Due to the lack of reliable technology within my school, troubleshoot issues and hardware problems are common occurrences when implementing technology. During the last school year, I have experienced issues with iRespond remotes and iPads that refuse to turn on Due to the limited amount of class time, I now believe it is important to check these issues prior to using them.
This year, I was required to administer the Student Learning Objective or SLO assessment to my students. All teachers were required to implement this test using irespond. Teachers were given the option to use iRespond lite clicker remotes or the web app. I decided to use the iRespond-LiteNG remotes. Since there are limited remotes available, I borrowed another teacher’s …show more content…
Because the Fine Arts department does not have a laptop cart, I was forced to borrow a laptop cart from the Science department and ESOL department. However, I was only allowed to borrow 20 laptops. Due to age and wear, many of these laptops malfunctioned or refused to turn on. They were also out of warranty thus; they could not be serviced. Out of 20 laptops that were extended to us, only five were working. These five laptops were very slow and took at least 10 minutes before they would start up. Once those computers were up and running, three had difficulty connecting to the school Wifi. The solution was to hardwire the laptop to gain an internet connection. Once this was done, I paired students together. I also encouraged students to use their cellphones and the classroom desktop computer. I was also able to send a small number of students to the media center.
As a result of these issues, I learned that before implementing technology, it is important to check and prevent any possible troubleshooting issues you might experience. By doing so, you will be able to preserve classroom time and keep students actively engaged. If I could change one thing about this artifact, I would change the amount of time I spent trying to resolve these issues. I would have a plan B in case troubleshooting issues
This year, I was required to administer the Student Learning Objective or SLO assessment to my students. All teachers were required to implement this test using irespond. Teachers were given the option to use iRespond lite clicker remotes or the web app. I decided to use the iRespond-LiteNG remotes. Since there are limited remotes available, I borrowed another teacher’s …show more content…
Because the Fine Arts department does not have a laptop cart, I was forced to borrow a laptop cart from the Science department and ESOL department. However, I was only allowed to borrow 20 laptops. Due to age and wear, many of these laptops malfunctioned or refused to turn on. They were also out of warranty thus; they could not be serviced. Out of 20 laptops that were extended to us, only five were working. These five laptops were very slow and took at least 10 minutes before they would start up. Once those computers were up and running, three had difficulty connecting to the school Wifi. The solution was to hardwire the laptop to gain an internet connection. Once this was done, I paired students together. I also encouraged students to use their cellphones and the classroom desktop computer. I was also able to send a small number of students to the media center.
As a result of these issues, I learned that before implementing technology, it is important to check and prevent any possible troubleshooting issues you might experience. By doing so, you will be able to preserve classroom time and keep students actively engaged. If I could change one thing about this artifact, I would change the amount of time I spent trying to resolve these issues. I would have a plan B in case troubleshooting issues