers the most in using technology with our students and what can we do to help them come around? What do you consider as the most important concepts or items needed for a professional development for teachers that focuses on implementing technology to meet the needs of our students?

Members of this wiki: Tina Bynum - Literacy Specialist MacArthur High School Michael Baltz - Chemistry teacher/ AVID Coordinator Irving High School Jay Malone - History teacher Irving High School Jim Davis - English teacher - Irving High School Raymie Ramsey - Crockett Middle School - Math Jessie Rose - ITS MacArthur High School J.S. - Elementary Principal Alan Small - former student teacher - Fort Worth Museum of Science and History Paula D'Spain - graduation coach MacArthur High School Bronwyn Griffith - IHS ESL Specialist Lisa Lee-TAKS/Instructional Specialist Irving High School