For this assignment I spoke and corresponded with Hope Jones at Viewpoint College Preparatory School in California. She has been working in education for 18 years and has seen technology change drastically. Below are questions that I asked and her responses:
What is the name of your school?
-Viewpoint College Preparatory School – K-12
Where is the school located (city and state)?
-Calabasas, California (West San Fernando Valley – Los Angeles County )
What grades are taught?
-Kindergarten through Grade Twelve
What is your title?
-Primary and Lower School Curriculum Coordinator (Grades K-6)
How long have you worked in education?
-18 years total
-4 years in Alabama Public Schools
-14 years in Private Schools ( Washington D.C. and Los Angeles County )
How do the teachers at your school use technology? (grade books, blogs, podcats,email, etc..)
-Online grade book, report card system, attendance
-Blogs
-Class WebPages
-Online class assignments
-E-mailing
-Pod casting
-PowerPoint presentations
-Push e-mails about announcements or new flashes
-Communication with parents via e-mail
-Faculty meetings/conference calls
-LCD projectors
-iTunes for audio books (using iPod in class)
-laptop program for teachers (every teacher is given a laptop to use)
How do the students use technology? (online resources, educational games, personal blogs, etc...)
-Online databases
-Word processing
-Computer programming
-E-mailing teachers and other students
-Blogging
-PowerPoint presentations
-Podcasting
-Typed homework
-E-mailing assignments
-Computer games are used to reinforce concepts being taught in class
-Using laptops in class for note taking
Is technology used to enhance what the students are learning? YES!!
-Technology component to many assignments and projects
-PowerPoint presentations
-Interactive media components
-Computer games are used to reinforce concepts being taught in class
-Websites provide additional resources for students beyond the lesson in the classroom
What is your school doing to prepare students for the fast growing world of technology?
-Modeling the use of technology in the classroom and in meetings
-Requiring technology components to projects
-Building state-of-the art secondary library and technology center
-Sending teachers annually to computer conferences
-Making students dependent on the school website for assignments, projects, online databases,and due dates
-Placing importance on e-mailing
-Increase school budget to include more technology funding
What if any concerns do teachers have about students and technology?
-That students will become more technologically advanced than the teachers
-Plagiarism with online websites
-Ethical issues and honor code
What is your opinion of sites such as facebook and myspace?
-DANGEROUS at this unregulated stage
How have you seen technology change during your time as an educator?
-Teachers are now required to use technology in the classroom
-All homes have personal computers now
-Students are required to use technology
-Students are exposed to more technology and in many cases know more than their teachers
-Some teachers are being left behind in the world of technology (Can’t teach an old dog new tricks!!)
-Classrooms have computers not just the computer lab
-Many assignments are turned in typed
-Resources are available online, not just at libraries
-Students are not utilizing libraries as much
-Less out-of-class writing assignments at the secondary level due to plagiarism, more writing assignments completed in class
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Excellent.
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