1.
School
name: Woodstock Elementary
2.
Name
of Principal: Amy Martz
3.
Names
of teachers talked with whose classrooms you visited and grade level: Mrs. Luck
3rd grade, Mrs. Shaap
4.
Ask
the teachers/principal their perspective on current and future use of
technology in the classroom: Her perspective was that there is going to be more
and more technology and that it’s a good thing because the kids have to learn
it but it can be hard to get enough for everyone.
5.
Does
the school have its own website? If so who maintains the site what is the URL?
Yes and the principal maintains it.
6.
Do
teachers at the school have class blogs? If so who has access to them? The
teacher I talked to didn’t because she didn’t have enough time.
7.
Is
there a school technology supervisor? Name?
Yes. Mrs. Shaap
8.
Do
all the classrooms have computers in them? Explain what you find:
Almost every
classroom had at least one computer. PC’s or Laptops.
9.
Is
there a computer lab/s? If
so how is it used and by whom?
There
were 2 computer labs. Any classes could use them to use the software for
learning. Soon to be an ipad and ipod lab.
10. What kinds of computers are in the school –
PC’s, Laptops, Mac’s etc.? Overhead projection equipment etc.:
PC’s, Laptops, and
overheads
11. What software programs are regularly used
by teachers? Kidspiration, inspiration, worldbook, word, powerpoint, starfall,
etc.
12. Can/do teachers use the Internet in their
instruction? Detail findings.
Yes they use it to
teach math, language, reading, etc.
13. How does a teacher get further training to
use technology? They have training available to them. Usually 2 hour meeting.
14. See if you can get a sense of the % of
students who might have a computer in their home:
About 90%
15. Did you observe students using computer
based technology? If so detail what
you observed:
Students
in computer lab playing and learning with ipads.
16. Other:
The teachers had
microphones that they could strap around their neck so the kids could hear
better.
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