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EFA Training Module
Technical Considerations (30 minutes)
Objective
Participants will consider the logistics of teaching with technology,
both in a technical sense and a pedagogical sense. Equipped with these
considerations, participants will feel more confident about their role
in instructional computer labs.
1. Technical Requirments (10 Minutes)
Materials
Procedure
- Review technical requirements as described in the handout. The focus
of this information is general and should not lead to an in-depth discussion
of technology, since participants may represent a range of experience
and comfort regarding technology. Rather, this information is provided
so that participants can return to their schools equipped with information
for their instructional technology support staff.
- Encourage participants to refer to the teacher resources on the EFA
website (which they’ve just explored) for answers to additional
technology related questions.
2. Effective Lab Management Strategies (20 Minutes)
Materials
Procedure
- Introduce the activity: this handout is intended to help participants
consider the logistical challenges of teaching in a computer lab setting.
Ask participants the following leading questions. (5 minutes)
- How is teaching in the lab similar to teaching in the classroom?
How are they different?
- What classroom management strategies are likely to transfer effectively
in the lab? What strategies will you need to modify/ replace with
different strategies?
- Distribute the handout and facilitate participants’ completion
of the questions on page 1. (10 minutes).
- Use the bell to demonstrate the management strategy described in
the handout. (The trainer is encouraged to use the bell again as an
actual management tool during the next activity, Lesson Planning.)
- Wrap up the discussion by referring to page 2. (5 minutes)
- Which strategies to you already use with your students in the lab?
- Name one strategy you are likely to use in the future.
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