Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Re: New faculty and laptop programs

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-----Original Message-----
From: Sister Elizabeth <sisterelizabeth@powhatans.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 8:52 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Subject: 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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