21st Century Teaching? Where Do You Rank?

1. How do you communicate with students and parents outside of the classroom? If more than one - select the method you would use most often.

Parent-teacher meetings with parents or students as needed

Email

Wiki and/or classroom-management software

Written notes home

Social network (such as Twitter / Facebook)

2. How do you collaborate with your colleagues at school? If more than one - select the method you would use most often.

Meetings

Email

Teachers’ wiki

Social network (such as Twitter/Facebook)

3. How do you manage and collate your students' work and assessment? If more than one - select the method you would use most often.

Handwritten classroom log and records

Frequently updated Word documents

Excel spreadsheet

Online grade book (class-management software)

Digital Portfolio in an online space

4. When your students talk about the latest technology, you:

Join the conversation by asking questions

Tell them to talk about it later, outside of class

Eavesdrop and later Google anything you didn’t understand

Offer your own discoveries and ask your students to help you find new ways to use technology in class

5. When preparing lesson plans, you

Search the Internet for ideas

Go to a handful of favourite lesson-plan sites on the Web

Post your question on your PLN-Personal Learning Network (such as Twitter, Facebook) and see what others are doing

Check in with colleagues in the staffroom

I use most of these

6. What devices, if any, do you rely on in your work as a teacher?

Computer

Digital camera

Voice recorder

Interactive whiteboard

Mobile phone

IPad / Tablet device

Web 2.0/3.0 tools

I use a few of these

I use most of these

None of these

7. If you use a computer or tablet device, what type of applications or programs do you use to enhance your teaching?

Classroom-management software

Creative apps eg. iMovie

Keynote or PowerPoint

Web based applications Web2.0 / 3.0

Word Documents

Collaboration tools eg.Skype, web conferncing

Drill and skill apps eg. maths games

I use a few of these

I use most of these

8. How do you stay up-to-date on integrating technology in the classroom?

I don’t

I check in with my colleagues in the staffroom

I regularly check a handful of blogs and websites dedicated to the topic

I get RSS feeds from relevant organisations and from mentors and their websites

I use Social Media Tools eg. Twitter, Pinterest or Scoopit

9. When the topic of technology comes up, your colleagues think of you as:

Old school

A mentor

Eager to learn

A newbie

10. How often is a technology application part of a lesson plan in your classroom?

Never

Sometimes, but only as a research or word processing tool for students to use

Weekly

Almost every day