3.6 Selecting and Evaluating Digital Tools & Resources
Candidates collaborate with teachers and administrators to select and evaluate digital tools and resources for accuracy, suitability, and compatibility with the school technology infrastructure. (PSC 3.6/ISTE 3f)
Artifact: ITEC 7600 Technology Tools (strengths & weaknesses) Website
The artifact I am using to collaborate with teachers and administrators to select and evaluate digital tools and resources for accuracy sustainability, and compatibility with the school technology infrastructure is the technology tools website that I created in ITEC 7600. The purpose of this artifact is to addresses the various strengths and weaknesses of specific technology tools.
This artifact supports collaboration in selecting and evaluating digital tools and resources in numerous ways. The website serves as a tool for the fourth grade team. Our goal was to address the strengths and weaknesses of Google Tour, Storybird, IXL, Xtramath and Padlet. Our team utilizes these tools and thought this resources would provide a framework for all team members. This ensures we understood the tools and created continuity throughout the grade level. We collaborated to decide which resources we use the most. Each team member explores the selected tool before we discuss. A compilation of digital tools establishes a starting point for discussion. We then evaluate the strengths and weaknesses for each individual tool as a team deciding whether the tool supports accuracy, suitability, and compatibility with student devices. IXL and Xtramath support content accuracy for student growth due to the tools grade level and individualized learning structure for each student. Google Tour and Padlet are suitable technology enhancements due to the support these tools pride to engage learners in reflection and exploration of any given objective. Each one of these tools is compatible with student and teacher devices. Google Classroom serves as a sharing tool to support access to all the resources from student’s Gmail accounts. To support the use of these tools, the website includes examples of each individual tool. This provides a visual for the team. One team member takes notes and the website creates resources for the discussion. Collaborative technology discussions support student’s digital learning process through accuracy, suitability and compatibility. This discussion process supports sustainable technology use and teacher knowledge of various tools. This collaborative process is powerful and ensures all members contribute to the selection and evaluation of potential digital tools that can support learners and content standards.
After completing this artifact, all members of the team feel confident in the digital tools discussed in the meeting, even those who may not attend. Specific examples and uses document for teacher use and the website is easily accessible for later review. This is a true example of collaborative selection and evaluation of digital resources to ensure accuracy, sustainability and compatibility.
Faculty development and school improvement starts with collaboration. When teams come together to discuss strategies, resources and create a documentation of the discussion, teachers can easily recall the new strategies and visit them as needed. This resource is also easily accessible to members who did not participate and sharing this school wide, promotes technology use and facilitation.
This artifact supports collaboration in selecting and evaluating digital tools and resources in numerous ways. The website serves as a tool for the fourth grade team. Our goal was to address the strengths and weaknesses of Google Tour, Storybird, IXL, Xtramath and Padlet. Our team utilizes these tools and thought this resources would provide a framework for all team members. This ensures we understood the tools and created continuity throughout the grade level. We collaborated to decide which resources we use the most. Each team member explores the selected tool before we discuss. A compilation of digital tools establishes a starting point for discussion. We then evaluate the strengths and weaknesses for each individual tool as a team deciding whether the tool supports accuracy, suitability, and compatibility with student devices. IXL and Xtramath support content accuracy for student growth due to the tools grade level and individualized learning structure for each student. Google Tour and Padlet are suitable technology enhancements due to the support these tools pride to engage learners in reflection and exploration of any given objective. Each one of these tools is compatible with student and teacher devices. Google Classroom serves as a sharing tool to support access to all the resources from student’s Gmail accounts. To support the use of these tools, the website includes examples of each individual tool. This provides a visual for the team. One team member takes notes and the website creates resources for the discussion. Collaborative technology discussions support student’s digital learning process through accuracy, suitability and compatibility. This discussion process supports sustainable technology use and teacher knowledge of various tools. This collaborative process is powerful and ensures all members contribute to the selection and evaluation of potential digital tools that can support learners and content standards.
After completing this artifact, all members of the team feel confident in the digital tools discussed in the meeting, even those who may not attend. Specific examples and uses document for teacher use and the website is easily accessible for later review. This is a true example of collaborative selection and evaluation of digital resources to ensure accuracy, sustainability and compatibility.
Faculty development and school improvement starts with collaboration. When teams come together to discuss strategies, resources and create a documentation of the discussion, teachers can easily recall the new strategies and visit them as needed. This resource is also easily accessible to members who did not participate and sharing this school wide, promotes technology use and facilitation.