I recently became aware of a challenge started by Steve Dembo: 30 Days to Being a Better Blogger Challenge . Steve was well into the 30 days when I started following along the progress that some people (Beth’s Thoughts and ClioTech ) were making, so I decided I would take the challenge a bit later – maybe in January after the craziness of the holidays.

The whole idea of the challenge has sparked my imagination about creating a challenge for teachers. I think teachers might be intrigued by the idea that they can become better at teaching with technology in “X” simple steps. The challenge might take on the title: Become Better at Teaching with Technology, Conquering One Tech Challenge a Month for a Year.

So, here’s my question to the blogging world. What should be included in the list of ten challenges?

Let’s assume that teachers answering the challenge are already quality teachers in many ways – they embrace project based learning, they share their enthusiasm for their subject, they care about kids and learning, and they work to make the classroom to be student-centered. They have always taught for critical and creative thinking, they have high expectations, and they encourage collaboration. They just have not yet adopted many technology tools. Perhaps they use email, do research on the web, and feel confident putting together a PowerPoint presentation – that is, they are still pretty “novice” when it comes to integrating technology into teaching and learning. Given these assumptions (I like to assume the best), what should the challenges be? What tasks would best move them along the continuum from beginner to adaptive power user? What should they learn that would most benefit them and their students?

In an effort to gather input on this from a wide variety of sources, I am tagging a few bloggers to provide at least one idea for a challenge. However, I would love it if others would participate. It’s as easy as leaving a comment with a challenge.

I tag the following bloggers:

Steve Dembo (since he inspired this idea)

Beth Knittle (since she followed Steve’s challenge)

Jen Wagner

Scott McLeod

Chris Lehmann

And you.

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