Where am I in the project?

I have been regretting that I registered for EDIT 7500. This is not a difficult course, but I just don’t have a clear understanding of classroom teaching because I don’t have any practical experience. I am taking this course to learn to help teachers with technology in case I become a technology coordinator, but the ride has not been smooth in the class. I am afraid that I may not be the right fit for K-12 learning environment. Maybe I should consider working for higher education instead of K-12 school environment. I am a little nervous after looking at the three examples in WebCT.

I am only half way done with my lesson planning but I am even more worried about implementing the project. I don’t know any teachers here in Atlanta. Most importantly, I don’t know what students learn in each grade.

It is a shame that I didn’t plan this early in the semester...

In the next two weeks, I will have to find a way to implement my lesson.

What are the barriers of implementing 1 to 1 computing?

I think the barriers of implementing 1 to 1 computing are lack of budget, lack of teacher training, lack of quality hardware and software and lack of support staff.

When I volunteered at an elementary school in Fulton County, I was informed that one technology coordinator is responsible for the whole school from fixing printers to helping teachers. I heard Forsyth County allows two technology coordinators, one responsible for hardware and the other for helping teachers.

I am not a teacher, but I don’t feel like our public school system is ready to support 1 to 1 computing.