Posted by Natalie Kaster on
URL: https://nabble.aealearningonline.org/POST-2-Challenges-to-Using-Iowa-AEA-Online-Resources-tp184p343.html

I believe the biggest challenge to implementing these resources in my classroom is teaching my students how to use them. While I have had the luxury of learning about these resources from my couch at home, on my own time, my students will need to be taught how to use them. This will take time. Time in which I feel is always limited.

The best way to overcome this challenge will be to first select the resource I believe to be most beneficial first. For example, TrueFlix. If I took just 10 minutes of whole group reading instruction and used it to demonstrate TrueFlix - students who are more tech savvy will likely pick up on it write away. I could then also reinforce how to use the site during small group reading time as a guided practice. Students could then be partnered to use during literacy stations. Hopefully through all that practice they could navigate the site independently. I could also have handouts with step by step directions.