A castle could be retrofitted to it, but the best architecture and electricity should be considered together. The electricity will illuminate the architecture in bright, flashing blue arcs that light up the ceilings and walls, allowing them to remain in their place. Each room’s ceiling is built this way, because electricity is available to supply central air. Windows are made here and here because light bulbs are used instead of candles.
Everything is affected by electricity. Technology is changing everything.
There are teachers in classrooms who don’t have the gift or ability to design. They receive content in the form standards and sometimes packaged standards in the format of curriculum. They are not able to control the assessment form, nor can they control the pace and scheduling with respect to scope-and sequences and related maps. These teachers – maybe you? – see reality as the ideal. Although you are told to use technology, nothing seems designed for it. Even if you do use technology, the good things you do are often drowned by the noise of it all until you don’t know what actual learning actually is. That’s frustrating.
8 Tips for Teachers Who Are Frustrated by Technology
1. Smart small.
One app. One activity. One activity. Students can choose between a digital document with layers or a handwritten essay. There is no need to be extravagant right away.
2. Start with what you already know.
Look at what you already know when starting small. Digital music might be it. Digital photography. Video editing. Blogging. Social media. Live streaming. Reading apps. Video games. Film. Drones. Virtual reality. Google Earth. It has to be something that you are familiar enough with to grasp a handle and turn around to find out more.
3. Focus on the positives.
Look for small victories when you do this. All were able to sign in! Two thirds of the students weren’t able to produce anything comparable to what you expected, but six made it possible. Look for small wins and then build upon them.
4. Set reasonable standards for success.
You’re setting standards of success for your students by doing the above. Do not hold yourself to any other standard than a willingness to learn new things and a desire to improve every day.
5. Let the students be the ones who lead!
Students are a huge asset to teaching students. Technology can often degrade the teacher during the learning process. This can be scary if you don’t see the bigger picture. Teachers should hope that you will become less dependent on them over time.
6. Protect the learning technology.
Sometimes things can go wrong. They will. (Remember that technology is not the only thing that can go wrong; these failures are often less visible. Plan activities, lessons, and projects that protect learning from technology. The technology may amplify the learning, but it should not interfere with your ability to hear and retain the information. You should plan a lesson in order to ensure that the technology fails so that the learning is as strong as possible.
7. Instead of focusing on teacher actions, focus on student actions.
This one is easy enough. It is not about you or what you do. What are they doing and why? How can you support them in developing their own standards of quality so they are their most consistent and harshest critics?
8. Think
You can read more about the 40/40/40 rule. But the bottom line is that frustrations in the short term are less distracting and less meaningful if you can plan backwards.
Conclusion
Although it can be difficult at times, remember that it is not about you. Teaching is one the most selfless and selfless jobs you can do. It requires constant compromise, sacrifices, recalibration, flexibility, and flexibility. It means that your needs’ may not always be met in order to meet others’.