Initial Educational Technology Review: Interview report

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Initial Educational Technology Review Interview
report

• EDTEC 670
• Sang-Eun Kim

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How schools integrate technology into curriculum?

• What technology policy do schools have?

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School Demography (2003-2004 year)

• Enrollment K-12 total 467 (85 White, 6
  Multiracial,
• 5 Black, 3
  Asian, and 1 Hispanic)
• Traditional schedule 5 year accreditation
• Laboratory school of a state university
• Free lunch 90 paid, 5 reduced, 5 free
• Faculty 41 teaching 17 non-teaching (all
  certified)
• Standardized Test Score higher than the state
  average
• School improvement focus
• Writing skills
• Mathematical application, problem-solving
• School climate/safe learning environment
• Computer facilities 4 Labs, 5 ibook carts (20
  each)
• School Technology Plan

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Interviewees

• Dr. Kathy
• - First grade classroom teacher
• - 29 years of teaching experience including 25
  years of first grade teaching
• Dr. Pat
• - Technology coordinator
• - 27 years of experience in the education
  field
• - Came to the school last year

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Use of technology

• A problem-solving device
• Skill practice
• Presentations
• Hands-on activities
• Wireless network
• Computer Academy advanced skill practice - get
  certificate to prepare for a better job
• Technical writing coursework
• - implementing informational technology

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Integration of technology

• Curriculum
• - Use software programs in several subjects
• Keyboard project
• - spelling and typing
• Word processing
• PowerPoint
• Knowledge Box

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Integration of technology

• Curriculum
• - Use software programs in several subjects
• Keyboard project
• - spelling and typing
• Word processing
• PowerPoint
• Knowledge Box

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Integration of technology

• Curriculum
• - Use software programs in several subjects
• Keyboard project
• - spelling and typing
• Word processing
• PowerPoint
• Knowledge Box

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Integration of technology

• Curriculum
• - Use software programs in several subjects
• Keyboard project
• - spelling and typing
• Word processing
• PowerPoint
• Knowledge Box

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Integration of technology

• Curriculum
• - Use software programs in several subjects
• Keyboard project
• - spelling and typing
• Word processing
• PowerPoint
• Knowledge Box

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Impact of technology

• Visual learners multimedia provides a great
  visual tool for organizing thoughts, getting
  various information, and doing creative work
• helps teachers provide different forms of
  instruction (e.g.presenting various resources
  through computer technology)

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Results of technology

• Engage in learning enthusiastically (playing with
  computers)
• Visualized learning - better understanding
• Direct and evaluate students own learning
  through technology
• Responsible for own learning - ownership
• (e.g. Portfolio assessment)

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Types of staff development

• Goal to change teachers long-term behavior
• It should be multi-year, step related plan
• Longer SD - more successful - real change occurs
• The school - approximately once a month on
  regular school days.
• - Focus on DreamWeaver, Imovie
• - Every teachers has own webpage to be shown to
  parents, students, outside people
• Teacher community

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Acceptable use policy

• The school does not have it.
• - Filtering system by the university computer
  service
• - Web evaluation classes by a librarian and a
  Journalism class teacher
• Schools need the policy and it should be broad so
  that it could fit every situation.