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Bringing new technology into the classroom does not mean we use it right away. Our class actually went through a several week process before we even took the Google Home out of the box! I met with concerned parents, discussed with students and administration, and planned a mini unit so we could all better understand the personal assistant coming to our classroom.
Bringing new technology into the classroom does not mean we use it right away. Our class actually went through a several week process before we even took the Google Home out of the box! I met with concerned parents, discussed with students and administration, and planned a mini unit so we could all better understand the personal assistant coming to our classroom.
We did a notice and wonder activity. Students were given a digital copy of our Mansfield RUP and a blank column next to it labeled Google Home RUP. In each box was an item from the district RUP we had analyzed previously. Students wondered why there were two columns and why the information was the same. Then someone shared that we were probably going to change the Google Home RUP column to fit the work we are doing with the device.
Students then met in small groups, going through the RUP line by line to decide how best to word it to support using the Google Home in our classroom. Walking around the room I heard similar conversations. When asked where the Google Home was by an administrator in the room, a child turned and said, “It is in a box still. We need to understand how to use the tools and learn about them before turning it on.” Another shared, “We are developing policies and guidelines too to help support our work with it.”
Then I had to take all the group's work and synthesize it into one document, which was shared in our class work. Students really took ownership of this process!
Then I had to take all the group's work and synthesize it into one document, which was shared in our class work. Students really took ownership of this process!
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