There are many barriers that teachers face to transform their lessons.
Some of the top ones are:
1. Technology Knowledge: either teacher or students not having the knowledge of technology well enough to use it without having issues, or needing help constantly. If knowledge is low, problems are sure to arise which is then frustrating and makes lessons take longer...especially when they are not content issues, but issues with trying to upgrade the lesson. This barrier is one that would take practice. Allowing yourself and students opportunities to use the technology, before they need it in class would help this. Having your tech support come into the classroom for the lesson, so they can help troubleshoot and explain how to use the technology would also solve this.
2. Time: having the time to plan using things that you have never used before, or time to find the things that will take your lesson to that next technology level. To solve this barrier use your PLN and Collaborative Team at school to help you. If multiple people are in on the planning and figuring it all out, then it won't take as long.
3.Student Levels: students may not be at the level they all need to be with the content in order to complete the activity the way you want them to. If they are all over the spectrum, you will have some that can jump right in and some that will need more guidance with it before they can do what you want. This barrier would take use of your PLN and Collaborative Team as well. Ask them for ways to combat the different levels, or use students with high knowledge of the content and technology to help fellow students. Differentiating the process and product for students who struggle with the content would also help.
4.FEAR: doing something that you have never done before, brings a whole bunch of fear that you will fail, or that it will not come out like you planned it to. Be able to say "it's okay", " at least I tried and know what NOT to do now." is the only way to jump into it, and that is not easy. This is a barrier that would simply take some confidence and motivation to get past. Having a fellow colleague help you to create the transformed lesson, or even support you while you give it would help. Allowing yourself to ask for help from your technology leaders or even a student who is tech savvy, to lead the way into the uncharted territories is another alternative.
Some of the top ones are:
1. Technology Knowledge: either teacher or students not having the knowledge of technology well enough to use it without having issues, or needing help constantly. If knowledge is low, problems are sure to arise which is then frustrating and makes lessons take longer...especially when they are not content issues, but issues with trying to upgrade the lesson. This barrier is one that would take practice. Allowing yourself and students opportunities to use the technology, before they need it in class would help this. Having your tech support come into the classroom for the lesson, so they can help troubleshoot and explain how to use the technology would also solve this.
2. Time: having the time to plan using things that you have never used before, or time to find the things that will take your lesson to that next technology level. To solve this barrier use your PLN and Collaborative Team at school to help you. If multiple people are in on the planning and figuring it all out, then it won't take as long.
3.Student Levels: students may not be at the level they all need to be with the content in order to complete the activity the way you want them to. If they are all over the spectrum, you will have some that can jump right in and some that will need more guidance with it before they can do what you want. This barrier would take use of your PLN and Collaborative Team as well. Ask them for ways to combat the different levels, or use students with high knowledge of the content and technology to help fellow students. Differentiating the process and product for students who struggle with the content would also help.
4.FEAR: doing something that you have never done before, brings a whole bunch of fear that you will fail, or that it will not come out like you planned it to. Be able to say "it's okay", " at least I tried and know what NOT to do now." is the only way to jump into it, and that is not easy. This is a barrier that would simply take some confidence and motivation to get past. Having a fellow colleague help you to create the transformed lesson, or even support you while you give it would help. Allowing yourself to ask for help from your technology leaders or even a student who is tech savvy, to lead the way into the uncharted territories is another alternative.