Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Re: New faculty and laptop programs

Good morning,

Please share the results - our answers are listed under the questions.

Questions:

* When do new faculty receive computers, email accounts, website =
accounts, etc.? as soon as they sign contracts and give us passwords

* Are any of you sending new faculty to technology conferences, =
such as the Lausanne Laptop Institute in Memphis to prep for 1:1? - not =
yet, but we are looking at it

* How much time is spent training teachers on how to access school =
resources (network and cloud) via computer? a couple of hours before =
school starts and then repeated as needed

* How much prep time is given to new faculty to work on integration=
- work with integrationist, teaching team, etc.? - several hours with =
teaching team and many of them come in during the summer to work

* Are things such as classroom management with laptops, student =
expectations, etc., part of the discussion? no

* Is technology proficiency a job requirement? If so, how is it =
assessed during the interview process? no

* Is ability to effectively integrate technology a job requirement?=
If so, how is it assessed during the interview process? no

Thanks,

Sister Elizabeth
Powhatan School
Boyce, VA

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