Saturday, November 28, 2009

Infrastructure for Technology

I have taken the Star Chart five times in my teaching career, and I have never spent more than five minutes taking it. I am embarrassed to say that I am one of those teachers that click 3 on everything and are done with it. Luckily I work at a school that has teachers that actually take the time and do things correctly.

My school scored a twenty-three out of a possible twenty-four in the Infrastructure for Technology area, and I am sure that this year we will have a perfect score. I am so blessed to get to work at a school that provides so much for its teachers and students. Infrastructure for Technology includes things like student to computer ratio, internet speed, other classroom technology (smart boards, scanners, etc.), technical support, and distance learning.

My school’s one three was in student to computer ratio. This year the district purchased every student a laptop. We also now have two full computer labs that also have new computers, so now we have more computers than students at our campus. We also have smart boards in every classroom with projectors in the ceiling. We also have wireless internet through the entire campus that runs at 100 Mbps. We have two technology directors that always respond in less than twenty-four hours.

More and more schools are seeing that increasing technology increases learning. Schools are starting to go to the One to One program where each student has a laptop. Before my district did the program our administrators went to Floydada ISD and Ballinger ISD.

My recommendations for improving the infrastructure for technology in Texas schools would be to increase funding for technology. Technology is not cheap and neither are technology directors.

1 comment:

  1. Wow, more computers than students at your campus! It sounds like technology nirvana. Are all of the teachers making a shift to use these technologies on a regular basis?

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