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Parent Workshop on Online Access to Math Program 05/19/10 and 05/23/10

This activity was for standard TF-III.B.1 “Educational technology facilitators apply and implement curriculum plans that include methods and strategies for utilizing technology to maximize student learning. Educational technology facilitators use technology to support learner-centered strategies that address the diverse needs of students. Candidates use methods and strategies for integrating technology resources that support the needs of diverse learners including adaptive and assistive technology.”

This year at our elementary school we adopted a new math program. One of the strengths of this program is it’s strong online component. It soon became apparent that the parents, (and teachers) would need some training in how to access it. So I worked with our Parent/Community Rep to design and advertise a parent workshop.

I found some resources that walked parent through the process of registering and accessing the site. Unfortunately, we do not have a computer lab so I used a projector with my laptop to go through the process. I was just thinking how I could have asked parents to bring a laptop and used my wireless access point to get them connected. I don’t know if there would have been anyone to do that as we are in a lower socioeconomic area but it would have been worth a try. Maybe next time.

My goal in this workshop in keeping with the standard was for parents to use technology to maximize learning for their students. They are able to access the textbook pages and the animations that the students looked at in school. They could also access the homework for that lesson as well as a glossary and reteach lessons. This helps the parent reinforce the learning that is occurring in the classroom. Oh I almost forgot, a majority of the material is also in Spanish!! Very critical to our student population.