Week 12

Week 12 (October 28th-November 1st)

During week 12, I had the opportunity to participate in technology walk throughs. The purpose of the walk throughs was to observe how teachers were utilizing technology in their classrooms during their lessons. We spent about 15 minutes in each of the core subject area teachers' classrooms. Several teachers used Smart Boards, Elmo's, mobis, LCD projectors, and clickers. One teacher used a document camera. There was even one using an interactive PowerPoint. The assistant principal took notes and was able to give each teacher feedback later on during the day.

Tuesday 8:00-12:00

Week 11

Week 11 (October 21^st-25^th)

Week 11 was problematic for our cafeteria manager. She had some minor computer problems. I had to end up restarting her server and rebooting her computer in order to resolve her issue. Another major problem that she had was with the lunch codes. They were not automatically updating in the system. Some of the paid students got approved for free lunch and the lunchbox program was supposed to sync with Inow to update the codes. This did not happen. It turned out to be an Inow issue and I had to contact the help desk for them to do a hot fix to resolve this issue. There was another issue with the withdrawn students still showing up in the system and causing the lunch counts to be off. This was another glitch in Inow. I posted the problem on the board and waited on a return call. My attention was then turned to the computer lab. All but one of the computers was finally working. After consulting with my supervisor, we concluded that the memory was not properly seated in the computer. I took a half personal day this week so that I could shadow my supervisor and get in some much needed hours.

Monday, October 21^st 11:00-12:00

Tuesday, October 22^nd 11:00-12:00

Wednesday, October 23 11:30 -3:00

Week 10

Week 10 (October 14^th-18^th)

Week 10 was really an eye opener for my practicum experience. I used to complain all of the time when I had a computer problem and the tech guy was slow to respond. Now that I am no longer on the outside looking in, I realize that the guys in the technology department truly have their work cut out for them. Seemingly everyday there is a problem with somebody’s computer that has to be investigated. I guess this is good though because it keeps them with jobs. One teacher has been continuously having problems with her email. We resolved this issue by recreating her email profile. Another teacher had an issue with a new computer that she received. She kept getting the message that the password needed to be updated. She did not know the old password in order to reset it. She was thrilled when I removed the old password and allowed her to set up a new one. There were also some phone problems this week. We were no longer able to make long distance phone calls. I observed as Mr. Fantroy made configuration changes and restored the ability to make long distance calls. Week 10 came to an exciting end with me storing away more knowledge of the things I encountered during the week.

Tuesday, October 15th 12:00-1:00

Thursday, October 17^th 12:00-1:00

Friday, October 18^th 11:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M.

 

Week 9

Week 9 (October 7^th-11^th)

During week 9, my supervisor had some things he wanted me to help with so that he could check my progress. One teacher in particular complained about issues with her computer. We solved the problem by removing pop up toolbars. Another one had two computers that would not connect to the Internet. We reinstalled explorer on the two computers and the problem was solved. I observed him assist a teacher who had a problem with her SmartBoard. It would not recognize the computer. Mr. Fantroy installed software for USB VGA device. I really learned a lot this week.

Tuesday, October 8^th 11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.

Thursday, October 10^th 3:00 P.M.-4:30 P.M.

 

Week 8

Week 8 (September 30^th-October 4^st)           

During week 8, I got the opportunity to attend a training on the Graduation Cohort/Dropout Rate. This was very informative and I learned a lot. I learned how to input/code the data that is very important for figuring the graduation rate for school. I learned just how tedious the process really is and the presenter gave us some great tips on keeping all of the data straight. I also got the opportunity this week to sit in on a meeting in which the final touches were added to the revised technology plan for the district.

Tuesday, October 1^st 9:00 A.M.-11:00 A.M.

                                         1:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M.

Week 7

Week 7 (September 23-27^th)

Week 7 was very interesting because I got the opportunity to attend a training to learn how to use the School Cast Message system. I learned how to manually update phone numbers, send voice messages, text messages, and manage groups in the system. Mostly the administrators in my school handle this, but just in case they ever need me to do it. I now know how to operate the system. I also had the opportunity to attend an advanced Kuder training. I learned more about the four year plans that the students must have.  I will be doing some turn around training on this for the Career Preparedness teacher.

Thursday 9:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M.

Week 6

Week 6 (September 16-20^th)

Week 6 was very hectic because I am the Building Test Coordinator and this week was the fall administration of the Alabama High School Graduation Exam. I did not log any hours during school. However, I did get some hours after school. My school district is offering free ACT prep. I assisted students with setting up online accounts so they could access this great resource. I also showed them two additional websites that offer free ACT prep and assisted them in registering for these sites. I had a couple of senior athletes that stayed and I assisted them with the online application for the Wendy’s High School Heisman award.

Tuesday 3:10 P.M.-4:30 P.M.

Thursday 3:10-P.M.-4:30 P.M.