Darlene+D


 * Technology Mentor Report**

1. Months: December 2006 and January 2007

2. Goals for the months:
 * Continue SmartBoard training with teachers
 * Assist teachers working with laptop students to integrate the use of technology in their classroom and lesson plans
 * Adapt my schedule to be available in the schools on a regular basis
 * Assist teachers and students create websites with FrontPage
 * Encourage the use of electronic portfolios for students with notebooks
 * Continue offering professional development to teachers
 * Make myself better known to the teachers in the schools where I am assigned and to let them know how I can assist and support their use of technology.
 * Attend the Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC) in Orlando, Florida
 * Attend Technology Mentors Meeting in Moncton

3. What did **I** do to bring about success in achieving your monthly goals?
 * I have rearranged my schedule so that I am in the three schools that I work with on a regular basis which should make it easier for teachers to know when I’m available to work with them.
 * I have re-introduced e-portfolios to the teachers and students at Belleisle Regional High School and created templates for them. They are excited about this project and both classes have stared working on them. I have been working with the students showing them how to create links to their work.
 * I attended one day of the technology mentors meeting in Moncton. I was happy to hear the session on online bullying, it’s given me more of an overview of the situation. I’m sorry I missed the introduction to SynchronEyes classroom management software.
 * Meeting with more teachers for unit planning and integrating technology in the classroom.

4. Accomplishments/Successes
 * Being in the schools on a regular basis has allowed me to introduce myself to more teachers, especially at KVHS, and to explain to them my role and what I can do for them. When I speak to them one on one they seem more comfortable asking for assistance whereas when I talk to them as a group I don’t get as much response. Teachers at KVHS have started scheduling times when I can meet with them to provide pd to meet their needs.
 * Teachers at Harry Miller Middle School which is in its third year of the notebook program for students are comfortable with technology and are a good source of support and help to teachers just starting with the notebooks this year.
 * The Florida Educational Technology Conference was super. I got ideas for projects that can be done with teachers and students. The exhibits were awesome and it’s great to see where technology is headed. Responders seem to be the big thing right now with quite a few companies offering some version of the product.
 * Connectivity problems at Belleisle Regional High School have mostly been resolved by now and teachers are happier using the computers.

5. Challenges:
 * While it is convenient for me to be in my schools on assigned days it does take away some of the flexibility to work with teachers when they need the help. For instance, I go to Belleisle Regional High School on Mondays but the teacher may not have the laptop students on that day because of their schedule, it may go a week or more before they are with this teacher on a Monday. Therefore I can’t always offer support in a timely manner.
 * Teachers are looking forward to having SmartBoards and projectors properly installed in their classrooms but to do so is expensive.