53302_Hatfield_lesson1_comprehensive assignment

I have learned so much just in this one week, and from what I have learned I know I will be using it in the classroom at the very beginning. For example, I never knew anything about the National Education Technology Standards and Performance Indicators for Teachers. After reading about this, I learned that teachers should model and apply this in their classrooms. I now know that I need to learn more about these standards in order to be able to use them in my future classroom. I also learned that technology consists of much more than what I thought, so I plan on learning as much as possible from this course and from others in order to be able to implement different types of technology in my classroom.
I plan on implementing these standards in the very beginning. I plan on learning as much about technology as I can. I thought I knew a lot about technology, but I don't. If I can continue to learn and grow with technology then I will be able to use it in my classroom and teach my student how to as well. For example, plan on using the internet and powerpoint for my students. I want my students to learn how to use the internet if they don't already know how. I will implement this in lessons by having the students pick a certain topic and then researching to find information about that topic. Once they find the information needed, they will put together a powerpoint and present the information to the class.
A challenge I may face when using this in the classroom is that some of the students may not know how to use the internet due to not having access to a computer at home. To overcome this challenge, I will connect the computer to the television in the classroom and proceed to give a step by step overview of how to use the internet. For the students who do not have access to the internet at home, I will take the class to the library so they will be able to find the information they need and print it off. Another challenge may be that some of the students may not know how to use PowerPoint. To over come this challenge, I will again connect my computer to the television and show the students how to use and put together a powerpoing presentation. I will go over the process step by step to help them understand. Also, I will already have a powerpoing saved to my computer so that I can show the students what one looks like when it is finished.