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As a parent, is it out of line to ask my District about their technology plans?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Sylvia Jan 6, 2011. 9 Replies 0 Likes
Hello,I'm a parent in a school district on the northwest side of Chicago. We are happy with the schools in the district and its programs. One of my primary concerns however is their use of…Continue
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Sylvia replied to Sylvia's discussion As a parent, is it out of line to ask my District about their technology plans?
Katy Scott replied to Sylvia's discussion As a parent, is it out of line to ask my District about their technology plans?"One more additional resource, if you want to take specific suggestions to your district. This article contains 6 important lessons the state of Maine learned after going 1:1 with laptops in all their middle schools. Although it's focused on a…"
Evaggelos replied to Sylvia's discussion As a parent, is it out of line to ask my District about their technology plans?"It would be interesting to know how do they measure what the students have learned. Do all students "Demonstrate keyboarding mastery" in fifth grade?
I giggle when I read that they teach Word or FrontPage. How would you react if someone…"
Katy Scott replied to Sylvia's discussion As a parent, is it out of line to ask my District about their technology plans?"I definitely think it is your right (and responsibility) to question your kids' teachers and administrators regarding tech integration. Unfortunately, many teachers and districts are unwilling to change their procedures -- due to money,…"
Sylvia replied to Sylvia's discussion As a parent, is it out of line to ask my District about their technology plans?"Great point Paul. And you're right, I do have access to some of those items here at home and can use them here. Actually, now that I think about it my kids know how to Skype because we do it often with family in another state.
Oddly…"
Sylvia replied to Sylvia's discussion As a parent, is it out of line to ask my District about their technology plans?"Thank you Alan and Kev for your advice. It is greatly appreciated.
Yes, I agree and am well aware of the sensitive avenues =). I'm also very familiar with the slow moving districts. However, mine isn't so much slow moving…"
Kev replied to Sylvia's discussion As a parent, is it out of line to ask my District about their technology plans?"As a parent nothing is out of line for you to ask your district.
That said, I wouldn't expect to get very far. Teachers, in general, are quite slow moving and districts even more so. It seems that in many cases we do technology just to make it…"
Alan Stange replied to Sylvia's discussion As a parent, is it out of line to ask my District about their technology plans?"Yes I think it is appropriate for you to question the current implementation and also appropriate to offer suggestions for new directions. Naturally you need to be sensitive to the avenues you use. Also be sensitive to the roles people…"
Sylvia posted a discussionAs a parent, is it out of line to ask my District about their technology plans?
Hello,I'm a parent in a school district on the northwest side of Chicago. We are happy with the schools in the district and its programs. One of my primary concerns however is their use of technology. The schools have several Promethean boards, Ipods, computers labs and all sorts of relatively new technology. Some teachers are comfortable with new technology and regularly try to engage it in their activities. However there is a large percentage that doesn't. In my opinion, in this day and…See More
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- Hi my name is Sylvia Lima and I am a mom blessed with two wonderful children one of which is a special needs child.Technology is an area that has always intrigued me and I believe it is very important to help our children utilize this resource as effectively and efficiently as possible. I found this network by accident and I'm so glad I did! Thank you for creating such a wonderful resource :)
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