Connecting to Further Implications
Developing information literacy, technology skills (in students):
The proposed technology uses active engagement in technological literacy. Using popular social network structures for the mode of data collection, teachers gain extra opportunities to teach about these social techs. It provides yet another way that teachers can model good producticve practice with these technologies to students.
Meeting the diverse needs of students, using assistive technologies:
The proposal conquers this concern very well as it serves to create a space for teachers and students to work together collaboratively on individual growth plans. It gives students room to communicate through a social lens, and allowing better analysis for teachers to tweak their lessons to aide students individually. Students can be monitors for engagement and activity as well, which can help give clues to individual needs. Overall, the teacher can easily tap in to the individual experience in the classroom.
Social and ethical uses of technology (particularly digital equity, intellectual property, and copyright) and healthy practices in the use of educational technology:
Much like information literacy, my proposed model focuses specifically on social aspects of tech and how students use them in the "real world". This practice allows for positive role modeling from teachers, as well as opportunities for direct instruction with such technology. Ideally, this would be cloud based, and the hopes are that a teacher could provide access ate least in his/her own school (computer lab, mobile devices, etc.) . It is not focused on content really, but a measurement system in accordance with content so intellectual property and copyright are less of a concern for this tech.
Using Technology to Facilitate/Develop Creativity and Critical Thinking Skills in Students:
This is a major bonus for the new proposal. I envision a space where students can track their learning in a visual and fun way. Here, teachers could use "levels" as in games, to scales achievement. I believe the top level of achievement or skill set would be creating. It would a be something that students could strive for and make goals centered around. Students overall, could engage critically on their own learning. Perhaps their experience was not positive for one unit. The teacher and student could communicate that, and track where it started perhaps, and help keep the trend from reoccurring in the future. This type of critical lens does apply to teachers thinking about their students, but rarely applies to students critically thinking about their own learning.
Using Technology to Engage in Professional Development & Leadership:
My ultimate dream would be for this tech to easily plug into the administrators observation tools. The data would be shared and the analysis could serve as a valuable took for admin and educator communication with one another. I feel it would also be a valuable data collection tool for professionals to critically analyze practice ( the actual act of teaching) and it's relationship to outcome in the classroom. It perhaps could serve as a more agreeable way for teachers to be evaluated.