Blog in the Field

To gain more perspective about technology integration into the classroom, follow Cathy Jo Nelson's blog by clicking HERE. She is an educator who believes strongly in technology integration into the classroom. Cathy Jo Nelson discusses her views on integrating technology and self reflects on her school's integration. Nelson states that her school is promoting the use of technology for learning into the classroom while also decreasing paper use. Nelson also states that some of her colleagues were reluctant to change their lesson plans in order to integrate more technology into the classroom. That is understandable, but I believe that small changes can be made to the lesson to integrate some sort of technology. Also, it was not integrated at the very beginning of the school year because the district Nelson works for went with a soft launch approach. Nelson also states that only about 30% of her colleagues are using the system of ItsLearning. Training has been offered in Learning Management System (LMS) but some of her staff have not received the proper training yet.
I think this is a great blog to follow to gain a further understanding of what is needed when it comes to technology implementation in the classroom. She provides many well-rounded views of several aspects of teaching and has hope for the future. She states that she sees a light at the end of the tunnel! That is not only a great attitude to have about teaching and implementing new techniques, but also a great perspective to have for life.