Nearing the end of this semster long project

Over the last few weeks, there have been some minor set backs with using the room at Gnets to practice with the Smartboard because this room is also being used for the end of course testing and CRCT tests. I will be doing final evaluations on each of the teachers this coming Monday to finish up the project for the semester. I have been checking Smartboard equipment, perfecting the lessons with backgrounds, title pages, scanning content material and extra information that the teachers have requested of me.

In teaching the Computer basics classes, I have been leading the classes with either Dawn or Tommy as an assistant. There have been anywhere from 3 to 12 people at a class. It purely depends on the week and weather.

Also as a part of my Gnets project, I did a photo shoot and presented at the GCSU Student Research Conference on my work with technology and teachers in the classroom.

I have also been working at the center at the front desk making sure that people have what they need and answering their questions.

(30 hrs)

This has been a very busy and productive last two weeks of work. I have been helping and teaching all of the introduction computer classes that I can attend during the weeks at work. I have also been finalizing the teachers lesson for the Parent Breakfast in May. We are preparing for our big day on Monday when we go over all of the lessons with the teachers on the actual Smartboard. We will also go through the process of hooking up the Smartboard and getting onto the Smart programming.

There is a possibility that the teachers will not get to do their lessons at hte breakfast where I can evaluate each of the teacher's progress. This means that I need to have alternative ways to further facilitate this reevaluation of the teachers. So far, my ideas are:

To make a new survey
Make a quiz/checklist to evaluate teacher skills in our private lessons.
Have video of one teacher teaching his or her lesson on a Monday afternoon.
Talk to Pat about ways to enhance and encourage the use of Smart technology at Gnets.
Have the cheat sheet I made printed out and laminated for the teachers to use with the smartboard.

I am also preparing for a research conference where I will be presenting a week from tomorrow.

That is all for now.

(20 Hours)