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Technology Coordinator's Forum at Seven Hills School
August 25, 1997
Morning Activity: Getting to Know Each
Other
Here's an overview of who we are
and the exciting things that are happening for us this year:
- I am working as a tech coordinator for lower
grades at private school. The school is now networked & I want
to develop more net research projects
- I'm teaching in a new, completely networked
school. My hopes are to get the whole school up & running. I
teach Language Arts/Social Studies core and have a paid prep
period to do technology coordination.
- I am a technology coordinator who hopes to
form an on site tech committee with teachers, parents,
administrators & community members to coordinate technology
efforts.
- I'm a high school technology coordinator. I
want to use students as tech support people this year in the
computer lab. I hope to start a certificate program for tech.
maintenance that the school awards to students.
- I am the tech coordinator at a private school
for lower grades. My goal is to get the school web site up &
running to the point where students/parents can access curriculum,
homework drop-off, etc.
- I am a science teacher who also does tech
coordination as voluntary position. I hope to get the school wired
and to not be "voluntary" any more.
- All the computers arrived in my library last
year, rather than being spread amongst the grades. Last year was a
long uphill struggle. Teachers didn't understand how to integrate
tech into curriculum. I spent a lot of energy attempting to be
librarian AND tech coordinator. This year's goal is to change
things.
- I am a Mac consultant from the insurance
industry who does tech support training in education
- I am looking at a large faculty turnover. I
don't know the new faculty members' expertise, attitudes,
experience with technology. The school is in the process of
getting wired.
- I am running a new project called the
Interactive University which links UC Berkeley with Oakland &
SF Unified School Districts. The focus is on distance learning
projects.
- I hope that more responsibility will be turned
over to the teachers this year.
- I am an independent high school school site
teacher. I sees 1 student every 2 hours per week. A real range of
levels. The program has 1 computer; I am trying to initiate a
distance learning program.
- I have been the ad hoc technology person. I
came in to show science dept. teachers how to move beyond
textbooks. I have been a role model. My main issues have been huge
school growth (enrollment has doubled!) and the army base closure,
which has done away with our community's middle class. Our tech
coordinators are starting to meet once per month to
collaborate.
- I am a county technology coordinator in a
county with 18 districts. Things are changing so rapidly that its
hard to keep up with it all. But it's an opportunity.
- I am a library/media specialist who is now
also tech coordinator. I knew the most about technology at my
school, so by default this got added on to my role. I have an
assistant librarian, but I'm also teaching classes herself.
- I am a technology consultant who wants to not
just teach classes but help teachers integrate curriculum &
create lesson plans.
- I'm a first grade teacher who is also tech
coordinator. 3 years ago I wrote a tech plan but have been
actually learning technology as she goes. Has been partnering with
Silicon Valley firms and most equipment is donated. Is going to
pilot program whereby students build computers with donated
equipment.
- I am visiting California from Concord, MA. I
working at a small private boys' school, with 60% of my time
devoted to computers. I am the curriculum tie to technology. I
call some teachers "zealots" and others "rocks." I try to give
priority to zealots rather than rocks. I like using a "westward
ho" analogy to describe the different levels of technology
readiness. Teachers fall into categories of scouts, pioneers,
settlers & won't leave home.
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