3.5 Basic Troubleshooting
Candidates troubleshoot basic software and hardware problems common in digital learning environments. (PSC 3.5/ISTE 3e)
Artifact: Lesson Plan
Reflection:
In ITEC 7430, Internet Tools in the Classroom, I created a Lesson Plan that incorporated content differentiation. The Lesson Plan artifact was made to build a lesson that incorporated technology. The lesson plan included the learning targets, activities, and implementation methods and stated solutions to possible issues requiring troubleshooting. This plan was created by myself and executed in my 7th-grade class during Unit 5: Interactions of Living Things.
The artifact included using student laptops, Nearpod, Canvas, and online videos. The lesson plan demonstrates my ability to troubleshoot basic hardware and software problems by foreshadowing issues and solutions to problems that could happen. The goal was to troubleshoot before the problem was presented to have a solution for an immediate response. Having this planned would allow for minimal downtime in learning and minimize classroom disturbances. Students were told if these foreshadowed problems presented themselves, how to solve them without the teacher being needed. The students were self-empowered to use the solutions to troubleshoot their problems.
By completing this artifact, I learned that you should always be prepared. I have used the same resource before, so I was able to lean on my experience to predict possible problems. If I did this lesson again, I would also include solutions to non-technology problems, including alternate assignments for students who do not behave or participate in the group assignment. The lesson would be even more engaging and successful by predicting technology issues and behavior.
The artifact increased my professional ability. I see this in PLCs when I contribute to planning activities. I speak to and ask questions about issues that could happen, so as a PLC, we are prepared. Our lessons have become more robust, and my peers and I are not as worried about lessons not working correctly. My peers and I are ready for problems and have the solutions to overcome them. An observer could measure this impact by observing a lesson plan with included solutions identified and seeing the solutions play out during the activity.
In ITEC 7430, Internet Tools in the Classroom, I created a Lesson Plan that incorporated content differentiation. The Lesson Plan artifact was made to build a lesson that incorporated technology. The lesson plan included the learning targets, activities, and implementation methods and stated solutions to possible issues requiring troubleshooting. This plan was created by myself and executed in my 7th-grade class during Unit 5: Interactions of Living Things.
The artifact included using student laptops, Nearpod, Canvas, and online videos. The lesson plan demonstrates my ability to troubleshoot basic hardware and software problems by foreshadowing issues and solutions to problems that could happen. The goal was to troubleshoot before the problem was presented to have a solution for an immediate response. Having this planned would allow for minimal downtime in learning and minimize classroom disturbances. Students were told if these foreshadowed problems presented themselves, how to solve them without the teacher being needed. The students were self-empowered to use the solutions to troubleshoot their problems.
By completing this artifact, I learned that you should always be prepared. I have used the same resource before, so I was able to lean on my experience to predict possible problems. If I did this lesson again, I would also include solutions to non-technology problems, including alternate assignments for students who do not behave or participate in the group assignment. The lesson would be even more engaging and successful by predicting technology issues and behavior.
The artifact increased my professional ability. I see this in PLCs when I contribute to planning activities. I speak to and ask questions about issues that could happen, so as a PLC, we are prepared. Our lessons have become more robust, and my peers and I are not as worried about lessons not working correctly. My peers and I are ready for problems and have the solutions to overcome them. An observer could measure this impact by observing a lesson plan with included solutions identified and seeing the solutions play out during the activity.