Archive for the ‘Technology Planning’ Category

Students as Technicians (Part 1 of 2)

Friday, August 27th, 2010

Part 1: Improving School Climate

In this first part of two,  Silicon Valley middle and elementary school MOUSE Squads share how their student technology support programs have motivated and empowered students, teachers, and staff.  You will hear passionate principals, students, and technology directors as they share how the MOUSE Squad helps to leverage resources and increase the communication and relationships amongst the students, curriculum team, and technology staff.

 
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In part two, students and staff will provide some specific examples of the tasks that are involved and what is needed to create a successful program.

A Collaborative School Embracing Digital Media

Monday, July 12th, 2010

Landmark Elementary school in Pajaro Valley Unified School District regularly implements technology.  Principal Jennifer Wildman has a vision of purchasing small amounts of technology year after year with the hopes of becoming a model school for technology integration.   Hear from Jennifer and her staff on how integrating Flip cameras have increased teacher effectiveness by providing teachers with videos of their classrooms which aides in the critical evaluation of each others’ methods.

 
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Distance Learning Through Video

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

You will see Adrienne Sadovsky, a history teacher helping students understand culture in the early 20th century using a video conferencing unit.  Teaching out of an office at the Southwest Educational Cooperative in Monticello, Arkansas, she reaches  several schools.  She is equipped with a video conferencing unit hooked up to her computer while students sit in a classroom with a proctor and a video conferencing unit.  Now, students in smaller sized districts are able to enroll in AP courses and electives they were never offered before.

 
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