What is Instructional Technology?

Hello Everyone,

   Well it is official, summer is over and the beginning of a new school year is upon us. We want to give a warm welcome to all of the new educators joining the PBT family at each campus this year. Thanks for choosing to come to this amazing district and add your talents to our team. We also want to say welcome back to all of our returning educators. This is shaping up to be a great year here in Pecos. With the new year beginning, the Instructional Technology team thought now would be the perfect time to put a post together about what Instructional Technology is and what our Instructional Technolgists do. So without further ado, lets dive in:

What is Instructional Technology?

   Instructional Technology is one of the newer departments here at PBT ISD. It is our job to work hand in hand with the district and campus administration teams, along with the IT department to ensure that we have latest and greatest classroom tech, that our teachers know how to use that tech, and that we are mindfully integrating it into our lesson plans and overall vision for the district.

What does an Instructional Technologist Do?

   For this section, we'll let our own Caleb Magness explain what he does via video.

   Instructional Technology plays a huge role in ensuring our students receive the best education possible while they attend PBT ISD. If you have any questions about the department or what it is we do, feel free to leave a comment down below, or you can email Caleb directly. We hope everyone has an amazing year and can't wait to start meeting with you all again.

Best,

PBT Instructional Technology Team

What's New in Tech: Aggie STEM Teacher Boot Camp Day 4

Hi Everyone,

Below we have Caleb's final video from the Aggie STEM Teacher Boot Camp. In the video he gives his takeaways from the day and the week. Caleb has had a blast learning more about Robotics, the Education is Elementary curriculum, and Aquaponics, as well as a grab bag of other STEM teacher topics. If you have any questions or want to integrate some of the things he talks about into your classroom, please reach out to him via email or just comment here on the blog.

Be sure to check out the previous videos from this week, and be on the lookout for more posts and videos as the school year gets closer.


Best,

PBT Instructional Technology Team

What's New in Tech: Aggie STEM Teacher Boot Camp Day 3

Hi Everyone,

Caleb has his day 3 takeaways video which you can watch below. It seems like he is having a blast learning more about robotics, engineering, and the biological components of aquaponics. If you have any questions about these topics, don't hesitate to reach out to him.

Also, be sure to check out all the previous videos of his week.



Best,

PBT Instructional Technology Team

What's New in Tech: Aggie STEM Teacher Boot Camp Day 2

Hi Everyone,


You can watch Caleb's video below discussing his takeaways from day 2 of the Aggie STEM Teacher Boot Camp. It really seems like he is having a blast and learning a lot to bring back to the district. He is working on topics like robotics (moving beyond Legos), teaching engineering principles, and aquaponics (which seems like an awesome idea).

Be sure to check out the videos from the past two days, as well as Wednesday and Thursday's videos when you get a chance.


Best,

PBT Instructional Technology Team

What's New in Tech: Aggie STEM Teacher Boot Camp Day 1

Hi Everyone,

In the video below, Caleb walks you through his day 1 takeaways from the Aggie STEM Teacher Boot Camp. He shows some sights from the campus tours, including some amazing animal skeletons. He also walks you through what this year's schedule looks like and his thoughts from day 1. Be on the lookout for the day 2 video tomorrow, and be sure to check out our previous post on the intro to this boot camp.

If you are interested in any of topics Caleb discussed, like Robotics, Aquaponics, or the Engineering is Elementary curriculum, be sure to reach out to us via email or you can comment on the post itself.

Best,

PBT Instructional Technology Team

What's New in Tech: Aggie STEM Teacher Boot Camp Day 0

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to the first series that the blog is doing. One of our Instructional Technologists is taking part in a week long STEM teacher boot camp. He will be uploading videos to YouTube with his takeaways each day. The blog will link to the videos and provide some written commentary as well.

Check out the first video for the week below.

Best,

PBT Instructional Technology Team

Welcome Post

Hello Visitors,

Welcome to the official blog for Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD Instructional Technology. We will be posting all things related to instructional technology here. For this post we just wanted to say thank you for your interest and support in making Ed Tech an important component here at PBT. Just the fact that you are here visiting the site means you took the time to view something new technology wise and that is the first step in the right direction. We are linking our social media and websites below. Please take the time to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.




Best,

PBT Instructional Technology Team



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Caleb's Instructional Technology YouTube Channel

PBT Instructional Technology Webpage