Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Re: New faculty and laptop programs

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=20the=20questions.

Questions:

*=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20When=20do=20new=20faculty=20receive=20compute=
rs,=20email=20accounts,=20website
accounts,=20etc.?=20=20as=20soon=20as=20they=20sign=20contracts=20and=20g=
ive=20us=20passwords=20-
same=20here

*=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20Are=20any=20of=20you=20sending=20new=20facult=
y=20to=20technology=20conferences,
such=20as=20the=20Lausanne=20Laptop=20Institute=20in=20Memphis=20to=20pre=
p=20for=201:1?=20-=20not
yet,=20but=20we=20are=20looking=20at=20it=20-=20no,=20mainly=20for=20cost=
=20reasons.

*=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20How=20much=20time=20is=20spent=20training=20t=
eachers=20on=20how=20to=20access
school=20resources=20(network=20and=20cloud)=20via=20computer?=20a=20coup=
le=20of=20hours
before=20school=20starts=20and=20then=20repeated=20as=20needed=20-=20we=
=20take=20a=20full=20day
for=20new=20teacher=20training.=20=20Half=20that=20time=20is=20spent=20on=
=20technology.=20=20I
follow=20up=20almost=20weekly=20throughout=20the=20first=20few=20months.

*=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20How=20much=20prep=20time=20is=20given=20to=20=
new=20faculty=20to=20work=20on
integration=20-=20work=20with=20integrationist,=20teaching=20team,=20etc.=
?=20-=20several
hours=20with=20teaching=20team=20and=20many=20of=20them=20come=20in=20dur=
ing=20the=20summer=20to
work=20-=20depending=20on=20grade=20level,=20teachers=20meet=20throughout=
=20the=20summer

*=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20Are=20things=20such=20as=20classroom=20manage=
ment=20with=20laptops,=20student
expectations,=20etc.,=20part=20of=20the=20discussion?=20No=20-=20no=20bec=
ause=20I=20cover=20that
as=20part=20of=20my=20student=20intro=20to=20tech=20each=20year

*=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20Is=20technology=20proficiency=20a=20job=20req=
uirement?=20=20If=20so,=20how=20is=20it
assessed=20during=20the=20interview=20process?=20No=20-=20Somewhat.=20=20=
I=20was=20involved=20in
the=20interview=20process=20and=20had=20specific=20questions=20I=20asked=
=20to=20determine
tech=20level=20of=20teachers,=20especially=20Web=202.0

*=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20Is=20ability=20to=20effectively=20integrate=
=20technology=20a=20job
requirement?=20=20If=20so,=20how=20is=20it=20assessed=20during=20the=20in=
terview=20process?=20No
Somewhat=20again,=20mainly=20through=20Dir=20of=20Tech=20questions.

Thanks,

Sister=20Elizabeth
Powhatan=20School
Boyce,=20VA

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