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=I created my personal wikispace so that I would be able to communicate with my collegues in a more efficient way. We will be able to make and share plans without waiting for emails. When I post my plans or suggestions, you will be able to change or add information without asking for my permission by clicking the edit button. You can also add whatever content you would like by starting a new discussion. The wikispace will enable us to interact on many topics. Within the content of my page, you will be able to find a link to other areas of interest. Feel free to add to the links as well.= I work at an Elementary campus in Houston ISD. After looking at the results of the STaR chart from previous years, I noticed that our campus needs more preparation in order to competently support our students. According to the Campus STaR chart, our school is still classified as Developing in the area of Educator Preparation and Development. It appears as though more Professional development for online learning is needed to increase technology usage among educators. According to the Long-Range Plan for Technology, the goal for every campus is to reach Target across all four key areas on the STaR chart. Even though there has not been a high turnover of staff on the campus, the areas of classification fluctuate. There seems to be a conflict in the patterns of development each year. In one area, we started at target, and then we went to developing, then back to advanced. It is interesting to see where we’ll be next year. The campus definitely has the capabilities to implement as much usage as possible. There is a wide variety of technology available to assist teachers in the classroom. Many links are provided on the school website to reinforce instruction across the curriculum. There is a broad range of resources at the disposal of the teacher if they wouldn’t be reluctant to using them. Several teachers responded to my invitation to wikispaces; Technology and P.E. teachers, and Special Ed., chair. I was not surprised, however, to find that some teachers didn’t reply. I did explain the purpose of a wiki and how it could be used to collaborate. I believe that my team members from Special Education would have found it useful to discuss questions that we have about our ever-changing paperwork. Using the wiki could be a resourceful way for us to network. This in turn could eliminate the long meetings and repetitious questions. Finally, as I look at the key area of Teaching and Learning on the STaR chart, there was inconsistency over the 3 years in classification. What do you think we, as educators, can or should do to increase our use of technology in the classroom?

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