This week topics were
about technology and how the teachers use technology administratively.
Technology has helped many fields and teaching was no exception. It has helped
teachers to be more productive in their classroom. With these organization
tools, teachers have more time to focus on the students. The class this week
looked at how to be a productive music teacher using theses tools.
When looking at how we are
productive we must ask many questions about what we want to teach the
students? How can we keep good records
and assessments on the students so they also get the most from administrative
time? Can other teachers help with their method of using technology for
administrative time? I think theses answers can be easily answered with this
week's topic. There are many tools available to the teacher so that they can be
more productive and organized.
A tool we worked with this
week was Google Docs. This is a free service that is offered from Google and
all you need to do is sign up for a new email. The user has many functions to
choose from when using Google Docs. Making a newsletter was one of the tasks
this week and it was easy to understand how to use the newsletter function.
This also allows the user to share the document with other users. The users can
make changes and the owner of the document can see who made the changes. This
is a great function that can help the teacher provide accurate information in
their newsletters.
Quizzes or questionnaires
are easily made in Google Docs. This information allows the teacher to get an
instant assessment once the quiz or questionnaire is finished. This also can be
sent to parents to fill out vital information need for trips or other question
the teacher might have. Google Slides allows the user to make a presentation
that is saved on Google drive with all the other documents that can be made.
You can easily embed YouTube videos or pictures on the information that needs
be included in a presentation.
Google’s calendar also can
be shared with others. This can be great for teachers who send out performance
schedules. This can also allow parents and teacher to effectively communicate
with each other. The teacher can also make changes that are updated instantly.
Organization can make a student's life easier and can be easily accomplished
with a little time. There are great tools out there for the teacher to use to
accomplish being organized.
Technology can help the
private teacher be more organized and help make their students better. This can
happen when the teacher makes his or her own lesson sheet. This allows the
students to remember what was coved in their lessons. Financial records let the
teacher know when the students have paid for the lesson and also allows for
excellent bookkeeping. PayPal is a financial tool that can automatically track
when the students make a payment. This also allows the teacher to accept credit
cards for a small fee.
Making a personal website
is also great for the private teacher. There are many sites that allow the user
to make the website for free and included a link to PayPal on their site. The
teacher could include a calendar so that students and parents could view their
lesson time. They could also change it if the teacher is free on a different
day. Whatever the teaching situation technology has enhanced how teachers can
assess the students. They can make rubrics and post them so that students know
the expectations. With a world of technology, there are many, many options for
administrative use and it starts with the teacher. This can use to help create
a better environment for the learning.
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