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please_write_a_1.docxPlease write a 1-2 page paper on the role and responsibilities of the school's Educational Technologist. What do you foresee the role becoming? Where do you feel your strengths are and how well do you fit within the role? What areas of responsibility do you need further coaching and mentoring on?
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It is important for teachers to adapt with the advancement in technology to use some of devices, apps, and web2.0. These include: Internet, Mobile Phones, IPods, and Computers. So that, the educational technologist has a big role to play in training teachers in order they integrate technology in classroom. In addition, technologist should provide teachers with tools and knowledge to find the link between the methods of teaching by using technology and students understanding. Furthermore, providing teachers with strategies of using resources in educating themselves and their students. Therefore, technologist has to provide students with appropriate knowledge and guidance in order to use technology ethically, accurately and insightfully.
In an age where change occurs rapidly, the teachers have to find ways in which technology can be use positively to have a positive influence in the educational outcomes. So that, the technologist is responsible to design professional development plan to the teachers in order they can use various technological tools, not just using an Excel, a PowerPoint, or a Word programs.
The assessment is also part of his job. The technologist should assess the teacher’s knowledge of integrating technology in classroom in order to design a professional development plan. This is very important to keep teachers aware with latest technologies and help them to develop their skills.
In other hand, Technologist has other job in control computer lab. In order to control the computer lab, he should provide teachers and students with computer lab role. Furthermore, he should make checklist to computer lab to keep it in order. Also, maintenance is part of his job. He should reimage computer once in every semester.
No one is perfect, technologist should keep learning because the knowledge never ends. The says “ seek knowledge from cradle to grave” is show how we really need to learn till last moment in our life.
