| Team Member |
School/Country |
Computers in Classrooms |
Computer Lab? How used? |
| Patti |
Delmar El, Maryland |
1, but not in all, also older donated computers |
Math and Reading software only |
| Comments:We now have a "lab" of 23 donated PC's where teachers can
bring their classes for writing activities. 4 of these are
connected to the Internet. This is my "baby" and I have
watched this lab grow. Teachers sign up to come use it.
Many of our teachers are still not using the computer
in their classrooms. 4 teachers are starting to use the
donated lab of computers for whole class writing activities.
We opened the "lab" three weeks ago. They love it! Our school
is in the process of being "wired" and in a few weeks all classrooms will
have Internet access. On four grade levels the homerooms will share one
computer on a cart.
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| Team Member |
School/Country |
Computers in Classrooms |
Computer Lab? How used? |
| Marilyn |
Aiea Elem, Hawaii |
at least 1 online, some with 2-3 per classroom online |
23 total, 9 with internet access, word processing,
IBM courseware,
lunch activity,
Internet access |
| Comments:Teachers come to the Lab on a need basis. Previously, I did service
every grade level from K-6 with scheduled lab time. Teachers now come
when large group projects are being worked on. I do work with 3-6 grade
students for enrichment and they utilize the computers continuously.
In our K-3 classrooms, each having at least 2 computers, a few with 3, we
are running IBMs and IBM courseware primarily focusing on reading, writing
and math. The courseware is intended to be integrated into the exisiting
curriculum. In grades 4-6 with the exception of the 5th grade(2 per),
each classroom has one on-line computer. Yes, one computer is limiting,
but someone of the teachers are attempting to work it into their
curriculum by having students use it through the day. As an example of
how one teacher is beginning to use the one computer in the
classroom--during our own Hawaiian Landmark game for Aiea's students, this
teacher had her students e-mailing questions to us during recess, lunch
and even after school. The few students who were familiar with the e-mail
process became the "teacher" and showed the others the procedure.
Because all classrooms are LANed, we are also using Lotus Notes for weekly
staff bulletins as well e-mailing to each other.
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| Team Member |
School/Country |
Computers in Classrooms |
Computer Lab? How used? |
| Adriana |
Escola Leila Mehl M. de Mattos
Rio de Janeiro - Brasil |
2 computers in the whole school
These computers are not ours... |
none |
| Comments:They are owned by Iplan
Rio
and we cannot install any software in them... The softwares we use there are not the best ones, but we
cannot change anything...
We received instructions of its objective: administrative
work...
And we put the children there, using what we have with
good
ideas inside. It works... It's not what we deserve, but we must work with
our reality full of difficulties.
Teachers are learning together. We use our meetings to
share
new ideas and the ones who didn't know how to use the computers are
learning
too...
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| Team Member |
School/Country |
Computers in Classrooms |
Computer Lab? How used? |
| Marg |
Geebung Special School, Brisbane, Australia |
some type of old computer |
a room with 5 computers, used for entertainment, reinforcement and drill |
| Comments:Ours is the only room with an internet connection and
there
is one in the staffroom.Less than half the staff would be comfortable
using
the internet but most can use computers with their children.
The internet has been great in our room the children are not yet able to
access the net on their own but they look forward to letters to and from
Patti's lot. We are the only class who can have an appreciation of the
interaction.
The staff have an IBM and a laptop but we still often have conflicts of
time
(how did we ever survive without them ).
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| Team Member |
Lynne |
| School/Country |
King Kaumuali'i El., Hawaii
|
| Computers in Classrooms |
Computers in classrooms range from 4 or 5 in the upper
grades to 2 in the K and first grades. Each classroom does have one
direct Internet connection (56K frame relay) Internet apps include
QVTNet16 for email and Netscape for Web...upper grades also use Cute FTP
and Dida for their web work |
| Computer Lab? How used? |
LAN has a Windows Server, Novell 3.12, Schol View, runing
IBM and other courseware as well as a Lotus Notes server, an old DOS
server, and a soon to be inaugurated NT web server...
One computer lab...about 18 Pentiums/Eduquests, connected
to LAN...
Lab activities include some telecomm orientation,
courseware (teacher supervised), email/web surfing for students projects
Curriculum assistance provided for classes who are looking
for projects or ways to participate in online activities
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| Comments:Teachers are overcoming their computer phobia ;) to get
involved with Internet apps....We have a very active group in the HERN
Project doing cross grade level mentoring and web production...We've had
workshops over the summer to assist teachers in integrating tech into the
curriculum. The Technology Literacy Challenge grant sponsored training of
3 teachers this summer, who in turn train other teachers...and they have
had several sessions on basic Internet and then web publishing...I am
presently in the process of training our clerical, cafeteria, and
custodial staffs and hope to move into parent Internet training shortly...
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| Team Member |
Betty |
| School/Country |
Aiea High School, Hawaii
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| Computers in Classrooms |
At Aiea High School, we have approximately 1500 students in grades 9 -
12. Our school is 100% networked and there is at least one computer in
each classroom with access to the network (and internet). (There are
approximately 80 classrooms.) Truth be known, there are alot of
computers on our campus... the greatest numbers in the Business
Department and other Voc Ed Departments. The core areas lag behind.
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| Computer Lab? How used? |
We do not have a computer lab in the typical sense, however we do have a
several classrooms full of computers that are used exclusively for the
Business department. Our library has many recylced/donated computers
available for students to use as well these recycled computers have been
"tuned" as search stations for our computerized circulation system.
Also, the library's database can be accessed from classroom... allowing
greater utilization of the library resources.
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| Comments:
How the computers are utilized varies from department to department.
And from teacher to teacher..of course. There are some classrooms where
only the teacher uses it... and for what it's worth, most of our
teachers feel comfortable using it a tool for writing, grades and
communication. Where I see teachers letting students use the computers
within the natural context of their curriculum is in the Language Arts,
Social Studies, Science departments and special programs for alienated
or handicapped students.
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| Team Member |
Isamu |
| School/Country |
Rinkan El, Japan
|
| Computers in Classrooms |
About my international classroom, it has four computers but all my
private
computers. Though I would like to use computers and learn with them.
Another one computer of mine sets up on my desk in the teachers room for
server. Mainly in my international classroom, students use KIDPIX for
writing letters and drawings. Sometimes they use HyperCard for learning
Japanese. There is not connected to the internet from my international
classroom.
But our school is connected internet whole days since 1996 for some
domestic project governed by Japanese government.
Probably you know my international class students came
from Peru and Urguay, are comunicating with Patti's students and another
schools in South America.
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| Computer Lab? How used? |
In our school's lab has 41 old DOS machines(286 machines).
And of course one set of internet connection, a server and a client
machine
in our computer's lab. And in our teachers room has also
connection to internet. So my computer on my desk in the teachers
rool works as my international classroom server for internet. But
it is not working all days. Now just testing.
Few teachers connected to internet on their desk with their own
compouters.
But totally say, it is not active to use internet on educational
purposes.
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