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Date:         Sat, 12 Sep 1992 02:07:50 EDT
From:         Gleason Sackman <sackman@plains.nodak.edu>
Subject:      Important Things IT-Using Teachers Do (fwd)

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Date: Fri, 11 Sep 92 05:33:58 PDT
From: Decker Walker <Decker.Walker@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>
To: sackman@plains.nodak.edu

        For a course I'm teaching I'd like to develop a fairly
complete list of the really important things that strong
technology-using teachers do that contributes to their success and
to the successful use of information technology (IT)  in teaching.
(IT = computers; I/O devices, such as video cameras and displays,
microphones, speakers, printers, sensors, robots, etc.; and
telecommunications)

Anyone on edtech care to comment, privately or publicly?

Use this list freely, with attribution, please.

Decker Walker
School of Education
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-3096
decker@forsythe.stanford.edu

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IMPORTANT THINGS SUCCESSFUL IT-USING TEACHERS DO

Decker Walker
School of Education
Stanford University
September 1992

<:bullet>Use IT to manage information effectively in their teaching
-get the most out of a word processor
-use telecommunications for professional communication
-keep grades and other records on computer
-carry out online bibliographic searches

<:bullet>Put available IT resources to good use
-know what hardware, sofware, and expert assistance are available to
them in their school
-acquaint themselves with existing IT resources in the community
at-large
-shop around to identify what's best for themselves and their
students
-find ways to gain access to the resources they need
-keep up with new developments

<:bullet>Operate a few powerful IT systems expertly
-some computer operating system (Mac, DOS, Windows,...)
-appropriate peripheral devices such as printers, modems, CD-ROM
drives, and interactive videodisks
-the most useful generic applications such as word processors, paint
programs, telecommunication programs,
-Subject-specific applications such as microcomputer-based labs
(science), equation graphers (math), and timeliners (social studies)

<:bullet>Integrate the use of IT into their teaching
-survey their courses for opportunities to use IT effectively
-review existing IT applications; discovering uses & limitations of
each for teaching their subject
-expand their teaching repertoire by developing teaching strategies
particularly effective with IT
-plan lessons and units that use IT effectively

<:bullet>Experiment with adventurous new applications and uses of IT
-develop their own interactive materials they and their students can
use
-develop, try out, assess, and document teaching experiments using
promising new applications or approaches

<:bullet>Continue to learn
-develop efficient, effective ways to keep up with new developments
        attend conferences, read journals, take courses, join user
groups
-develop a personal learning agenda and pursue it

<:bullet>Participate in professional activities concerning the use
of IT
-department, school, and school system planning and inservice
education
-present at conferences, help to plan them
-serve as a mentor (formally or informally) for colleagues
-serve on professional committees



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