Guiding Questions for Developing Technology-Enabled Lesson Plans

Guiding Questions for Developing Technology-Enabled Lesson Plans

1) Does technology add something new to this activity that was not already accomplished in another way?

2) What are the benefits of using technology in this particular lesson? Are there any negative consequences?

3) Do I have the necessary skills to use this technology?

4) Is this technology appropriate for my students (middle schoolers)?

5) Will the use of this technology benefit all of my students or just a specific subset?

6) Does this particular use of technology really cater to the 21^st century student, or does it just dress up 20^th century learning?

7) Do all students have access to the necessary equipment to complete this activity? If some of them do not, is there an alternate activity that they can complete? Can students work in groups to ensure that all students have access to technology?

8) Do I have a backup plan in case technology fails?