Did you use a grant to get these items or were they funded by your district?
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Angela Almond Sent: Tue 2/19/2008 4:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Mosaic Digest, Vol 18, Issue 20 I am one of the lucky ones. I work in a school where every teacher (K-5) has an interactive whiteboard, each grade level has their own cart of laptops (except for fourth and fifth graders who each have their own personal laptop that they keep with them all day), and a fully equipped computer lab. Each classroom has at least two desktop computers and every teacher has their own personal laptop. Each grade level has their own digital camera and camcorder. Every teacher has an iPod. Every teacher K-3 has a palm pilot. We have a full time technology facilitator that is there for technical issues and also plans projects with each grade level and does inclusion to teach computer skills. We have weekly technology staff development. We are required to use Edutest and a online prescriptive learning program to assess and tutor the kids. I feel in fourth and fifth grade (I teach fourth), technology has been an essential tool for planning and implementing instruction the past few years. I'm not sure if there is any correlation but the school's test scores have continued to rise each year we have been adding new technology (one more year and we're out of school improvement!). However, one thing is for sure-the students have been more engaged and excited about learning now than were before we brought the technology in and each year their computer and problem solving skills become greater. I am still amazed at the student who refuses to read a book or do any "traditional" school work but whose eyes light up and produces the most spectacular multimedia presentation when put in front of a computer! I would love to hear other people's thoughts on this! [email protected] writes: >I was wondering what kind of access any of you have to technology in >your own classroom or within the entire building? as well as how you >use this technology in your own teaching practices? Also, is there a >Technology person that supports you and the rest of your colleagues or >are you kind of left on your own to figure it all out? One more >question, How do you see technology and its applications for the >classroom in the future? Angela Hatley Almond Fourth Grade East Albemarle Elementary School _______________________________________________ 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
