Ok, so I ranted a bit about how administration is not always supportive or thorough in providing for the technology needs of the classroom that they preside over. Well, in all honesty, I have to be fair and admit that in the school that I work for, they are at least trying.
I work for BOCES or the Boards of Cooperative Educational Services which do a lot of different things...including technology integration and support and special education services, for the school districts in the area. We also have numerous career and technical programs for the students of those schools. The program that I work for is an Alternative Education high school for grades 7-12 and we are just beginning our second year at this campus. I guess that I felt the need share that because my issues with technology are compounded by the fact that we are a new program and are still working through various problems and glitches, so I just need to remember that the process of fine tuning often takes years and that teachers, like musicians, need to practice in order become professionals. So, I will try not to complain and use my energy to take "technology" out of its case and practice instead.
One of the tools that they have given us to use is a web based program called Tool Box Pro. I have had it since the beginning of last year, but have not made time to practice with it.
http://www.toolboxpro.org/
Has anyone else had the opportunity to use this program and if so, what did you think about it?
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Rebecca,
ReplyDeleteI understand your frustration with your district... I have my own. I also am with you on the amount of time spent trying to be more efficient. Talk about irony! Technology will come easier to us as we use it.
Jim
MS Social Studies