Well, it is time to talk about funding. What we all want to avoid... There just isn't enough is there? My school that I sub at has a fabulous PTO that funds a lot of our technololgy. I am not certain as to how much the county funds. We were able to provide the school with 5 bundles of Activboards for grade levels 2-5. Grade 4 has one that is temporarily mounted but should be mounted by next fall. We have a fabulous PTO that funds these expenditures. We do fund raising for the school in order for our children to have the best. We still have a computer lab that the students visit regularly with about 30 computers in it. It is very nice. I am certain that there are businesses that work with our school to help support it and that is wonderful. I do not know which businesses help out. I do know that ther is cable in the classrooms which can be very helpful to the teacher if he/she is teaching current events. "Cable in the classroom fulfills schools' needs for supplementary classroom materials and the cable industry's need to develop positive community relations" (LeBaron & Collier, 2001, p. 129). This is a great quote from the text that helps us understand the partnerships between schools and businesses that I never really thought about.
Regarding the SOLs. Now is the time teachers are reviewing. The teacher I am doing a long-term sub for in 4th grade is reviewing on her Activboard that is in her classroom. It is a fabulous tool. The students get really excited when we teach with it. Sad to say that most of the curriculum for SOLs is now probably a bit of wrote memorization. With snow days and such it is very hard to stay on track.
Richards, J. (2001). Strategies for Creating Successful Corporate Partnerships. In J.F. LeBaron
& C. Collier (Eds.), Technology in it's place: Successful technology infusion in schools (pp.
113-124). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
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I liked your quote about cable in the classroom to help understand what it means for companies to get involved in our schools.
Important so that each school can afford to have the tools that your school does. Important so teachers can be trained on these tools so that they are effective in teaching and learning. Important so each student in every school has the same opportunities to ensure that they will be successful after graduation.
Important.
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