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From a small after-school club to six classes a day and over 250 top awards, Jeff Rudkin's (IN '07) video production program has grown into a national model of excellence.
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The analysis of calls to a help desk, in this case calls to a computer help desk, can serve as a rich source of information on the real world problems that individuals are having with the implementation of a new technology. Thus, we propose that an analysis of help desk calls, a form of problem-based as a fast and low cost means of both analyzing training needs and evaluating training. We illustrate the use of problem-based inquiry through a case study of the analysis of help desk calls made after the delivery of a training program that served to introduce a new type of document management system in a professional services firm. Based on the analysis of help desk calls it should be possible to modify future training so as to enhance transfer to the job environment. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
Shaping Tech for the Classroom
The biggest question about technology and schools in the 21st century is not so much "What can it do?" but, rather, "When will it get to do it?" We all know life will be much different by 2100. Will school? How close will we be to Edutopia?
First, it helps to look at the typical process of technology adoption (keeping in mind, of course, that schools are not typical of anything.) It's typically a four-step process:
* Dabbling.
* Doing old things in old ways.
* Doing old things in new ways.
* Doing new things in new ways.
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School Perceptions is an educational research firm that designs and administrates programs that help educators solve problems. Since our founding, over 9,000 schools have used School Perceptions to collect millions of survey responses from students, staff, parents and community stakeholders.
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How the STaR Chart Can Help
The STaR Chart can help any school or community answer three critical questions:
1. Is your school using technology effectively to ensure the best possible teaching and learning?
2. What is your school’s current education technology profile?
3. What areas should your school focus on to improve its level of technology integration?
How the STaR Chart is Being Used
Here are some of the ways the STaR Chart is being used to help schools:
* Setting benchmarks and goals. Schools, districts and states have used the STaR Chart to identify current education technology profiles, establish goals, and monitor progress.
* Applying for grants. The STaR Chart has helped schools and school districts identify their education technology needs as they apply for grants.
* Determining funding priorities. Education administrators and policymakers have used the STaR Chart to determine where to allocated funds.
* Creating individualized assessment tools. Education administrators and policymakers have used the STaR Chart as the basis for state-wide technology assessments.
Teachers Attitudes Toward Computers 5.1
Instructions: Select one level of agreement for each statement to indicate how you feel.
SD = Strongly Disagree, D = Disagree, U = Undecided, A = Agree, SA = Strongly Agree
1. I think that working with computers would be enjoyable and stimulating. (186)
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2. I want to learn a lot about computers.(103)
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3. The challenge of learning about computers is exciting.(211)
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4. Learning about computers is boring to me.(180)
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5. I like learning on a computer.(181)
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6. I enjoy lessons on the computer.(10)
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7. I can learn many things when I use a computer.(9)
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8. I believe that it is very important for me to learn how to use a computer.(12)
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9. A job using computers would be very interesting. (101)
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10. The people who give me the best ideas for improving teaching also tend to know a lot about computers.
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11. I concentrate on a computer when I use one.(4)
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12. I believe that I am a better teacher with technology.
Teacher's Attitudes Toward Information Technology
Instructions: Choose one location between each adjective pair to indicate how you feel about the object.
To me, electronic mail is:
1. important unimportant
2. boring interesting
3. relevant irrelevant
4. exciting unexciting
5. means nothing means a lot
6. appealing unappealing
7. fascinating mundane
8. worthless valuable
9. involving uninvolving
10. not needed needed
Technology Integration Phases
Instructions: Please read the descriptions of each of the phases of classroom technology integration. Choose the description that best fits both your personal and classroom confidence level.
Familiarity
I know the importance of computers and related technologies. I have some basic skills but do not think I have sufficient expertise to use technology without assistance. I rarely require the use of technology to complete assignments.
Foundation
I know the basics of many software packages and can select the appropriate one for a specific task. My students use a word processor or other basic software packages occasionally to complete assignments.
Fusion
I can use more than one software package in the creation of a single product. I use technology in preparation, instruction and evaluation. My students use a variety of software programs regularly in the construction of curriculum based products.
Transformation
I often use software to solve specific problems in ways I have not seen others try. My students use not only computers but other related technology equipment in curriculum based projects by analyzing resources and creating new knowledge.
Facilitation
I share my knowledge of computers and related technologies through modeling, peer coaching and mentoring. I encourage students and co-workers to experiment with different software and technologies.
Taking Technology's Temperature
Please take a moment to fill out this short survey. The survey provides a snapshot of how prevalent technology is in education today, and what you, as an educator, believe about the technology. We plan to use this survey in the coming years and thus better track the growth of technology use in the classroom.
STaR Chart
STaR Chart Self-Diagnostic Tool
Instructions: This is the working draft of a self-diagnostic questionnaire designed to help education leaders use the School Technology and Readiness Chart (STaR Chart) to assess the progress of schools and districts in integrating technology into the curriculum.
To rate your school, keep track of your answers by printing out this scoring chart and recording your answers on it.
For best results, answer these questions at the school level, and then aggregate your individual school scores if you are interested in finding out where your district falls in the STaR Chart. Please note that this questionnaire provides only general guidance - many schools are likely to have unique features that are beyond the scope of this broad assessment tool.
Learning With Technology Profile Tool
This profile tool will help you to compare your current instructional practices with a set of indicators for engaged learning and high-performance technology. This survey should be completed at the beginning and end of your project.
For each category there is a description of the indicators and examples that fall along a continuum. There are three examples for each indicator. Select the example that best describes your current practice even though it may not represent your instructional goals. You may select only one example for each indicator. This is not intended to be a rating of your skill or ability as a teacher, but rather as a tool to help you think through the kinds of activities you use to help your students learn.
You may go scroll back and change your responses. This activity frequently takes about 30 minutes to complete.
Demographic Data
We are collecting the demographic data for comparative (pre/post) purposes only. It will not be used in any other way.
Search Engines: Critically Evaluating Web Resources
The following is a list of criteria to consider to help you determine the quality of Internet resources. When evaluating sites it is important to separate content from presentation. The site's design and presentation are issues if they create confusion for users or inhibit finding or using data.
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he Education Development Center, what they would tell an administrator who visited the classroom during their work on the project, one student piped up, "I'd tell them they should leave, because there's learning going on and they don't want to get in the way."
Such a response is not at all unusual from students who are engaged in project-based learning, says Kantrov. The Education Development Center is a global nonprofit organization that designs, delivers, and evaluates innovative instructional programs--and many of these embrace learning through inquiry-based projects.
The California-based Buck Institute for Education, an organization committed to the use of project-based learning worldwide, defines the concept as "a systematic teaching method that engages students in learning knowledge and skills through an extended inquiry process structured around complex, authentic questions and carefully designed products and tasks."
ISTE | Assistive Technology Primer
Assistive Technology Primer
The definition of assistive technology that was included in P.L. 100-407, (The Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act) was modified slightly in the federal regulations for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (PL 101-476) to make the definition more applicable to children with disabilities:
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