Kreider's Tech Topics - October 2008

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Noelle Kreider, Technology Integration Coach for Rialto Unified School District

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eSTELLAR Lead Teacher Meeting 10/9/08

Location: Preston, Room P2
Schools Represented: Boyd, Dunn, Fitzgerald, Henry, Kelley, Morgan, Morris, Preston, Trapp, Werner
 
Year 1 Data Review: (see attachment below)
The end of year one results for Round 6 schools were shared and suggestions for addressing issues were discussed.
  1. All benchmarks for year 1 were met.
  2. Data collection issues were discussed. To improve accuracy and completeness, the following solutions were proposed:
    1. Teachers will complete the district survey and EdTechProfile survey during training session.
    2. Students will log in to their eChalk accounts to take the survey. This will allow us to run accurate reports indicating non-takers by name.
    3. The district science benchmark may be re-administered at the end of the year.
  3. To improve monitoring of implementation, the following suggestions were proposed:
    1. laptop cart checkout log indicating use by teacher and technology focus
    2. teachers complete a quick survey at the beginning of the monthly training session indicating what they and their students did with technology in science in the last month.
       
Focus for Improvement:
  1. Over 38% of the year 2 teachers at Round 6 schools (15 of 41) are new to the grant this year. This is a challenge for them to meet the higher benchmarks of year 2 without the benefit of year 1 in the grant. Lead teachers are asked to be sure to provide extra support as needed to these teachers.
  2. Students need varied and frequent use of the four technologies. ALL Round 6 teachers' students are in the target group this year.
  3. Technology should be used by teachers/students at least twice a week in science; at least once a week by students.
  4. All teachers will be asked to put their parent letter on their class page.
  5. Teachers will post student resources on their class pages during training.
     
Other:
  1. The public library will offer class visitations to show students how to access their online resources. Noelle will send out contact info.
  2. Some teachers and/or their students still need to complete the baseline surveys. Noelle will send out list.
  3. Participants reviewed how to access their iGoogle Lead Teacher logs.
Project eSTELLAR Year 1 Data Review.ppt

Categories: eSTELLAR
Posted by Noelle Kreider on Saturday, October 18, 2008
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Educational Technology Committee Meeting Minutes 10/1/08

Time: 3pm-4pm
Location: District Registration Center, Conference Room
Schools Represented: Bemis, Boyd, Carter, Curtis, Dollahan, Frisbie, Eisenhower, Hughbanks, Jehue, Kelley, Morris, Myers, Rialto Middle, Simpson
 
District Technology Plan (Matt Kelly, Noelle Kreider)
  • Four schools provided the requested input using the online form presented at the last meeting - thank you to Garcia, Frisbie Jehue, RMS for doing your homework!
  • Representatives provided input on curriculum component of district technology plan - the attachment below combines this input and responses from the online form.
  • Concerns and ideas were shared about the instructional time needed to teach technology, providing opportunities for student access and use, teacher training, parent training, and more.
  • A sub committee will review the input and previous goals to create a draft of suggested curriculum goals.
IT Department Update (Beth Ann Scantlebury)
  • District is currently working on installing a fiber optic network to increase bandwidth. Garcia was recently brought online.
  • eRate funds will be used to replace servers as needed.
Elementary Math Online Resources (Matt Kelly)
  • Handout was provided on how to access online teacher editions.
  • Information regarding the online student edition will be provided soon.
Tech Plan Revision - Curriculum Input.doc

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Categories: Tech Plan Revision | Ed Tech Commitee
Posted by Noelle Kreider on Wednesday, October 01, 2008
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