Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
Interview with a High School Technology Leader
Interview:
In a quick summary, what is the plan for our district and technology?
To continue to incorporate cutting edge technology in the classroom by trying to get the level of 1:1 ratio of computers to students... that is the end goal. Instead of students taking them home, each classroom would get a set of computers. This probably won’t happen anytime soon.
Is the funding sufficient? For the plan no, but in terms of school budget, all technology related issues go through the technology committee and most money at our district gets put into technology. Do you think you are allocated enough money district wide to do what you want to do here at this school? We are allocated the money and we can do whatever we want with it, but is it sufficient, no.
Is your staff sufficient? No, there isn’t enough people, always searching for people to help, it is constant. There are 5 per high school that help with requests.
How about the training, is there sufficient training available for you and your staff? I think so, there is open training for paying for training and offering the training I have needed.
How would you rate the support of technology in our schools? I would say it is above average, i think we have a nice support system, people that have been around technology for quite some time and people that are excited about technology. We have monthly meetings district wide to meet with updates an goings on...
In a quick summary, what is the plan for our district and technology?
To continue to incorporate cutting edge technology in the classroom by trying to get the level of 1:1 ratio of computers to students... that is the end goal. Instead of students taking them home, each classroom would get a set of computers. This probably won’t happen anytime soon.
Is the funding sufficient? For the plan no, but in terms of school budget, all technology related issues go through the technology committee and most money at our district gets put into technology. Do you think you are allocated enough money district wide to do what you want to do here at this school? We are allocated the money and we can do whatever we want with it, but is it sufficient, no.
Is your staff sufficient? No, there isn’t enough people, always searching for people to help, it is constant. There are 5 per high school that help with requests.
How about the training, is there sufficient training available for you and your staff? I think so, there is open training for paying for training and offering the training I have needed.
How would you rate the support of technology in our schools? I would say it is above average, i think we have a nice support system, people that have been around technology for quite some time and people that are excited about technology. We have monthly meetings district wide to meet with updates an goings on...
Interview with a High School Student on 1:1
Student Interview
Name: Paige P.
What technology do you use on a daily basis? smart phone, iPod, laptop computer, television
Estimate how much time you use technology in school each week? 2 hours
Estimate how much time you use technology outside of school each week? 15 hours
What technology do you wish you could use in school? laptops, cell phone
Why would you want to use this technology? to take electronic notes, to communicate with other students/teachers
How would you use this technology in school to learn? to study notes after class
Name: Paige P.
What technology do you use on a daily basis? smart phone, iPod, laptop computer, television
Estimate how much time you use technology in school each week? 2 hours
Estimate how much time you use technology outside of school each week? 15 hours
What technology do you wish you could use in school? laptops, cell phone
Why would you want to use this technology? to take electronic notes, to communicate with other students/teachers
How would you use this technology in school to learn? to study notes after class
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Example High School AUP
High School AUP
1. User Categories
a. Students
2. Description and Examples of Acceptable Use
a. Students may email other students or staff within the school and other locations.
b. Students may access sources of information for academic purposes.
c. Students may send and receive electronic files for academic purposes.
d. Students may upload information to share with other individuals for academic purposes.
e. Students may access appropriate social networking information for academic purposes (this will require a one hour training within the computer lab each year).
3. Description and Examples of Unacceptable Uses
a. Students may not use the Internet and other technology resources without proper authorization or for purposes other than school related instructional activities or research.
b. Students may not use the Internet, the school’s e-mail system or any other school technology to access, review, upload, download, store, print, post or distribute materials which are inappropriate in an educational setting.
c. Students may not violate copyright laws and/or plagiarism. This includes, but is not limited to: downloading, exchanging or making illegal copies of copyrighted or pirated software.
d. Students may not interfere with the integrity of the schools network system or any other system.
e. Students may not attempt or aid others in attempting to exceed authorized access to restricted or protected programs, files, data, computers, or network resources.
f. Students may not damage, deface or steal any part of the computer hardware, software or the network.
4. Privacy Concerns
a. It is highly recommended that a student never agrees to meet anyone they have contacted online unless specifically approved by their parent/guardian. Their parent/guardian should accompany them.
b. Students should immediately disclose to their parent, guardian, teacher or another staff member any message they receive which is inappropriate or makes them feel uncomfortable.
5. Agreement form to be signed by parents and students/users
a. Students who have not returned an Acceptable Use Policy permission form signed by their parent or legal guardian will not have independent use of the computers, networks, or Internet and will not have school-provided e-mail services.
Graduation Yr. _________
Last Name________________ First Name_________________ MI___
Student Section
I have read the Student Responsibilities and Rules governing the use of computers, networks, and the Internet at __________High School and agree to comply with them. I understand that failure to comply will result in the termination of all access to computers and the network at _________ High School.
Student #_________________ Name (Printed) _____________________________
Date _____________________ Signature _____________________________
Parent/Guardian Section
I have read the Student Responsibilities and Rules governing the use of computers, networks, and the Internet at _______________ High School and I grant permission for my son/daughter to have access to the computers, networks, and Internet access at __________ High School. I understand that I may be held responsible for violations made by my son/daughter. I understand that some material on the World Wide Web may be objectionable and that, although every attempt is made to block blatantly objectionable sites, my son/daughter may be exposed to some of these sites. I agree to accept the responsibility for guiding my child and for conveying to him/her the appropriate standards for selecting, sharing, and/or exploring information and media.
Date _________________
Parent/Guardian (Print) ________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian (Sign) ________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian Address ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
Home Telephone ________________________________________________
Daytime Telephone ________________________________________________
1. User Categories
a. Students
2. Description and Examples of Acceptable Use
a. Students may email other students or staff within the school and other locations.
b. Students may access sources of information for academic purposes.
c. Students may send and receive electronic files for academic purposes.
d. Students may upload information to share with other individuals for academic purposes.
e. Students may access appropriate social networking information for academic purposes (this will require a one hour training within the computer lab each year).
3. Description and Examples of Unacceptable Uses
a. Students may not use the Internet and other technology resources without proper authorization or for purposes other than school related instructional activities or research.
b. Students may not use the Internet, the school’s e-mail system or any other school technology to access, review, upload, download, store, print, post or distribute materials which are inappropriate in an educational setting.
c. Students may not violate copyright laws and/or plagiarism. This includes, but is not limited to: downloading, exchanging or making illegal copies of copyrighted or pirated software.
d. Students may not interfere with the integrity of the schools network system or any other system.
e. Students may not attempt or aid others in attempting to exceed authorized access to restricted or protected programs, files, data, computers, or network resources.
f. Students may not damage, deface or steal any part of the computer hardware, software or the network.
4. Privacy Concerns
a. It is highly recommended that a student never agrees to meet anyone they have contacted online unless specifically approved by their parent/guardian. Their parent/guardian should accompany them.
b. Students should immediately disclose to their parent, guardian, teacher or another staff member any message they receive which is inappropriate or makes them feel uncomfortable.
5. Agreement form to be signed by parents and students/users
a. Students who have not returned an Acceptable Use Policy permission form signed by their parent or legal guardian will not have independent use of the computers, networks, or Internet and will not have school-provided e-mail services.
Graduation Yr. _________
Last Name________________ First Name_________________ MI___
Student Section
I have read the Student Responsibilities and Rules governing the use of computers, networks, and the Internet at __________High School and agree to comply with them. I understand that failure to comply will result in the termination of all access to computers and the network at _________ High School.
Student #_________________ Name (Printed) _____________________________
Date _____________________ Signature _____________________________
Parent/Guardian Section
I have read the Student Responsibilities and Rules governing the use of computers, networks, and the Internet at _______________ High School and I grant permission for my son/daughter to have access to the computers, networks, and Internet access at __________ High School. I understand that I may be held responsible for violations made by my son/daughter. I understand that some material on the World Wide Web may be objectionable and that, although every attempt is made to block blatantly objectionable sites, my son/daughter may be exposed to some of these sites. I agree to accept the responsibility for guiding my child and for conveying to him/her the appropriate standards for selecting, sharing, and/or exploring information and media.
Date _________________
Parent/Guardian (Print) ________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian (Sign) ________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian Address ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
Home Telephone ________________________________________________
Daytime Telephone ________________________________________________
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
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