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Welcome to the "Learning Community" The members of my learning community are: > Business/CATE Teacher, grades 9-12--Keyboarding, Computer Science, Accounting, and Cheerleading > CATE Teacher, grades 9-12--Communication Applications and Family and Consumer Science > Business/CATE Teacher, grades 9-12--Careers, ICT, and Business Support Systems > Business/CATE Teacher, grades 9-12--Keyboarding and BCIS >    The purpose of this page is for use in collaborating with colleagues on the implementation of technology in today's education. Hopefully the "digital immigrant" in all of //us// will learn to communicate with the "digital natives" we call our students. __**//Question for Discussion//**__ What can we do to help bring our campus into a more //productive// stage of technology implementation?
 * Ruthie Wolfe
 * Traci Ewing
 * <span style="color: rgb(18, 6, 234)"><span style="display: block; color: rgb(24, 0, 255); text-align: left">Darlene Low
 * <span style="color: rgb(18, 6, 234)"><span style="display: block; color: rgb(24, 0, 255); text-align: left">Laura Shipman
 * <span style="color: rgb(18, 6, 234)"><span style="display: block; color: rgb(24, 0, 255); text-align: left">**Doneane Beckcom** <span style="color: rgb(18, 6, 234)">**Assistant Band Director, Grades 9 - 12, PNGHS**

Hey Darlene: I'm finally catching up. Sent you an invitation to my wiki. Hope to hear from you. Ruthie

Traci: I can see that we are beginning to implement more technology into our daily lives on the campus. I feel that we are not incorporating enough technology into our teaching and learning activities. I need to start adding more student activities such as wikis, blogs, online testing and digital submission of assignment.


 * Ruthie: Just like we are learning with this exercise, we need to stop being afraid to try new things. With a little patience and hands-on work, all of these new technologies are possible to conquer for everyone of us. I seem to always make more of the assignment than need be so I always start out very anxious. As teachers, we need to stop being afraid and just dive in--our students are already submersed.

Laura: I believe that we need to introduce the faculty to the latest technology tools that the kids are already using such as wikis, blogs, podcasting, etc. Teachers need to "take the plunge" and dive into the 21st century with their students. We need to do more staff development with teachers with regard to the Web 2.0 technologies and provide on-going support throughout the year. We also need to provide a support system for the staff so they will not feel as if they are all on their own. I can see how it would be an overwhelming feeling if a person feels "technology illiterate." I believe that in order for this stage to be achieved, we must create a support system.

Doneane: With the new construction going on and the new tech tools that will be coming to some of the new classrooms, I think we need some REAL hands-on training and follow-up during the school year. BUT. . . not just for the new tools that a few classrooms will have. . . I think EVERYONE on campus needs to know about all of the things we have learned about in our coursework, ways to "keep up with" our students and ways to communicate with each other and with parents. We have to think in a forward manner toward the future our students (and our own children) will be entering into after graduation and the tools they will need to succeed in this world.**