ࡱ> CEBa  jbjb11 2[[ .  4.?* * * * * * * * ,9RX* * * * * b * * b b b * "* * b 4^* b b   L 0?,b b ..Drd..rTeacher Interview and Summary Kathleen Merten Amy Ruoff QuestionsAnnDan1. What are the different types of technology you use in your classroom?I use Macintosh computers that are equipped with educational software and are internet ready. I use the internet frequently for instruction and remediation. I Also use an In focus projector for internet instruction. I allow the children to use digital cameras to capture special moments. When necessary, I make use of the tech lab, which has 24 Macintosh computers and a smart board. Though not a sophisticated form of technology, I use a CD player frequently in my classroom. I also use an Alpha Smart for writer's workshop and frequently for children who have an IEP.The different types of technology that I use in my classroom are Microsoft Office, Photo Story 3, CPS, a Smart board with Smart notebook, Fasttmath, and Smart Ideas 5.2. Why do you use those items?All of these items enhance the educational experience of the children. In addition, I can differentiate instruction as needed by enriching the curriculum for some students while remediating instruction for others. I also am able to teach them skills that will be used in later years in school and spend a large amount of time talking about internet safety. The children of today are growing up in a global society, where their relationships with others are limitless due to the vast nature of the internet and all of the opportunities it provides for communication. I use these items because they are provided by our school district and I dont have to pay for them. Besides not paying for them I believe they are kid friendly. 3. What are other pieces of technology you would like to use?I would like my students to be able to use ipods to download books, or possibly even a Kindle. I would like to be able to use a laptop more frequently and to provide more opportunities for my students to explore the many wonderful educational software programs available in addition to the internet. If I had the money I would like to use Quia in my classroom. 4. What type of training did you receive on using these technologies?All of training, both on the hardware and software has been from my peers or has been self-taught. I have taken a few in service days on web page development and received a few hours of professional development for two software programs, First Class, the e-mail provider for the district, and Geo Skills, a Social Studies program. Our school district does an amazing job of helping us with this technology. They offer many in-services and will come out to your school to offer any assistance if needed.5. How do you feel these impact the students learning?The help that I have received from my peers, and my self taught skills have enriched the learning of all students. At the elementary level, technology instruction is important, but the children often come to school with varying levels of technology experience, thus making technology instruction often about teaching reading skills. This can be very time consuming and must be accomplished in conjunction with the curriculum, not in place of the curriculum.I feel these technologies increase student learning. Research shows that technology keeps student awareness and kids are motivated by technology.  Summary: When looking at the answers to the interview questions, many things stand out. We interviews two teachers of different grade levels, and with different experiences. Both teachers, though, noted the benefits of using technology in education. They noted the research which shows that using technology helps to motivate students, as well as keeping them interested in a topic. Both teachers also report using Projectors and Smartboards for whole group instruction for Internet sites and visuals. The biggest difference we noticed when discussing our technology interviews was the answer to question number 4, regarding training. Dan, a teacher in Missouri, receives a tremendous amount of support in the classroom around technology. He is able to take professional days for workshops and the tech. people actually come and work individually with him if needed. In contrast, Ann, a teacher in Massachusetts had to teach herself almost everything she uses in the area of technology. There is limited professional development (if any) available to her. When discussing this further, we found that Amys school system is available to assist her in any way necessary for technology purposes. Staff is available to help with hardware and software as well as with troubleshooting. In Kates school system, the technology people are there to support hardware, and they know a little bit about educational software, but not enough to support the teachers who have been learning with the times. In addition, the teachers in Amys district are provided with a laptop and three in-services on how to use them. This enables teachers to be more mobile with their technology instruction because they can take their computer home to work on lessons and save them instead of using a home computer e-mailing them to school or saving them on a disk etc. This also gives teachers access to the programs from school such as Smart Notebook and Smart Ideas. Ann from Massachusetts also discussed more individual uses of technology to remediate and enrich curriculum for her students or individual projects where as many of Dans uses of technology seemed to be for whole group instruction. We have to wonder about the students, coming out of the Missouri district- will they be more prepared than those from the Massachusetts district because the schools have invested in technology in such a big way? Will those students from the district in Massachusetts be less ready for the technology of the future? It would also be interesting to find out what percentage of teachers are using technology in the two different districts, noting that in Amys district the professional development is much more teacher friendly. 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