Monday, November 5, 2012

What Technology do the Schools Have?





Technology Found
Instructional Application
Instructional Strategies

School #1
1. Sound Enhancement Equipment   
-All subjects
-Allows teacher voice to be projected throughout the whole classroom
-Teacher microphone  used for  whole group direct instruction
-Student microphones for presentations, sharing, and reading aloud.
2. Document Cameras
-All subjects
-Teacher projection technology

-Teacher can project student work as examples.
-Teacher can write on an assignment along with students to help visual learners. 
3. iPads
-All subjects
-Especially helpful for math intervention and enrichment
-1 teacher iPad and 3 student iPads for every classroom.
-Teacher iPad works with Doceri and Apple TV.
-Student iPads contain apps to use in small group instruction and for intervention/ enrichment.  
4. Doceri
-All subjects
-Teacher projection technology
-Lesson planning capabilities
-Allows the teacher iPad to mirror the desktop computer and send it to the projector.
-Ability to record and project lessons in a similar way to Khan Academy.
5. Apple TV
-All subjects
-Teacher projection technology
-Allows the teacher iPad to project directly to the screen. Any apps/ music/ videos on the iPad can be played on the projector.
6. Follett Digital Reader  
-Reading
-A large digital library of books available to be read
-Individual students can read books on iPads.  
7. xtramath.org
-Math
-Homework
-Individual students use the website to practice automaticity in their math facts. 
-Can be accessed from home or school
-Teacher can track progress of each student
8. Class Dojo
-All Subjects --------Behavior management
-Used throughout the day to track specific student behaviors with positive and negative points.
-Parents can access from home to track student behavior at school
9. School Website
-All subjects
-Homework
-Parents can access from home to see student grades, assignments, and what is going on at school
-Students can get online at home and complete quizzes, turn in homework assignments, and participate in discussion boards
10. Brain Pop
-Science and History
-Used either in whole class or individual students
-Informative videos for various science and history topics
-Can be viewed whole class via projector or on individual iPads


 School      #2
1. SMART boards
-All Subjects
-Whole group and small group interactive instruction
2. Promethean Boards
-All Subjects
-Whole group and small group interactive instruction
-More updated version of SMART boards
3. Computer lab available for check out
-All Subjects
-Whole group
-Typing and research accessibilities
4. Laptop cart available for check out
-All Subjects
-Whole group
-Typing and research accessibilities
5. Microsoft Office

-All Subjects
-Language arts
-Individually
-Use for teachers

6. Wish list- More Bandwidth
-All Subjects including office
-Very slow technology makes teachers not want to use it
7. Wish list- tablets
-All Subjects
-Small group activities
-Games
-Researching
8. Wish list- Interactive website
-All Subjects
-Ability to have students discuss topics from home as well as take quizzes and access class information online
9. Wish list- Mimo Boards
-All Subjects
-Similar abilities to the SMART boards and Promethean boards, but less bulk of equipment
10. Google Earth
-Social Studies and History
-Whole class and individual exploration of three dimensional maps

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