6.1 Candidates will be able to model and promote strategies for achieving equitable access to digital tools and resources.
This year as a technology leader at my school I had Tech Thursdays each month. For our first Tech Thursday, my goal was to be able to promote strategies for achieving equitable access to digital tools and resources. In my presentation I taught my colleagues about the benefits of Symbaloo and how it can be useful in accessing digital tools and resources in many ways. I taught my colleagues how they could use Symbaloo to collaborate and share resources with their grade level team, or with their students. Once I taught my colleagues about the benefits of Symbaloo, I provided time for them to create their own account to explore and create with my support. By allowing time for my colleagues to explore while I was there to support them, they felt more confident in their future use of Symbaloo. In other Tech Thursdays, we covered other ways to promote the use of other digital tools and resources. Each meeting, I was sure to provide time for exploration and support so that there was a higher possibility of incorporating it into their classrooms and beyond.