*I was wondering what kind of access any of you have to technology in your own classroom or within the entire building? * The district is extremely varied in it's technology availability and usage. We have teachers very well versed in educational technology and a few who are still unsure ow to turn the computer on...
My classroom is actually pretty well outfitted. I am piloting a class set of ASUS Eee computers that access a digital portfolio site that is being developed by our district. I have a data projector and tablet. My goal is to become as paperless as possible, using MS OneNote, SmartBoard, and blogs and such. We have wireless internet, but it has to be boosted in some areas. Right now our district is switching to a brand new district servers, which is fouling up the waters...but once the details are done, it should be a great system. *as well as how you use this technology in your own teaching practices?* Now that the kids have access to their own computers, my practices are getting more efficient. We use the tech every day. *Also, is there aTechnology person that supports you and the rest of your colleagues or are you kind of left on your own to figure it all out?* Most of the schools in our district are subject to technology assistance at the district level, slow and often missing completely. I am lucky, our site admin sees the importance of having a good IT on site. *One more question, How do you see technology and its applications for the classroom in the future?* Technology has HUGE future applications IF and only IF teachers are appropriately trained, not just in the programs themselves, but in troubleshooting and basic computer understanding. Even though we have a good IT guy on campus, he is too busy to be able to run to my room every time I have a problem., nor is he a teacher. He has the basics of each program, but not the details a person who uses it a lot. I do have to spend some time "fixing" the kids computers. We have established a routine for what to do if a computer goes down. But I couldn't have done that without many years of computer use on my part. Being taught in an afternoon inservice isn't enough to become computer literate. -- Kim ------- Kimberlee Hannan Department Chair, ELA Sequoia Middle School Fresno, California 93702 The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book. ~Author Unknown [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
