Trouble Shooting With Technology Module 3
Return to: ETAP 623 Spring 2018 Section 6476 | BYOD In The Mathematics Classroom
Technology Tools In The Mathematics Classroom
The biggest problem that we face in the classroom is no longer a broken pencil or a dim lightbulb in an overhead projector. With all of the advantages that come along with technology, you must also be prepared for the problems that will accompany tablets, iPads, and Chromebooks. Now on a daily basis, we are expected to "find lost files on the network, computers that turned on yesterday but, not today, a Smart screen that just broke, and a network that is down" (Murray, Teach Hub). Many of the issues are easier to fix than you may think. There are always solutions. Just remember to keep calm and refer back to your trouble shooting document.
Module Outcome
In this module learners will troubleshoot potential elements of technological devices in the classroom.
The Most Common Issues
You do not have to rely on your tech-savvy student to help you fix every technological issue. Eighty percent of the technology in the classroom problems you face are caused by the same twenty problems. Read the following article to learn some of the most basic, yet beneficial solutions to those tech problems.
Technology in the classroom can become quickly overwhelming if there are twenty students who are calling your name with technological issues. By creating a shared Google Document with your students, they can visit this page to fix many of the problems that they run into. Believe it or not, many of the students have more experience with technology than we do!
The following video will show you a step by step process to set up your own Google Document.
Assessment
To demonstrate your understanding of this module, you will create your own Trouble Shooting Google Document. Please share this Google Document with myself (eude@albany.edu). You many include some of the helpful tips that were shared in the Solve Those Tricky Classroom Tech Problems article, along with solutions that you have found in our own experience. At the bottom of your Google Document, please include a reflection once you have completed this mini course. Below are some prompts that may be helpful in getting started:
- What are your feelings on implementing a BYOD policy?
- Are there any technology applications that you could see yourself using in the classroom?
- Can a student bring any device? (smartphone, tablet, netbook, e-readers, laptop, gaming console)
- Will students be allowed to bring multiple devices? (e.g. smartphone and laptop)
- What apps will students be using?
- Will the school or teacher specify or recommend apps?
- Some apps require an email address to register. Will students be given a school email address or will parents need to sign their child up for an email account?
- What alternatives will you offer students without devices to guarantee equality (lending library, computer lab, mobile cart, computers in classroom)?