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SWOT Analysis
Lindsey Innes
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Strengths:
I have been teaching elementary-aged students for six years, and I
truly love working with children and in education. A strength I bring to
this course is that I am able to see a piece of technology through the
lens of my students: what would be enticing? What would be beneficial
to their learning? What might be some of the pitfalls? Northrop and
Killeen (2013) created a framework for using iPads to practice and
reinforce early literacy skills, but the model requires that teachers first
teach the concept without the technology (p. 533). My approach to
technology in the classroom has so far been similar to that of Northrop
and Killeen: use technology as a way for students to practice and
reinforce the skills that they have already learned from a teacher.
An advantage to using technology in the classroom is that apps
often have a means for tracking a students progress. A strength I
have is an ability to read and analyze student data whether that is
their performance on certain tasks, assessment data, or simply their
usage information. Using assessment to track student progress is
crucial in determining which students have mastered a concept, and
which students are still struggling. Once teachers have this
assessment information, they are better able to differentiate their
teaching in the classroom. Technology provides an opportunity for
differentiation that has never been possible before. I recognize that
this aspect of technology is invaluable; even a good teacher can only
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learning portfolios and then guide their learning properly during the
learning process according to the results of adaptive testing (p. 718).
Threats:
Through technology, information is now available in a way that
most people never imagined. Through my phone, I can learn about the
weather in Turkey or the flight status of an incoming flight from Austin,
Texas. While this wealth of information is useful in many ways, it can
also feel very difficult to navigate and find the information that is most
helpful, or most true. How do I learn about the most effective
technology to teach problem solving for First Graders? Sorting through
the vast amount of information on the internet is a daunting task.
Even if I find a potential resource, it is difficult to evaluate how
successful this tool or app has been. Research has been the traditional
way to evaluate the efficacy of a program, curriculum or pedagogy, but
technology is moving far too quickly for research to keep up with
everything. Therefore, I find myself being very wary towards pursuing
new technology, because it is often very difficult to know if it is going
to be effective for my students learning.
Another threat that I recognize is my internal hesitation towards
literacy instruction through technology. There is something special
about reading time in my classroom; I am deeply committed to the
Reading Workshop approach, because I feel that inspiring children to
see themselves as readers and find joy in their abilities is the best way
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References
Northrop, L. & Killeen, E. (2013). A framework for using iPads to build
early
literacy skills. The Reading Teacher, 66(7), 531-537.
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