Technology Procedures, Planning, & Budgeting :

Technology Interview by Scott Rolfs INTERVIEWEES Identify the parties that have been interviewed
NAME : Mrs. Christine Clifford Insert picture o Inter!ie"ee here i su#$itting the inter!ie" in a typed or$at: JOB TITLE: Tech Ed Teacher /School

Technology Coordinator (STC)

%ears in current position: 7th year at

RVMS

Brie description o the inter!ie"ees e&perience "ith technology in education: Mrs.

Clifford is very ex erienced !ith technology in ed"cation. She has ta"ght for 7 years at RVMS as Tech Ed teacher. #ast year she also too$ on the role of School Technology (Co%) Coordinator !ith one other teacher. She is also certified in the &'S rogra( for Co( "ters in Ed"cation.

Q estions to as!:
'( )o" are teachers in our #uilding using the school technology acilities and resources to i$ple$ent classroo$ instruction* a( Pro$ethean +Interacti!e ,hite#oards- are ne" to us and long o!erdue( The so t"are pac.age has opened so $any opportunities or teaching/learning( ,e "ere also #lessed "ith 00 1ocu$ent 2a$eras "hich open up $ore and di erent opportunities, e&a$ine arti acts, and post student "or. 3uic.ly( 2hro$e#oo.s are used in all .inds o "ays, connecting "ith their teachers through My Big 2a$pus and e4$ail( 0( ,hat types o producti!ity tools are used "ithin our #uilding* +E&a$ples: Microso t O ice, 5oogle 1ocs, E!ernote, 1rop#o&, 2lass 1o6o, 2lass Ma.er, 7e$ind '8', 2el(ly, ,ee#lya( 9ery little Microso tO ice, 5oogle $a.es the 2hro$e#oo.s so that is the nor$ no", I ha!e heard a couple teachers $ention ,ee#ly( I ha!e used Ed$odo, 1rop#o&, and 2lass 1o6o #ut I ha!e ta.en the co$puter license courses through I:; as "ell <( ,hat so t"are is the $ost "idely used to deli!er instruction in the classroo$s* a( Acti!Inspire +=lipcharts>( ,hat resources are a!aila#le to your teachers or incorporating $ulti$edia into their lessons* a( =ree Internet resources, presentations, %ouTu#e, 2hro$e#oo.s

?( ,hat technology is a!aila#le to the school to use as a $anage$ent tool* +9ideo sur!eillance "ith so t"are, Id scanners or guests, 5rading so t"are, 2lass 1o6o, Lanschool or ;ynchroney@e, Ed$odo, Moodle, Blac.#oard, etc(a( My Big 2a$pus and Po"er;chool( A e" teachers ha!e tried Ed$odo in the past year #ut ha!e s"itched o!er to MB2 #ecause o the district( T"o o our co$puter la#s still ha!e ;ynchroneyes, they are also ull4ti$e classroo$s( A( ,hat tools are currently #eing used in your school or e!aluation or port olio purposes* (Any technology tool that teachers use to assess a students understanding of a concept or a tool used to display student work electronically.) Voicethread, Edmodo, Moodle, Pre i, etc a( My Big 2a$pus, 5oogle =or$s/1ocs, Acuity, ;tar testing and pre4A2T B( 1oes your school o er any co$puter #ased instruction courses* I so, e&plain ho" the courses "or. and "ho ta.es the$( I not, e&plain "hat educational resources your school does o er in an online or$at(+Online coursesa( Our online resources are posted through My Big 2a$pus in a P1 groupC "e ha!e an E4learning coach that "or.s "ith us and so$e o the ele$entary schools( ;he is our source o technology P1( D( ,hat strategies are applied or trou#leshooting and $aintaining !arious hard"are/so t"are con igurations* a( Each school has a ;T2 +;chool Technology 2oordinator-, their 6o# is to trou#leshoot onsite, i the pro#le$ is not 3uic.ly resol!a#le it is "ritten up or technology ser!ices to ta.e care o ( The tech guys "ill either i& it or re3uest 3uotes to get replace$ent parts( E( E&plain ho" our school co$puter net"or. "or.s( a( All e$ployees and students o 5reater 2lar. ;chool 2orporation ha!e access to our net"or.( There are ser!ers in all #uildings that pull ro$ the $ain ser!ers housed at the )igh ;chools( Our net"or. includes the hard "iring and no" ,i=i to .eep the 2hro$e#oo.s and the e" IPads +;pecial Education- unctioning( '8(,hat strategies do "e ha!e in place to ensure that our sta has support personnel to $a&i$i@e the use o technology resources #y ad$inistrators and teachers* a( ;T2s, E4Learning 2oaches, they hired a ne" tech guy and he is no" stationed in our #uilding hal 4day, our $edia specialist/li#rarian ta.es on so$e o the de!ice issues in the $ornings during IMPA2T/8 period( The ;T2 has a special e$ail and phone nu$#er that they can call to send e$ergency 3uestions or 3uic.er responses( ''(E&plain the procedures and guidelines that are used in planning and purchasing technology resources or the school( a( As. per$ission ro$ the principal, grants "ould #e the auto$atic "ay to get appro!al( Fuotes go through the sa$e person or entire school district( Pro#a#ly has to #e appro!ed #y the school #oard( '0(Based o o your .no"ledge o current research in technology, "hat reco$$endations can you $a.e or the purchasing o instructional so t"are that supports and enhances school curriculu$* a( That is a 3uestion or our E4Learning 2oaches( )o"e!er, there is a!aila#le at 79M; certain $oneys or so t"are purchase, and the principal grants re3uests on an indi!idual #asis( '<(1iscuss the guidelines used or #udget planning and $anage$ent procedures related to educational co$puting and technology acilities and resources* a( Our district hired a person to #e our 1irector o Technology( Planning and $anage$ent related to technology goes through hi$( ;uperintendent can do "hate!er he dee$s necessary to ollo" the o!erall district technology plan( '>(1iscuss the procedures used or trou#leshooting and pre!enti!e $aintenance on the school technology in rastructure(

a( Pro#le$s go irst to the ;T2Gs to trou#leshoot( I they canGt sol!e it, a "or. order is placed "ith district tech personnel( Pass"ords and pri!acy is pushed to a person at the ad$in #uilding that resets accounts to protect students( '?(,hat does the school or corporation do to ensure that you continue learning a#out issues related to $anage$ent o school acilities, technology resources, and purchases* a( ,ee.ly aculty $eetings( Our E4Learning coach is great a#out passing on in or$ation through e$ail "hen she is not a!aila#le to #e in the $eetings( Also $onthly district le!el $eetings are held(