Jeanette Marinese Blog

Jeanette Marinese is a high school English teacher who infused her classroom with technology as a means of making learning more accessible for her students. Some of the technology she used was a Smart Board and individual laptops. After viewing clips showing interviews and instruction completed by Jeanette, the students of HBSE 4005 were able to ask Jeanette questions through the use of a blog. Some of the answers and main points given by Jeanette included the fact that technology makes teachers more organized, it allows for more time to explore new directions in content, and computers in the classroom provide students with the opportunity to interact with people outside of their own school. As Jeanette stated, “I was no longer limited by the confines of our school.” Jeanette was able to share lesson plans, which led to collaborations with other teachers. Jeanette also spoke about the importance of collaboration with administrators, parents, assistants, and other teachers in initiating programs involving technology. Other perks of the technology were the allowance for students to take the laptops home…parents loved it! It also allowed students to make more connections and thus develop deeper understanding of curriculum through the use of multiple resources. When determining interventions to use with technology, Jeanette suggests teachers ask the following questions…Does the pedagogy behind the software/technology support the school/teacher’s pedagogy? Is it accessible? How can it be modified and does modification invalidate it?